Midterm project: Crime story
1. Write your crime story. You need to include each of the following points: (tick off  the
criteria which you have done to check that you included everything)
 You included one of the following crimes: murder, kidnapping, burglary into a well-protected
building
 Characters in the story:
 Detective: should have a name and describe him/her with 3 precise adjectives. Look
up adjectives and not include easy ones like: nice, pretty, interesting, etc. Underline
the adjectives!
 1 suspect: describe the motives of the possible suspect.
 Real criminal(s): use 3 precise adjectives. Underline the adjectives!
 Victim(s): choose a famous person, etc. Describe your victim(s) with 2 precise
adjectives. Underline the adjectives!
 All in all, you should have 8 different and precise adjectives describing the characters
in your story. Underline those adjectives in your text.
 Clues: you should have all in all at least 3 clues: 2 clues (draw paper slip) and 1 that you
added yourself. Write those clues in bold.
 Write a good introduction in which you set the scene, we get to know some of the characters
and get information about the place we are. It’s always good to use descriptive language
which means use adjectives that link to all the senses like the following examples:
 sight: including colors, sizes and shapes, such as round, green, large
 sound: including types and volume, such as quiet, noisy, and banging
 smell: including scents and strengths, such as flowery, foul, strong
 taste: including flavors and strengths, such as tart, spicy, weak
 touch: including textures and temperatures, such as silky, damp, hot
Include at least two adjectives that refer to what our senses can perceive. Underline them!
 Try to include past continuous structures where it makes sense (to describe the background,
parallel actions and to talk about actions which were interrupted by another action).
 Use correct sentence structures (SB p. 22/34). Include the following things and write them in
ITALICS.
 A sentence with objects. (SB p. 30)
 A complex sentence with “and”, one with “but”, and one with “so”. (SB p. 58/66)
 A simple sentence with two verbs connected with “and” and one with “or” (SB p. 62)
 Use correct punctuation, especially commas (check SB p.6).
 Use correct capitalization (check SB p. 10 & 26)
 Use correct prepositions.
 Print out one copy. Don’t put the name on the front but write your initials on the back of the
paper!
What needs to be handed in?
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Mind map with ideas
Draft of an outline of the story
The story itself
Optional: The recording. Be a true storyteller and record yourself/yourselves telling the story.
Send me a version of your script by email where you highlight who says what).
Midterm Grade
1. Writing
Structure:
- Good organization of the text: There is a
beginning, middle and end.
- It is fluent to read.
- Appears to be a whole piece of writing with
paragraphs
Characters: Interesting characters, well-described
Setting: Interesting setting, well-described,
description of place, time and atmosphere
Vocabulary: Use of different vocabulary, correctly
used, the mentioned adjectives are included
Punctuation: Correct use of punctuation
Spelling: The words are written the correct way.
Grammar: Variety of sentence structures, different
grammar tenses correctly used
Task completion: did you do what was asked of you to
do or did you leave some of the points out?
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2. Extra points: Audio Book
Pronunciation: Words said the correct way
Voice: use the voice to stress some words and make
the story sound interesting.
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Performance Grade
Speak English: No other language than English must
be used.
Participation: Student shows involvement in the tasks
and is working on the tasks.
Tasks in the book: Student highlights/underlines
important theoretical parts in the book and does the
exercises.
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