`Imaginative Story Directions: Mythology, Fable, or Tall Tale
You will be writing an original story and turning into a movie using either Adobe Voice, WeVideo, iMovie, or
Google Slides.

You may choose to write EITHER a Mythology , a CLASSIC FABLE, or a TALL TALE
 Your Rough Draft must be at least 1 ½ pages long.
 This will count as (2) MAJOR GRADES. One grade for the typed final copy of your story. One for
posting your movie on Kidblog.
1. You must include a fully developed & entertaining plot. This means that your reader should know:
a. Where and When your story is taking place
b. What the major problem or conflict is.
c. How the conflict is resolved.
d. Be entertained with an interesting story
2. Your story should contain all of the elements of good writing that we have learned:
a. Interesting introduction and conclusion.
b. Imagery (Show, Don’t Tell!)
c. Has fully developed characters
d. Stays in one tense (preferably past tense)
e.
f.
g.
h.
Has Exciting Verbs (not just…He walked to the store.)( He sprinted to the store.)
Shows correct usage of spelling, grammar, and capitalization
Does not have fragments or run on sentences.
Properly Punctuated Dialogue
3. You must include the elements of the specific genre you are writing about…
Mythology
Fable
 Lesson or Warning
 Talisman or Magic Helper
 gods and goddesses as
Main Characters
 Quest
Tall Tale
 Moral-Clearly stated @ the
end
 Rule of 3
 Clear Theme
 Animals as Main Characters
 Historical Person or Setting


 Hyperbole
*At least one of the 3 main Greek Cultural Values
must be present in your story!*
Important Dates:
 Monday 11/30: Imaginative
Story Directions. Explore Pixar
Tips for Good Writing. (Take
Notes)
 Monday 12/7: Finish Final
Copy & Turn in. DUE TODAY.
Movie Planning Sheet & Movie
Creator Selection (WeVideo,
Adobe Voice, etc.)
 Tuesday 12/1:
Outline/Character Sketch &
Begin Rough Draft
 Tuesday 12/8: Video Creation
Day 1 (Images)
 Wednesday 12/2: Paragraphing
Notes. Finish Rough Draft.
 Wednesday 12/9: Video
Creation Day 2 (Narration)
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 Thursday 12/10: SSR. Video
Creation Day 3 (Effects &
Music)
Thursday 12/3: View example
videos from last year. Self Edit
Handout. – Separate Minor Grade
 Friday 12/4: Type Final Copy
 Friday 12/11: Publish to
Kidblog. View & Comment.
Imaginative Story Grading Rubric
Fully developed &
entertaining plot
___ of 20
Elements of good
writing that we
have learned:
___ of 20
Grammar
___ of 10
Dialogue
____ of 10
Final Copy
Formatting
_____ 10
Perfect!
Your reader knows where and when
your story is taking place, what the
major problem or conflict is, and
how the conflict is resolved.
Great
All elements are there
and used correctly.
Okay
All elements are
attempted, but not
used well.
Poor
Most, if not all
elements were
missing from story.
The story has an interesting
introduction and conclusion,
imagery, fully developed characters,
stays in one tense, and has exciting
verbs. IMAGERY
All elements are there
and used correctly.
All elements are
attempted, but not
used well.
Most, if not all
elements were
missing from story
Story shows correct usage of
spelling, grammar, and capitalization
rules. It does not have fragments or
run ons.
Great use of grammar
rules with few mistakes.
Several
grammatical
mistakes.
An abundance of
grammatical
mistakes.
The story incorporates dialogue
fluidly without reading too much like
a play. The dialogue is always
punctuated correctly.
The final copy has 1” margins. Has a
complete heading in the upper-right
hand corner. Has a centered title
that is Bold & Underlined. Has
paragraphs. Is typed in Calibri or
similar 14 point font. All font is
black.
Dialogue is used, but may
have some errors in
punctuation.
Dialogue is either
over or under used
or has several
punctuation errors.
Some of the
formatting
requirements are
present, but may
not be correctly
used.
Dialogue is either
not present or has
an abundance of
punctuation errors.
Most, if not all of
the formatting
requirements are
either missing or
incorrectly used.
Most of the formatting
requirements are present
and correctly used.
Only one of the following will be used…depending on the genre of your story.
Elements of the
genre
(Mythology)
____ of 30
Elements of the
genre (Classic
Fable)
___ of 30
Elements of the
genre (Tall Tale)
___ of 30
Your myth has either a lesson or All elements are there
a warning. It also has a talisman with a few mistakes in
usages.
and a magic helper. The main
character goes on a quest, and
the main characters are gods
and goddesses.
Didn’t incorporate
all elements into
the story.
Most, if not all
elements were
missing from story
Your fable has a clearly stated
moral at the end. It incorporates
the rule of 3. Animals are the
main characters.
All elements are there
with a few mistakes in
usages.
Didn’t incorporate
all elements into
the story.
Most, if not all
elements were
missing from story
Your Tall Tale has a clear theme.
It incorporates hyperbole. It
either has a historical person or
setting.
All elements are there
with a few mistakes in
usages.
Didn’t incorporate
all elements into
the story.
Most, if not all
elements were
missing from story
Name:____________________________
Grade:______________
Movie Grading Rubric
Length
___ of 20
Intro Slide
____ of 5
Narration
____ of 30
Music
___ of 5
Photos
___ of 20
Posted on Kidblog
_____ of 20
Perfect!
Movie Time is between 1 and 2
minutes.
Contains a background picture,
complete heading, and the title of
the story. All of the text can be seen
over the picture. Contains correct
spelling and capitalization.
Narration is present on each slide. A
clear voice was used with
appropriate volume.
Great
Movie time is at least 50
seconds.
Everything is there, but
with mistakes.
Okay
Movie time is at
least 45 seconds
Several mistakes or
missing items.
Poor
Movie time is 30
seconds or less
Not there
Some instances of unclear
voice.
Difficult to hear or
understand.
Missing Narrations
The music is appropriate for the
story. The music is set at an
appropriate volume throughout the
entire story.
Music seems appropriate,
but has a few volume
issues.
Several volume
issues or the music
doesn’t fit the
story.
Music is either not
used, or it
overpowers the
narrations.
All slides have an image. All images
were copyright free and appropriate
for that section of the story. All
images are appropriately sized.
Completed movie is added to
Kidblog as a New Post. The title of
the story is included as the post title.
Students also viewed and
commented on 3 other videos.
All slides have a copyright
free image. Most images
are appropriately sized.
Some images are
either missing, or
are not copyright
free.
Completed movie
was added to
Kidblog, but did
not view/comment
on other videos.
Most or all images
are either missing or
are not copyright
free.
Movie was not
posted to Kidblog or
an incorrect format
was posted that
could not be viewed
as a movie.
Name:____________________________
Completed movie was
added to Kidblog, but
didn’t post correctly.
Student viewed &
commented on 3 other
videos.
Grade:______________