Assignment
short story
your short story should be 500-1000 words long.
before submitting your story, make sure you story has
an exposition, rising action, complicating incident, climax, and a resolution
character development - at least one character from historical time period studied this year (colonies,
revolutionary war, writing of the declaration, etc.)
a setting-time and place should match the character you are using.
developed plot - the conflict/problem should be historically accurate for your character choice.
sensory details and rich description to capture the reader's attention and develop a mood.
a narrator with a consistent point of view
dialogue to move the plot and show the characters' ideas and feelings.
consistent verb tense.
appropriately selected and implemented active and/or passive voice
correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
refer to the rubric to make sure you turn in your best work.