Before our 3 day weekend begins… Short Story Summative.

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Before our 3 day weekend begins… Short Story Summative

Short Story Expectations  Final Draft  Typed: 12 font, Calibri or New Times Roman  Word Count  Word Count: 750 (max) 500 (min)  Double Space!!!! (pretty please )  Properly Formatted (indent, double space, and make sure to double space.)  No explicit use of drugs, sex, racism and/or curse words  Rough Draft  Full rough draft that corresponds with final draft  I want to see corrections, mistakes, scribbles, notes, etc.  Plot Diagram  Diagram must reflect the story as it is in your final draft.

Short Story summative This is a 100 point summative grade Due on Wednesday 5/27: Final Draft (typed) Rough Draft Plot Diagram Today: Today: you should start/finish your plot diagram and begin your rough draft. Tuesday Tuesday: Finish rough draft and prep for typing. ( BY Tuesday evening if you do not have a printer!!!)

Short Story Ideas 1. You’re digging in your garden and find a fist-sized nugget of gold. 2. Write about something ugly — war, fear, hate, or cruelty–but find the beauty (silver lining) in it. 3. The asteroid was hurtling straight for Earth… 4. A kid comes out of the school bathroom with toilet paper dangling from his or her waistband. 5. He turned the key in the lock and opened the door. To his horror, he saw… 6. There is a magic talisman that allows its keeper to read minds. It falls into the hands of a young politician… 7. And you thought dragons didn’t exist… 8. The nation is controlled by… 9. You walk into your house and it’s completely different — furniture, decor, all changed. And nobody’s home. 10. There are three children sitting on a log near a stream. One of them looks up at the sky and says…