GRADE 9 SHORT STORY
NAME:
DATE:
PERIOD: 1 2 3 4
REQUIREMENTS:
FIVE PAGES MINIMUM – typed, DS, page number, FCAs
STRONG SETTING
FIVE different literary devices UNDERLINED AND LABELED
TWO twists in the story
Strong character developoment – background, some dialogue
No swear words or gratiuitous violence or killing
Mechanics
CLIMAX
FALLING
ACTION/DENOUMENT
RISING ACTION
EXPOSITION
RESOLUTION
CHARACTERS
SETTING
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SHORT STORY PRE-WRITE GRADE 9
EXPOSITION:
SETTING
TIME –
(Year, month, day, age – Medevil times, etc.)
PLACE –
(Country, city, urban or suburban, type of building, etc.)
MOOD –
(Happy, sad, scary, worried, etc.)
CHARACTERS
CHARACTER
1)
AGE/APPEARANCE
BACKGROUND
2)
3)
4)
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CONFLICTS
CONFLICT TYPE
CIRCLE THE CORRECT ONE(S)
Man vs. man
ROCKY,
Man vs. nature
TWISTER, THE PERFECT STORM
Man vs. himself
A BEAUTIFUL MIND,
Man vs. supernatural
GHOSTBUSTERS, MEN IN BLACK, etc.
Man vs. society
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL, SCHINDLER’S LIST
Man vs. machine
CHRISTINE (car), THE MATRIX, TERMINATOR
YOUR CONFLICT IN THREE SENTENCES:
TWISTS
TWIST 1 –
HOW YOU SET US UP TO THINK OTHERWISE:
TWIST 2 –
HOW YOU SET US UP TO THINK OTHERWISE:
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DIALOGUE BETWEEN CHARACTERS
CHARACTERS:
DISCUSSION TOPIC:
FAVORITE LINES/CHARACTER
LINES:
CHARACTER:
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SHORT STORY RUBRIC
EDITOR GETS ___________/ 25 POINTS
WRITER: _____________________________________________________________________
EDITOR: _______________________________________________________________________
FORMAT CHECKLIST
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No. 2 centered at top
FCAs single spaced on left
Name, date, period single spaced on right
Double space to title, then center title
Indent, double space paragraphs
Page numbers are centered at the bottom
Writer uses 12-point Times New Roman font
Literary devices are underlined and labeled – 5 different ones
Two twists are underlined and labeled
BEGINNING/EXPOSITION
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Writer establishes setting location/place
WRITE IT HERE:
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Writer establishes setting time
WRITE IT HERE:
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Writer establishes setting mood
WRITE IT HERE:
CONFLICT (check appropriate boxes and write the example from the story
after each type.)
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Man vs. man
Man vs. nature
Man vs. supernatural
Man vs. animal/beast
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Man vs. himself
Man vs. machine
Man vs. society/world
ENDING
It is a surprise because …
You were set up to believe otherwise because the author …
1)
2)
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