Imaginative
Story Instructions
You must:
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Abide
by the following due dates:
o First Draft shared with correct title: Wednesday, Jan. 10, BOC
o Plot Chart: Wednesday, Jan. 10, EOC
o Revised Draft: Friday, Jan. 12, EOC
o Final Draft with Process Packet: Wednesday, Jan. 17, BOC (see
rubric)
You will:
- Write an imaginative story
(fiction) and take it through the entire writing process (drafting,
revising, editing, publishing).
- Make a final copy that is double-spaced,
12 or 14 point, easy to read font, typed story (At least a full page
double spaced.)
- Use at least one purposeful instance of dialogue (dialogue
develops the character and/or moves the action of the story forward).
- Include at least one really
fantastic poetic/literary device.
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.
- Revise your story to add in vivid active verbs and decrease
the number of boring be verbs.
- Break the story into appropriate
paragraphs.
- 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.
- Add illustrations (You may also have
a “guest illustrator” IF they are properly credited).
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
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MOSTLY evident
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SOMEWHAT evident
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NOT evident
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Organization/Progression
of Ideas (40 pts)
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10
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7
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5
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0
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20
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17
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13
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0
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10
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7
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5
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0
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Development
of Ideas (30 pts)
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10
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7
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5
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0
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10
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7
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5
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0
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Well used literary
device that is highlighted, labeled and explained in terms of your
purpose in using it
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10
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7
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5
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0
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Editing (20
pts)
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10
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0
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10
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7
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5
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0
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Attention to
Directions (10 pts)
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Rubric with name, period and date
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Final Copy
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Peer Editing Sheet
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Story Chart
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10
(all present)
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8
(1 item missing)
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6
(2 items missing)
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0
(3 or more items
missing)
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*Cliff hangers and early novel chapters must
have pre-approval and a signature here. ________
**First two typed pages will be graded for editing,
the full story for content
