Embedded Assessment 1 SB Unit 2 (Level 1). Assignment Your assignment is to develop one of the Story Starters you wrote in this unit into a brief short.

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Embedded Assessment 1 SB Unit 2 (Level 1)

Assignment Your assignment is to develop one of the Story Starters you wrote in this unit into a brief short story. Your story should include the elements of a short story such as character, conflict, and setting. It must include at least one dialogue, or conversation, between two characters. Your story should also show some kind of change.

Prewriting and Planning. Choose one to develop further. 1. Look back through previous activities and your Working Folder at the Story Starters you have written. Choose one to develop further. As you begin thinking about a story, make sure your story addresses the concept of change. Perhaps one or more of the characters is changed by the end, or maybe the resolution is made possible by a change of some kind. 2. Once you have a focus for your story, outline the following about the main character: Name: Age: Favorite hobby: Favorite food: Worst fears: Greatest accomplishment: 3. Create a visual representation of the way you think your character would look.

Planning 4. Use the graphic organizers (given by your teacher) to help you plan your story. Describe your character(s), the conflict, and the setting. In your plot description, include the conflict and its resolution. You will be turning in your notes with your final draft of your short story. Be sure to staple the Preview work you did earlier to these handouts.

Exposition: Events that give the reader background information needed to understand the story. Conflict Rising Action: major events that develop the plot and lead to the climax Resolution: the outcome of the conflict, when loose ends are wrapped up. Climax: the turning point or the high point in the story. Falling Action: events after the climax but before the resolution.

Homework Use your notes to draft a brief short story that includes all the elements you have studied.

DAY 2 - REVISIONS 1. Once you have drafted your story, explore different ways to tell your story. For example, experiment with different kinds of openings, such as dialogue, in the middle of action, or with a description of the setting. 2. You might try writing the story from the point of view of different characters, as well as from the point of view of an outside narrator, to see which one suits the story best. 3. You might move your characters to a different setting. 4. Try writing a different ending. 5. Brainstorm titles that might get a reader’s attention. Consider unique words or phrases you have used in your story.

Revisions through Self-Assessment 6. Read your short story quietly to yourself, correcting any mistakes that you notice along the way. Make sure your story sounds right. 7. Compare the draft of your short story to the details on the graphic organizers you completed to plan your story. You might have changed your mind about some of your ideas once you got started writing, so be sure to check to see if you left out any elements of the short story. If any elements are missing or need more development, revise accordingly. 8. Mark your draft as follows to evaluate where you may still need revision: a. Highlight (you may want to use different colors) the following elements in your short story. If you have a small amount of highlighting, you will probably want to revise the elements to help your reader follow your story: transitions (words or phrases) dialogue varied dialogue tags descriptive details. b. Write Change in the margin next to the place(s) where change occurs in the story. Your story must demonstrate the concept of change, either in your characters or in their surroundings. c. Revisit the Assignment and the Scoring Guide and ask yourself how successful you have been in meeting the criteria of the assignment. Make notes, either in the margin or by using sticky notes, of any additional changes you want to make.

Revision Through Sharing & Responding Exchange stories with a partner. You and your partner will write comments about each other’s stories. Once your partner has written comments about your story, read your partner’s comments and your self- evaluation. Which parts of your short story do you need to improve? What specific improvements will you make? PARTNER DIRECTIONS: Read a copy of the entire short story very carefully; then respond to these questions/directions on a separate sheet of paper. 1. Describe the main characters in the story. 2. What did the writer do that helps you to visualize the main characters? 3. Do the characters seem real? If not, what could the writer do to make them seem more real? 4. What is the main conflict in the story? 5. How is the conflict resolved? 6. When and where does the story take place? 7. Is this setting described in a way that lets you imagine it? If not, what could the writer do to make the setting seem real? 8. Does the dialogue in the story sound natural to you? 9. What kind of change is addressed in the story?

Editing and Publishing incorporating the changes you identified and that your classmate identified Rewrite your draft, incorporating the changes you identified and that your classmate identified. edit your work to make it as error-free as possible To creating a publishable draft, edit your work to make it as error-free as possible. Pay particular attention to the skills you learned in this unit: Follow the rules of writing dialogue (refer to your list of dialogue tags). Double-check the use and spelling of the words you used Check for correct grammar and punctuation. Use all the other tools available to you to create an error- free draft. Produce a publishable draft of your short story. Typed with one inch margins Times New Roman Font, 12 point Title page – include one graphic, your title, name, and date.

Turning In Your Work All planning notes and drafts stapled together. Rough draft with revision partner’s notes, stapled together. Two copies of the final draft, with a title page, turned in by Friday. (We may use these for another contest!)