Craigmore Christian School

Mr. Penn

Subject: 9 English Name:

Topic: Text Production

Due Date:

Year 9 English Assessment Task 1 Creative and Imaginative Writing

Choose one of the following bullet points to use as a starting point for your creative and imaginative short story. Your short story should: Include a specific setting in time (era) and place (location) Feature one or two main characters

Have a clear plot line, including orientation, complication, climax and resolution. Your short story should not exceed 500 words.

You will have the opportunity to submit a draft for feedback on your ideas and story elements, however it is expected of you to draft your own work for editing, grammar and spelling errors. You will be given time in the classroom and the computer room to plan and publish your short story. It is expected that you will draft your story for homework.

An escape from a maximum security prison A sixty-minute countdown Kidnapped and thrown into a back of a truck Danger at the beach Car breaks down A sudden snowstorm Money counterfeiting The discovery of a downed aircraft in the jungle Pick up a male or female hitchhiker Stuck at home with a broken leg Refugees escaping war, entering a country illegally Hypnosis The investigation of a crime scene reveals a briefcase has been stolen Trying to make the team Two strangers at a train station He/she was puzzled that the door didnt open. He/she closed his/her eyes, took a deep breath, and jumped It happened so quickly I didnt have time to think, only react As I read the letter a smile blossomed on my face He/she wondered what would happen if he/she pressed the red button I just stared at the open window A sharp pain jolted my body awake You receive flowers and gifts from a mysterious admirer The true value of $1 Hiccups that wont go away Or visit http://words.bighugelabs.com/plot.php for more ideas

One final piece of advice: when writing descriptions, show, dont tell.

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Mr. Penn

Criteria
Language: 1553 To what extent does the student understand and demonstrate the conventions of a short story through text structure and language for their audience and purpose? To what extent does the student correctly use punctuation, text layout and font variation to communicate their purpose with their audience? To what effectiveness does the student use their vocabulary choices to contribute to specific, abstract or stylish writing?

1556

1561

Literature: 1638

To what extent does the student experiment with and control language features such as image, sound, characters, settings and humour?

Literacy: 1746 1747 1748

How creative, imaginative and original is the students story? To what extent does the student demonstrate a thorough self-editing process through producing work which is accurate in clarity, content, paragraphing, sentence structure, spelling, grammar and vocabulary?

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ACELA Criteria Covered: 1553, 1556, 1561, 1638, 1746, 1747, 1748

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