Writing Assignment # 1 - Short Story - Requirements

Writing Assignment # 1 - Short Story Requirements Preparation / Planning •

Complete all required worksheets using good detail ⋅

Short story map

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Character map

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Short story timeline

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Basic concept/moral paragraph

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Reading/story mapping on Cornell style notes

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Complete a typed rough draft, double - spaced

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Proofreading and Revision ⋅

Self proofread story twice, once forwards and once backwards

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Complete typed revisions

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Proofread another student’s story

Final Draft •

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Formatting ⋅

Font: Times New Roman or Calibri, sized 11

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Spacing: Double for rough draft, single for final draft

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Margins: 0.5 inches (1.27 cm)

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Columns: Two-columns, setup like the short story examples (download and use the format from the blog)

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Title: Centered on first column

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Page number: centered at the bottom of the page, 0.1 inches from the bottom of the page

Content ⋅

Characters

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Introduction

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Setting

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Conflict

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Resolution

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Conclusion

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Moral

Length ⋅

Between 800 and 1200 words