Assignment


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==You are asked to write a creative story in the style of your choosing. Therefore, you can select from a variety of genres (comedy, action, horror, mystery, science fiction, animal adventure, fairy tale, etc.). Your story must meet the criteria listed in the attached rubric, so read it carefully.==

**Minimum** 2 pgs (gr. 6) **Maximum** 6 pages
==This assignment will be broken into 4 parts: brainstorming, rough draft writing, editing, and final draft writing. Each of these parts will be due at different times, so pay close attention to the dates;==
 * ==Brainstorming sheet is due Jan. 22nd==
 * ==Your rough draft will be due Feb. 5th==
 * ==Your final copy will be due Feb. 9th==

=Your final copy could be handed in written form or typed format __with a cover page.__=

Mr. Knight

 *  CATEGORY   ||  **4**   ||  **3**   ||  **2**   ||  **1**   ||
 *  **Introduction**  || First paragraph has a "grabber" or catchy beginning. || First paragraph has a weak "grabber". || A catchy beginning was attempted but was confusing rather than catchy. || No attempt was made to catch the reader's attention in the first paragraph. ||
 *  **Creativity**  || The story contains many creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. || The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions that contribute to the reader's enjoyment. || The story contains a few creative details and/or descriptions, but they distract from the story. || There is little evidence of creativity in the story. ||
 *  **Setting**  || Many vivid, descriptive words are used to tell when and where the story took place. || Some vivid, descriptive words are used to tell the audience when and where the story took place. || The reader can figure out when and where the story took place, but the author didn't supply much detail. || The reader has trouble figuring out when and where the story took place. ||
 *  **Dialogue**  || There is an appropriate amount of dialogue to bring the characters to life and it is always clear which character is speaking. || There is too much dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking. || There is not quite enough dialogue in this story, but it is always clear which character is speaking. || It is not clear which character is speaking. ||
 *  **Title Page**  || Title page has a title, drawing, name, and due date. || Title page has 3 of the 4 requirements. || Title page has 2 of the 4 required elements. || Title page has 1 or none of the requirements. ||
 *  **Characters**  || The main characters are named and clearly described in text. Most readers could describe the characters accurately. || The main characters are named and described. Most readers would have some idea of what the characters looked like. || The main characters are named. The reader knows very little about the characters. || It is hard to tell who the main characters are. ||
 *  **Neatness**  || The final draft of the story is readable, clean, neat and attractive. It is free of erasures and crossed-out words. || The final draft of the story is readable, neat and attractive. It may have one or two erasures, but they are not distracting.. || The final draft of the story is readable. It looks like parts of it might have been done in a hurry. || The final draft is not neat or attractive. It looks like the student just wanted to get it done and didn't care what it looked like. ||
 *  **Spelling and Punctuation**  || There are no spelling or punctuation errors in the final draft. || There is one spelling or punctuation error in the final draft. || There are 2-3 spelling and punctuation errors in the final draft. || The final draft has more than 3 spelling and punctuation errors. ||
 *  **Organization**  || The story is very well organized. One idea or scene follows another in a logical sequence with clear transitions. || The story is pretty well organized. One idea or scene may seem out of place. Clear transitions are used. || The story is a little hard to follow. The transitions are sometimes not clear. || Ideas and scenes seem to be randomly arranged. ||
 *  **Writing Process**  || Student devotes a lot of time and effort to the writing process (prewriting, drafting, reviewing, and editing). || Student devotes sufficient time and effort to the writing process. They missed one deadline. || Student devotes some time and effort to the writing process but missed 2 deadlines. || Student devotes little time and effort to the writing process. Doesn't seem to care. ||