Children’s Book and Hero Cycle

In order to make sure you fully understand the hero cycle, you will write a story which contains each part of the cycle. Then you will take that story and create a children’s book.

The story can be about anything you want as long as it is school appropriate and child friendly. The story MUST contain each aspect of the hero cycle. Once the story is written you need to turn the story into a children’s book with colorful illustrations and drawings.

Remember, this is a children’s book so do not use over complicated language. Also, children have a hard time reading long paragraphs, so make sure you space out your paragraphs on each page. Your audience will be children 7 and under.

You may work alone or with a partner. Individual: 8 pages MINIMUM with at least 6 pages illustrated and colored Partners: 14 pages MINIMUM with at least 12 pages illustrated and colored

* You CANNOT use an existing story. * You CAN use existing characters. * You CAN put yourself and friends in the story. * NO SLANG!

Rubric: 95: Story fulfills ALL aspects of hero cycle; very creative; decorative and colorful; original story with easy to follow plot; minimum to NO grammar errors; NO SLANG; age appropriate; meets all length requirements 85: Story fulfills ALL aspects of the hero cycle; creative; colorful but may need some work; original story; some grammatical errors; NO SLANG; age- appropriate; meets all length requirements 75: Story fulfills ALL aspects of the hero cycle; somewhat creative but lacking in design or color; original story but may be hard to follow; very noticeable grammatical errors; NO SLANG; age appropriate; length may be slightly short

60: Story may not have ALL aspects of hero cycle; black and white drawings, no color; original story; noticeable grammatical errors; age appropriate; slang is present; short 50: Do you even have to ask? Missing all or many parts from above rubrics….