Creative Writing Project
These categories are meant to give you an idea of what we are looking for in this assignment.
Excellent creative responses will have the following features:
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Comments
CATEGORY
Focus/ clarity of The project provides a creative commentary
on a particular fairy tale or fairy tale
purpose
tradition. It is clearly focused and
illuminates a critical issue.
Title
The title sparks the reader’s interest and
clearly relates (to) the topic in a creative
way.
Organization
The organization clearly supports the
overall point of the draft. The sequence of
ideas shapes a clear inner logic.
Level of
complexity
The writing shows a deep understanding of
the complexities involved in the chosen
topic. This understanding is conveyed
through precise language and tone.
Human
Connection
The project compellingly communicates the
importance of the topic and conveys a
genuine engagement with fairy tale(s) and
the particular issue explored.
Awareness of
intended
audience
The reader can easily identify the intended
audience, in terms of age, and cultural
background.
Creative
Language
The draft surprises the reader through its
creative language, imagery, and style that
help move the reader to see something new
about fairy tales or appreciate a detail in a
new way.
Originality
The creative text communicates an original
idea and insights.
Overall
impression/
form-content
congruity
Form and content are in harmony. The text
clearly communicates through all available
means: precise language and imagery,
appropriate style, genre, and tone.
If you decide to include a INTRODUCTION OR AFTERWORD here are a few things to think about.
CATEGORY
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Analysis
The introduction illuminates the thinking
behind the project in great depth.
Focus/
Organization
The introduction/afterword is well organized
and comments in detail with focus on the
selection of the audience, the genre,
particular fairy tale(s), and critical approach.
It also reveals to the sources of inspiration.
Comments