grade 8 short story assignment

Short Story Assignment Short Story Creative Writing Assignment TASK: Using what you have learned about short stories over the past few weeks, you will write a short story of your own !AT" !U": The final good #opy will be due on Monday, November 2nd $owever, there will be numerous points leading up to this deadline in whi#h you will be e%pe#ted e%pe#ted to have have portions of the assignment assignment done and and these #he#ks will make up portion of the assignment&s evaluation 'ie brainstorm, the proposal, rough #opy, good #opy( )U*!"+*"S:  -our story must be a minimum of . pages and a ma%imum of / pages The assignment must be typed using si0e 12 font and double spa#ed #hara#ter  -our story may have AT +"AST one main #hara#ter  -our story must have a minimum of 3" and a ma%imum of . supporting #hara#ters #hara#ters  -our story must #learly fit on a plot graph '#ontain all 4 se#tions of plot5 e%position, in#iting moment, rising a#tion, #lima%, falling a#tion, resolution(  -our story #an in#lude effe#tive dialogue  -our story must #learly in#lude at least one of the four types of #onfli#t 'man vs man, man vs nature, man vs so#iety, man vs self(  -our story must have a #lear theme, and #onsistent point of view  Atta#h the rubri# to your final #opy and don&t forget to #hoose a #reative and or appropriate title

Proposal is due: Tuesday, October 27 th Rough Copy is due: Thursday, October 29 th Good Copy is due: 6onday, ovember 2nd

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"nglish 7 8 Short Story 9roposal Student ame: Tea#her Approval:

After having #ompleted your Short Story ;rainstorm< sheet, summari0e your story using the following format format -our short short story and and #hara#ter #hara#ter brainstorm a#tivities should also be in#luded with your proposal

The story is about a [brief description of main character - introduction]

who [action or conflict which begins plot – the inciting action]

be#ause [motivation]

but [conflict; difficulty or obstacle main character faces – rising action]

so [decision made to try and resolve the conflict– crisis]

whi#h leads to [most interesting/exciting part of the plot – climax]

and finally finishes with [plot/conflict resolution, ending]

whi#h shows [theme]

Proposal is due: Tuesday October 27 th



Short Story ;rainstorming ame:

!ue: Tuesday, 3#tober 2=th

>or this brainstorm, you are going to write down ideas for your short story Use point form and try to work as mu#h des#ription into ea#h se#tion as you #an After, you will #hoose whi#h one you like best and use it as a starting point for writing your rough draft Story 9lan

Setting 1 Where Where and when might my story take pla#e ?#onsider the following: What Country@ What City@ What -ear@ What Season@ What !ate@

2 What ade#tiv ade#tives es #an * use to des#ribe my setting using imagery 'must write at least 1B ade#tives for ea#h possible story(@

6ood 1 What mood mood might might



Chara#ters 1 Who might might my protagonist be@ 'ame, age, brief des#ription himher(

2 Who might my antagonist be@ 'name, age, / fa#ts about the #hara#ter, and how they will get in the way of the protagonist(

. Who migh mightt some additionalCsupporting #hara#ters be D in addition to the protagonist and antagonist@ 'ames, ages, and / fa#ts about ea#h #hara#ter(



*n#iting A#tion9roblem 1 What #ould #ould happen happen to get the story going and around whi#h the story will revolve@ 2 What #ould be the the maor problem that the protagonist will struggle to resolve@

Confli#t 1 What #ould #ould the maor #onfli#ts be in my story@ 2 Who might might these these #onfli#ts be between@ . What types types of #onfli#t #ould these be and why@

Eising A#tion What S9"C*>*C events might happen after the problem is revealed while the protagonist is trying to resolve the problem@ '6ust in#lude at least 4 events for ea#h possible story(



Clima% 1 What might happen at the most interesting point in my story@ 'What have all of the other events been building up to@(

Eesolution 1 What will will happen happen after the #lima% and at the end of my story@

2 What type of ending will this be and why@ '!enouement@ Clima#ti#@ *roni# Twist@(

9oint of Fiew 1 What point point of of view would * like to use when writing my story@

2 Why do * think think this point of view will work best for my story@

grade 8 short story assignment

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