Hours 4, 7, 8
You are writing a
creative short story!!
Requirements:
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Book Style (white printer paper folded in half and center stapled to resemble a
book).
The book may be oriented portrait (open from the left) or landscape (open from
the bottom).
The book must have at least six pages.
There must be at least two pictures created by you (no printing and pasting) that
demonstrate time and effort.
A front and back cover are required. The front cover must have the title of the
story, your name, and be decorated. The back cover must have a two sentence
synopsis of the book.
The story must contain the following literary elements: setting, characters with
traits, conflict, resolution, point of view, rising action, climax, and falling action.
The story must have at least two separate lines of dialogue (two characters or one
character speaking two different times).
The story must have four vocabulary words. Underline them. See the list if you
don’t remember them all.
Dialogue:
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When a person talks in a story, it is called dialogue.
Quotation marks belong at the beginning and end of the dialogue.
End punctuation goes inside the quotation mark.
A tag indicating who said the words must be included and offset with comma(s).
o “We were upstairs,” Jack quietly stated.
o Jason inquired, “Would you like a second helping of mashed potatoes?”
o “I was planning to eat an orange,” explained Rick, “but then I saw the
brownies.”
Hours 4, 7, 8
Organization ________ / 20
□ Clear Exposition (4)
□ Clear Rising Action (4)
□ Well-developed conflict (4)
□ Clear Falling Action (4)
□ Well-developed resolution (4)
Ideas ________ / 30
□ Content is original (10)
□ Content is fictional (10)
□ Content is school appropriate (6)
□ Two lines of dialogue (4)
Voice & Word Choice _______ / 20
□ Consistent Point of View (5)
□ Vivid and clear word selection (5)
□ No dead words (5)
□ Four vocabulary words correctly used and
underlined (5)
Sentence Fluency ________ / 10
□ Sentences are logical (5)
□ Sentences are not repetitive in content or
structure (5)
Short Story Rubric
________ / 120
Conventions ________ / 20
□ Dialogue in quotation marks (4)
□ There are no spelling errors (4)
□ There are no grammar errors (4)
□ There are no capitalization errors (4)
□ There are no punctuation errors (4)
Presentation ________ / 20
□ Six pages in length (4)
□ Cover page has title (2)
□ Cover page has author (2)
□ Cover page is colorful and neat (4)
□ Back cover has 2 sentence synopsis (2)
□ Two illustrations with effort (6)
Hours 4, 7, 8
Vocabulary Words (Units 1-12) - Hour 4, 7, 8
You must use at least four of the following words correctly in your short story.
One point extra credit for each extra word used correctly.
Be sure to underline the words in your essay.
abnormal
abound
accelerate
adequate
adjacent
ajar
alight
alliance
amiss
anecdote
animated
anonymous
available
barren
bellow
beneficiary
bewilder
botch
braggart
brawl
brood
browse
buffoon
bystander
cache
canvass
capsize
casual
catastrophe
cater
clarification
clutter
consolidate
constituent
controversial
counterfeit
culminate
customary
decrease
despondent
detest
dialogue
dilapidated
dishearten
dismantle
disputatious
disrupt
dissuade
docile
domestic
dominate
downright
downtrodden
drone
dupe
dynamic
dynasty
embezzle
emblem
entice
entreat
entrepreneur
eradicate
erode
evict
fallible
farce
fickle
firebrand
flagrant
flaw
fledgling
flounder
flourish
fluster
foremost
foretaste
fruitless
frustrate
fugitive
futile
germinate
gigantic
goad
graphic
grim
grimy
grueling
gruesome
hanker
havoc
hazard
hearth
heartrending
hinder
homicide
hospitable
hostile
humdrum
hurtle
implore
incentive
indifference
indignant
indispensable
indulge
infamous
inflammable
inflict
inimitable
innumerable
insinuate
insubordinate
interminable
interrogate
iota
lair
lavish
lax
legible
leisurely
lethargic
literate
loom
lubricate
luster
Hours 4, 7, 8
makeshift
malady
malignant
mar
marginal
maul
melancholy
mellow
miscellaneous
misdemeanor
momentum
morbid
mortify
mull
mutual
narrative
nomadic
notable
notorious
nub
nurture
onslaught
oration
ordain
ordeal
orthodox
outstrip
overture
pact
pamper
paradox
parasite
parch
peevish
pelt
pending
perjury
persist
pervade
piecemeal
plague
poised
potential
prescribe
presume
preview
prior
procure
proficient
prominent
prudent
puny
quaint
quench
quest
quibble
radiant
random
rant
ratify
recompense
regal
regime
reinforce
reluctant
remnant
renovate
résumé
rural
salvo
scrimp
scurry
seclusion
seethe
shirk
simultaneous
singe
snare
sodden
spirited
stalemate
status
stifle
substantial
sullen
surplus
swerve
tactful
tamper
timidity
transparent
trickle
trivial
truce
turmoil
ultimate
uncertainty
unique
unscathed
upright
utmost
vengeance
verify
veto
vicious
vigilant
vindictive
virtual
vital
void
wayward
wilt
wince
wrath