Imaginative Story Info

Imaginative Story Instructions

You must:

·         Abide by the following due dates:

o   First Draft shared with correct title: Thursday, Dec. 1, BOC

o   Plot Chart: Thursday, Dec. 1, BOC

o   Revised Draft: Friday, Dec. 2, EOC

o   Final Draft with Process Packet: Wednesday, Dec. 7, BOC (see rubric)

You will:

• Write an imaginative story (fiction) and take it through the entire writing process (drafting, revising, editing, publishing)
• Write a 2-paged, double-spaced, 12-point font, typed story (longer stories might be accepted with a conference)
• Publish your final draft in one of the following formats:  short story, short film with script, choose your own adventure book, first chapter or 2 of a novel, children’s book (paper or digital), narrative poem, narrative song, faux letters/journal/diary, play (in script format), or graphica
• Use at least one purposeful instance of dialogue
• Revise your story to add in vivid active verbs and decrease the number of boring be verbs.
• When appropriate to your story, break in to appropriate paragraphs/sections
• When appropriate to your format, break this story into pages/segments/frames
• When appropriate to your format, create visuals/pictures
• Do your first draft and revision in your Google Docs
• Follow conventions for the title of your text.  Remember, we do not underline, italicize, bold or do really anything different with the title when it is ON the original text most of the time.

You may:

• Work on drafts in class when you have finished your daily work, at home, or in the library before or after school
• Present this story to your class (during extra time during final review/exams)

• Conference with your teacher or with peers who are not busy with another project
• Transform your story into another genre after the first revision
• Have a “guest illustrator” IF they are properly credited
• Use a really fantastic poetic/literary device for extra credit.  Then, you must highlight and label it on your final draft.  THEN, you need to explain why you used it – in other words, what did it add to the story or character. 

You may not:

• Use a previously published story for this assignment
• Copy work from another student or from the internet
• Ask for a pass to the library during Activity to use the computers for this project

Imaginative Story Rubric

           

	VERY evident	MOSTLY evident	SOMEWHAT evident	NOT evident
Organization/Progression of Ideas (35 pts)
Well-developed protagonist with a conflict	10	7	5	0
Clear beginning/middle/end* (BME) with smooth transitions in time and story	15	12	9	0
Paragraphing or other format-appropriate divisions are thoughtful and follow conventions	10	7	5	0
Development of Ideas (30 pts)
Interesting Dialogue that develops character or plot in a meaningful way	10	7	5	0
Vivid Verbs	10	7	5	0
·         Reasonable resolution for the conflict*	10	7	5	0
Editing (20 pts)
Error free final draft (1 pt. each error)**	10			0
Follows the conventions of your selected format as we went over together in small groups, including the title	10	7	5	0
Attention to Directions (10 pts)
All parts of packet present, in order ·         Rubric with name, period and date ·         Final Copy ·         Editing Sheet ·         IF you have them, early paper drafts ·         Story Chart	10 (all present)	8 (1 item missing)	6 (2 items missing)	0 (3 or more items missing)
BONUS:  Well used literary device that is highlighted, labeled and explained in terms of your purpose in using it.	5			0

*Cliff hangers and early novel chapters must have pre-approval and a signature here.  ________

**First two typed pages (or the equivalent) will be graded for editing, the full story for content                                                       

Latin America Unit Test 11/16

Latin America Unit Test

• You will be allowed to use your ISN.
• It is a reflective essay about the BIG IDEAS we’ve studied in this unit.  You will use examples from the various readings and activities as EVIDENCE to support your THESIS.
• The best way to review is to go back through the Latin America section of your ISN so the ideas and potential examples are fresh in your mind.

Secrets of the Andes Test

Part One:  Identifying (matching) Hero's Journey elements and Archetypes from Secrets of the Andes.  (Use pink sheet and review we will do Wednesday.)

Part Two: Story elements, literary devices, and characterization in multiple choice and short answer format.  (Take notes when we fill in the story arc and study the discussion questions.)

Part Three: Extensive paragraph about theme. (Prepare a theme statement and come up with examples to support it in your head before the test.)

Sample Theme Paragraph:

Topic Sentence with a clear statement of theme.

Example from book with explanation.

Example from book with explanation.    (2 or 3 good examples)

Example from book with explanation.

Concluding sentence/So what?

        In "The School Play", Gary Soto convey the idea we often worry about things that end up not being a big deal. For example, Robert spends a full day responding to every question and prompt with his line from the play rather than a reasonable response. Robert does this because he is worried that he will forget his line during the performance. During the play, he still flubs his line, but the play just goes on and there is no big embarrassment or problem. Similarly, Robert is concerned that Belinda will rub his face in the grass and/or kill him if he messes up in the play. Belinda’s constant threats of violence make him afraid.   And, while it seems reasonable to be fearful of Belinda, in the end, she just pinches his arm.  While this is inappropriate, a pinch is far less severe than Robert imagined and far more likely than for a student to actually violently attach another at school. Once again, Robert’s worry did nothing to improve his situation or prevent Belinda’s aggression towards him.  If Robert wasn’t worried about messing up and getting hurt, there would be no conflict in the story.  Ultimately, though, the author wants us to realize that degree of worry and stress is never going to improve the situation and could actually make the situation worse.

Link to a well done piece on theme.  We're just looking at the first 3 minutes together, but in case you'd like to see the rest! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4qME64SkxM