Name:

Short Story Writing

You are Canadas newest, youngest, world-famous author! You just
published a book that won multiple awards and was produced by a
movie company. Your book rivals The Hunger Games and The Maze
Runner!!
Now, for your next big idea
Your story must:
Be approximately two pages in length, double-spaced and
typed in Times New Roman font
Have two to four main characters. Your story may include extra
minor characters. Pets do not count as main characters.
You may choose the genre of your story. You may choose a
theme that is: action, adventure, scary, happy.
You may write from the 1st person point of view (I, my, mine,
me) or the 3rd person point of view (he, she, hers, his).
Include one illustration (more if you have time).
STEP 1: Use the Hamburger planner or Story Mountain planner to plan
your short story.
STEP 2: Show Ms. Longland your planner.
STEP 3: Begin typing your short story.
STEP 4: Ask Ms. Longland to proof read and check for grammar.
STEP 5: Edit short story and print.
STEP 6: Add an illustration page
STEP 7: Hand in to Ms. Longland. You are done!

**Please see me after you have finished planning

your short story. I will check over your plans.
**I am able to check over your rough draft for
spellings and grammar.
DUE DATE TO BE DETERMINED

Beginning
Length
The storys
and
title and
Formatting illustration
page is
incomplete
or missing.
Story is less
than two
pages in
length.
Conventio
ns

The story
has not
been edited
and
contains
many
grammatical
errors.

Descriptio
n, Mood,
Genre and
Flow

Paragraphs
are not fluid
and lack
description.
The genre
and mood of
the story
are
inconsistent
.

Acceptable
The storys
title and
illustration
page is
lacking in
detail or
incomplete.
Story is less
than two
pages in
length.
The story
contains
multiple
grammatical
errors.

Paragraphs
are not
fluid. The
genre and
mood of the
story are
sometimes
inconsistent
.

Proficient
Story
includes a
title and an
illustration
page, and is
approximate
ly two
pages in
length.

Mastery
Story
includes a
creative title
and
illustration
page, and is
approximate
ly two
pages in
length.

It is evident
that the
story has
been proofread and
edited for
conventions
, spelling,
and
grammar.
Paragraphs
are
descriptive
and fluid.
The genre
and mood of
the story
are mostly
consistent
and logical.

The story
has been
thoroughly
proof-read
and edited
for
conventions
, spelling,
and
grammar.
Paragraphs
are
descriptive
and fluid.
The genre
and mood of
the story
are very
consistent
and logical.