Assignment
Short Story
Your short story should be 500-1000 words long.
Before submitting your story, make sure you story has
An exposition, rising action, complicating incident, climax, and a resolution
Character Development - at least one character from historical time period studied this year (colonies,
Revolutionary War, Writing of the Declaration, etc.)
A setting-time and place should match the character you are using.
Developed plot - the conflict/problem should be historically accurate for your character choice.
Sensory details and rich description to capture the reader's attention and develop a mood.
A narrator with a consistent point of view
Dialogue to move the plot and show the characters' ideas and feelings.
Consistent verb tense.
Appropriately selected and implemented active and/or passive voice
Correct capitalization, punctuation, and spelling.
Refer to the rubric to make sure you turn in your best work.