2. The theme is the message, or lesson learned, in a text. What will be the message of your story? What will the main character learn? What statement or observation will your story make about human nature, society, and/or the world Hatchet is a suspenseful novel, the main character Brian get lost in the Canadian Wildness when the plane he is in crashes. The story events follow the young boy, age 13, as he learn to use his hatchet and his instincts to survive on his own for forty four days.

4. Literary Elements, Strategies, & Techniques Themes Never Give Up Perseverance and Determination Coming of age-growing up Fear Learning Foreshadowing The gift of the hatchet Pilot instruct Brian on how to fly the plane Setting New York Canadian Wilderness Characters Brian, a 13 year old boy Main character Pilot Brian’s Mom Point of View Third-person Omniscient Symbolism / Motifs / Metaphors / Imagery / Symbols

5. Reflection on Hatchet The author showed how with little imagination a young teenage boy can take care of himself in the wilderness. It hard to think how Brian felt when the pilot died and he had to fly the airplane until he crashed it. My church youth group went on a camping trip and one of the kids got sick with a rash from poison ivy or something. This is not as bad as Brian was when he ate a lot of choke berries. The story would not have been as suspenseful if Brian had found the survival kit earlier.

6. My Imaginative Short Story Story title- Book-Seekers by Amari Buycks Grade 6 Theme: Finding lost books Character: MS Librarian and Mr. Booklet

7. The Writing Process Prewriting Drafting Revising Editing Revising & Publishing PowerPoint

8. Score: Part 1= 100% Part 2= 100%

9. Creative Short Story Rubric Individual Project PART I About the Novel Possible score Theme: What is the big Idea? Literary Elements: Characters: interesting Literary Strategies & Techniques: Sensory details, similes, metaphors, and imagery Style & tone 5 Theme: Is there a real life connection? Clearly shows an understanding by making real life connection5 What is the plot? Understand that Plot: sustains readers interest, well paced action, and engaging story line 5 Where did this story take place? Clearly understands Setting is specific, believable, an full of sensory details5 What is the lesson meant for the main character ? Understands the role of each character to the story10 How are the Supporting Characters interesting? Why are the lesser character important and how o they relate to the main character? 5 Story MapGenre: Short Fiction Audience: ?25 Part II Personal Reflection DraftingOrganization: sequence of events is easy to follow (follow story map) Focused: zoom in on a specific event Coherent: writing makes sense and is easy to understand 100 StructurePrecise word choice: enhances style and tone Vivid images: sensory details, simile, metaphor, and imager. Consistent point of view Use of simple, compound, and complex sentences Coherence Transitions. 50 Conventions of Language fewer than 10 errors (Pre-AP, ZERO ERRORS) Grammar: simple, compound, & complex sentences Mechanics: capitalization and punctuation Spelling 100 Revising & PublishingFinal product- choice of presentation appropriate for imaginative story100