The Tribute Piece

The New York Times Magazine has compiled tribute pieces about people who died in the lats year in this special section. Not obituaries, but tribute pieces.

What's the difference between an obituary and a tribute piece? Well, here's one example from that section, this one a tribute to Whitney Houston.

Let's talk about this in class, explore examples and then write one.

Be thinking of someone you are familiar with or you admire who died in the last year. What would your contribution to the Times' special edition tribute section be?