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Creative Writing—Genre Choice Paper Bag Story: Assignment Overview & Rubric
Task: You will create and write a narrative story in a genre of your choice with a clearly developed
conflict and plot.
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Step 1: Review the elements of various genres of literature, such as: fantasy, historical fiction,
mystery, realistic fiction, and science fiction. Compare and contrast the basic features of each
using a graphic organizer.
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Step 2: Choose a genre for your Paper Bag Story.
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Step 3: Choose a paper bag! Write the BAG# here __________
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Step 4: Complete the Problem & Solution Graphic Organizer for your story.
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Step 5: Review the rubric (on the back of this page) and submit a rough draft of your story by
Due Date: 5/12/17
Preliminary Planning:
Group Members:
Write your genre choice here: _______________________________________
Record your paper bag items here:
Summary of the BIG PICTURE of your story: 1-3 sentences
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Narrative Writing Choose a Genre Paper Bag Story: Rubric
Narrative
Writing
MN State
Standard
(6, 7, 8)
.7.3.3
Precise
Language
(6,7,8)
.7.3.3
Organize
an event
sequence
that unfolds
naturally
and
logically.
4: Exemplary
Proficient
Uses many
precise,
descriptive details
including
figurative
language to
describe actions
and emotions,
such as:
 simile,
 metaphor,
 personification
,
 onomatopoeia
,
 hyperbole,
and
 sensory
language, like
what do you:
 see,
 hear,
 feel,
 smell,
 touch
Establishes a
logical plot by
establishing a
strong conflict and
sequence of
events that are
easily
recognizable.
3: Proficient
Uses some
precise,
descriptive details
including
figurative
language to
describe actions
and emotions,
such as:
 simile,
 metaphor,
 personification
,
 onomatopoeia
,
 hyperbole,
and
 sensory
language, like
what do you:
 see,
 hear,
 feel,
 smell,
 touch
Establishes a
logical plot by
establishing a
conflict and logical
sequence of
events that are
recognizable; may
lack some clarity
with conflict
development and
sequence of
events.
2: Basic
Proficient
Uses few
details to
describe
actions and
emotions.
1:
Progressing
Language is
imprecise and
vague making
it difficult to
understand
actions and
emotions.
0: No
Evidence
Did not do the
assignment.
Conflict and
plot are difficult
to identify;
lacks
organization
and
sequencing of
events.
Conflict and
plot are
unclear or
missing.
Lacks clarity
and
sequencing of
events.
Did not do the
assignment.
4/17 & 4/18
Guiding Question:
What are some of
the elements of
various genres in
creative writing?
Objective: I can
identify some of
the basic
elements of
genres in creative
writing by
completing a
graphic organizer
that compares and
contrasts their
features
Access: Group
brainstorm genres
in creative writing
[sci fi, romance,
realistic fiction,
myth, fairy tale,
mystery, horror,
etc.]
New Information:
Review the
features of each
genre
Apply: working in
a small group,
complete the
graphic organizer
comparing and
contrasting genres
Generalize: which
genre do you think
you may like to
choose?
4/19 & 4/20
Guiding Question:
What genre will
your GROUP
choose for your
new creative
writing story?
Objective: I can
begin to develop
my new creative
writing story by
choosing a genre.
Access: What’s
your favorite
genre to read?
New Info: Review
Rubric
Apply: Complete
Preliminary
Planning
Document (first
page of
assignment)
Generalize: Share
genre whole
group!
4/21 & 4/24
Guiding Question:
What conflict, or
problem, will drive
the plot of your
story?
Objective: I can
identify and begin
to develop the
conflict by
completing the
Problem &
Solution graphic
organizer.
Access: Guiding
Questions—Table
Talk
New Information:
Review conflict
and relationship to
plot.
Apply: talk through
ideas for the
conflict, or
problem, in your
story; complete
Problem &
Solution graphic
organizer.
Generalize: Share
conflicts!
4/25 & 4/26
Guiding Question:
What strategies
can you use to
build your
characters and
move your plot?
Objective: I can
create a strong
narrative story in
my chosen genre
by using figurative
language, detail,
dialogue, and
action.
Access:
Discuss/Brainstor
m guiding
question
New Info: Review
assignment
specifics
Apply: Brainstorm
and Collaborate!
Assign roles!
Generalize: Share
with the whole
group one
strategy you used
today AND one
detail from your
story using that
strategy
4/27 & 4/28
Guiding Question:
What strategies
can you use to
build your
characters and
move your plot?
Objective: I can
create a strong
narrative story in
my chosen genre
by using figurative
language, detail,
dialogue, and
action.
Access:
Discuss/Brainstor
m guiding
question
New Info: Review
assignment
specifics
Apply: Brainstorm
and Collaborate!
Assign roles!
Generalize: Share
with the whole
group one
strategy you used
today AND one
detail from your
story using that
strategy
5/1 & 5/2
Guiding Question:
Have I included all
of the
requirements of
the assignment?
Objective: I can
write a narrative
story in the format
of my chosen
genre that
develops a
narrator,
character, setting,
and plot using
dialogue,
description, and
figurative
language.
Goal: Fully
complete your
story and produce
a final copy for
turn in and
assessment.
5/3 & 5/4
Guiding Question:
Have I included all
of the
requirements of
the assignment?
Objective: I can
write a narrative
story in the format
of my chosen
genre that
develops a
narrator,
character, setting,
and plot using
dialogue,
description, and
figurative
language.
Goal: Fully
complete your
story and produce
a final copy for
turn in and
assessment.
5/5 & 5/8
Guiding Question:
Is my story edited
and ready to turn
in as a final copy?
Objective: I can
prepare my final
copy of my story
by engaging in a
peer review and
making final edits.
Apply: Share
stories with
another individual
or group; offer
Two WOWS and
Two Wonders;
make necessary
revisions.
5/9 & 5/10
Guiding Question:
How will I promote
my genre choice
story through a
multi-media
presentation?
Objective: I can
create an artistic
or entertaining
multi-media work
to promote my
genre choice
story.
Goal: Complete
creating
presentation
Access: Quick
share—story title
and type of
presentation
New Info: Review
assignment and
project formats
Apply: Just do it!
Generalize: quick
check in—are you
ready?
5/11 & 5/12
Guiding Question:
Does my multimedia
presentation
highlight the key
details of my
genre choice
story? Does it
mirror the style of
the story? For
example, can my
viewers tell what
genre my story is
through the
presentation--is it
science fiction,
romance, horror,
mystery, etc.
Objective: I can as
an individual or in
collaboration
create an artistic
or entertaining
multimedia work
for a specific
purpose to
promote my genre
choice story.
Access: Entrance
Ticket—
Presentation
checklist
New Info: Review
presentation
details
Apply: Complete
developing
presentations for
viewing next
class.
Generalize: Share
your presentation
with another group