(composer trading card) The following formatting rules must be followed:

• Typed w/12pt professional font (if you have to ask, it’s not professional)

• Complete, collegiate level sentences

• Correct spelling and grammar

• Double spaced

• 1″ margins all around

• Writer’s information in the following format in the top right-hand corner on the first page:

  • First Name Last Name

  • Course

  • Assignment

  • Instructor

• Writer’s last name in the header (omitted on the first page)

• Page number in the footer (omitted on the first page)

The first portion of the project is listed below:

Think of your favorite musician/band/group. You are going to do some research on this person/band/group.

With your chosen musician/band/group, you are going to create a biographical essay over that person/band/group. In your essay, you will need to cover the following:

1. Who is the person/band/group

   1. Dates (Birth-Death)

      1. Where/when were they born

      2. Where/when did they die

   2. Where did they go to school

   3. What/Who influenced the person/band/group

   4. Career Information

      1. What albums have they released, and dates

         1. List the “Top Ten” based on your opinion

      2. Have they won any awards?