Real/Imaginative/Engaging Stories
Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about
real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are expected to:
K.18A
(A) write sentences to tell a
story and put the sentences in
chronological sequence
1.18A
(A) write brief stories that
include a beginning, middle,
and end
2.18A
(A) write brief stories that
include a beginning, middle,
and end
SENTENCES TO TELL A
STORY AND PUT THE
SENTENCES IN
CHRONOLOGICAL
SEQUENCES
BRIEF STORIES THAT
INCLUDE A BEGINNING,
MIDDLE, AND END
Including, but not limited to:
Write about personal
experiences
Demonstrate appropriate
voice by revealing individuality
and authenticity
BRIEF STORIES THAT
INCLUDE A BEGINNING,
MIDDLE, AND END
Including, but not limited to:
Write about personal
experiences
Demonstrate appropriate
voice by revealing individuality
and authenticity
Chronological order - time
order in which events/ideas
occur
Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about
real or imagined people, events, and ideas. Students are expected to:
3.18A
4.16A
5.16A
(A) write imaginative stories that
build the plot to a climax and
contain details about the characters
and setting
(A)Write imaginative stories that
build the plot to a climax and
contain details about the characters
and settings.
(A) write imaginative stories that
include:
(i) a clearly defined focus, plot, and
point of view;
(ii) a specific, believable setting
created through the use of sensory
details; and
(iii) dialogue that develops the story
IMAGINATIVE STORIES THAT
BUILD THE PLOT TO A CLIMAX
AND CONTAIN DETAILS ABOUT
THE CHARACTERS AND
SETTINGS
Including, but not limited to:
Components of plot
Characters (physical traits, feelings,
and personality, actions, and reasons
for actions)
IMAGINATIVE STORIES THAT
BUILD THE PLOT TO A CLIMAX
AND CONTAIN DETAILS ABOUT
THE CHARACTERS AND
SETTINGS
Including, but not limited to:
Components of plot
Characters (physical traits, feelings,
and personality, actions, and reasons
for actions)
IMAGINATIVE STORIES THAT
INCLUDE
Purpose for setting:
Create problems for characters
Develop a plot
Better understand the characters and
their conflicts
Plot - the basic sequence of events in
a story (includes problem and
solution)
Purpose for setting:
Create problems for characters
Develop a plot
Better understand the characters and
their conflicts
Plot - the basic sequence of events in
a story (includes problem and
solution)
(i) a clearly defined focus, plot, and
point of view
Point of view - the perspective from
which the events in the story are
told the
vantage point or stance
Plot - the basic sequence of events in
a story (includes problem and
solution)
(ii) a specific, believable setting
created through the use of sensory
details
Setting - time and place in which a
narrative occurs (past, future,
present, real, or imaginary place)
Purpose for setting:
Create problems for characters
Develop a plot
Understand the characters and their
conflicts
(iii) dialogue that develops the story
Including, but not limited to:
Tells about the characters
Tells about the relationships among
the characters
Dialogue - the lines spoken between
characters in fiction or a play
Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people, events, and
ideas. Students are expected to:
6.15A
7.15A
8.15A
(A) write imaginative stories that include:
(i) a clearly defined focus, plot, and point
of view;
(ii) a specific, believable setting created
through the use of sensory details;
(iii) dialogue that develops the story
(A) write an imaginative story that:
(i) sustains reader interest;
(ii) includes well-paced action and an
engaging story line;
(iii) creates a specific, believable setting
through the use of sensory details;
(iv) develops interesting characters;
(v) uses a range of literary strategies and
devices to enhance the style and tone
A) write an imaginative story that:
(i) sustains reader interest;
(ii) includes well-paced action and an
engaging story line;
(iii) creates a specific, believable setting
through the use of sensory details;
(iv) develops interesting characters;
(v) uses a range of literary strategies and
devices to enhance the style and tone
IMAGINATIVE STORIES THAT
INCLUDE
(i) a clearly defined focus, plot, and point
of view
Plot - the basic sequence of events in a
story. In conventional stories, plot has
three parts: rising action, climax, and
falling action.
Components of Plot:
Exposition - (can introduce problem) information needed to understand the story
(background information), may include the
narrator and point of view
Narrative hook - inciting incident;
introduction of the conflict or the story
problem
Rising action/problem/conflict – builds on
the problem- events leading up to the climaxobstacles- highest point of
interest
Turning point/climax - decide to deal with
the problem- turning point- when the
character tries to resolve the
complication/ problem (complication tension
between the opposing forces)the action that occurs when the
problem is about to be solved
Falling action - events that solve
problem- leading to the solution
Denouement/Resolution-Closure - events
that bring the story to a close
Point of view - the perspective from which
the events in the story are told
(ii) a specific, believable setting created
through the use of sensory details
Purpose for setting
Create problems for characters
Develop a plot
Better understand the characters and their
conflicts
Setting - the time and place in which a
narrative occurs
(iii) dialogue that develops the story
Including, but not limited to:
Tells about the characters
Tells about the relationships between the
characters
Dialogue - a conversation between two or
more characters- what the characters say
AN IMAGINATIVE STORY THAT
(i)sustains reader interest
(ii) includes well-paced action and an
engaging story line
(iii) creates a specific, believable setting
through the use of sensory details
Purpose for setting
Create problems for characters
Develop a plot
Better understand the characters and their
conflicts
Setting - the time and place in which a
narrative occurs
(iv) develops interesting characters
Including, but not limited to:
Physical traits
Dialect
Feelings
Personality
Actions
Reasons for actions
Changes in characters
(v) uses a range of literary strategies and
devices to enhance the style and tone
Examples of literary strategies and devices:
Sensory detail
Use of literal and non-literal meaning
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
Personification
Hyperbole
Irony
Oxymoron
Pun
Tone - the author’s particular attitude,
either stated or implied in the writing
Style - the way something is written, in
contrast to its content. (e.g., Hemingway’s
writing style is terse,
blunt, and conversational.)
It is the manner of expression of the writer
produced by choice of words, grammatical
structures, literary devices, and all the
possible parts of language use.
Style is more about how it is written than
what is written.
AN IMAGINATIVE STORY THAT
(i)sustains reader interest
(ii) includes well-paced action and an
engaging story line
(iii) creates a specific, believable setting
through the use of sensory details
Purpose for setting
Create problems for characters
Develop a plot
Better understand the characters and their
conflicts
Setting - the time and place in which a
narrative occurs
(iv) develops interesting characters
Including, but not limited to:
Physical traits
Dialect
Tells about the characters
Feelings
Personality
Actions
Reasons for actions
Changes in characters
(v) uses a range of literary strategies and
devices to enhance the style and tone
Examples of literary strategies and devices:
Sensory detail
Use of literal and non-literal meaning
Simile
Metaphor
Imagery
Personification
Hyperbole
Irony
Oxymoron
Pun
Tone - the author’s particular attitude,
either stated or implied in the writing
Style - the way something is written, in
contrast to its content. (e.g., Hemingway’s
writing style is terse,
blunt, and conversational.)
It is the manner of expression of the writer
produced by choice of words, grammatical
structures, literary devices, and all the
possible parts of language use.
Style is more about how it is written than
what is written.
Engaging Stories
Writing/Literary Texts. Students write literary texts to express their ideas and feelings about real or imagined people,
events, and ideas. Students are responsible for at least two forms of literary writing. Students are expected to:
E1.14A
E2.14A
E3.14A
E4.14A
(A) write an engaging story
with a well-developed
conflict and resolution,
interesting and believable
characters, and a range of
literary strategies (e.g.,
dialogue, suspense) and
devices to enhance the plot
(A) write an engaging story
with a well-developed
conflict and resolution,
interesting and believable
characters, a range of
literary strategies (e.g.,
dialogue, suspense) and
devices to enhance the plot,
and sensory details that
define the mood or tone;
AN ENGAGING STORY
Including, but not limited to:
Well-developed conflict
and resolution
Interesting and
believable characters
Range of literary
strategies and devices
to enhance the plot
Sensory details that
define mood and tone
Use of appropriate
voice
Examples of literary
strategies and devices
(techniques):
Dialogue
Suspense
Irony
Satire
Paradox
Symbolism
Allegory
(A) write an engaging story
with a well-developed
conflict and resolution,
complex and nonstereotypical characters, a
range of literary strategies
(e.g., dialogue, suspense)
and devices to enhance the
plot, and sensory details
that define the mood or tone
AN ENGAGING STORY
Including, but not limited to:
Well-developed conflict
and resolution
Complex and nonstereotypical characters
Range of literary
strategies and devices
to enhance the plot
Sensory details that
define mood and tone
Use of appropriate
voice
Examples of literary
strategies and devices
(techniques):
Dialogue
Suspense
Irony
Satire
Paradox
(A) write an engaging story
with a well-developed
conflict and resolution, a
clear theme, complex &nonstereotypical characters, a
range of literary strategies
(e.g., dialogue, suspense),
devices to enhance the plot,
and sensory details that
define the mood or tone
AN ENGAGING STORY
Including, but not limited to:
Well-developed conflict
and resolution
A clear theme
Complex and nonstereotypical characters
Range of literary
strategies and devices
to enhance the plot
Sensory details that
define mood and tone
Use of appropriate
voice
Examples of literary
strategies and techniques:
Dialogue
Suspense
Irony
Satire
Mood - the atmosphere or
feeling created by the writer
in a literary work or passage.
Mood can be expressed
through imagery, word
choice, setting, voice, and
theme. i.e,, the mood evoked
in Edgar Allan Poe’s work is
gloomy and dark.
Tone - the author’s
particular attitude toward
his/her subject, either stated
or implied in the writing
Mood - the atmosphere or
feeling created by the writer
in a literary work or passage.
Mood can be expressed
through imagery, word
choice, setting, voice, and
theme. i.e., the mood evoked
in Edgar Allan Poe’s work is
gloomy and dark.
Tone - the author’s
particular attitude toward
his/her subject, either stated
or implied in the writing
AN ENGAGING STORY
Including, but not limited to:
Well-developed conflict
and resolution
Interesting and
believable characters
Range of literary
strategies and devices
to enhance the plot
Use of appropriate
voice
Examples of literary
strategies and devices
(techniques):
Dialogue
Suspense
Irony
Satire
Paradox
Mood - the atmosphere or
feeling created by the writer
in a literary work or
passage. Mood can be
expressed through imagery,
word choice, setting, voice,
and theme. For example, the
mood evoked in Edgar Allan
Poe’s work is gloomy and
dark.
Tone - the author’s
particular attitude toward
his/her subject, either stated
or implied in the writing