Short Story Creative Writing: Assignment
Creative Writing
Files for Scifi Short Story:
| complete_creative_writing_unit_all_strands.docx |
| creative_writing_task.docx |
| short_story_rubric.docx |
Files for Mythology task
| creative_writing_task_with_myth_motif.docx |
Files for Scifi task (more for scifi here)
Link to contest information
| scifi_plans_and_rubric.docx |
Create the Protagonist and Antagonist
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Brainstorm with a friend:
1. Name 2. 20 Traits (Rules: balance of positive and negative traits, only 1 really strange characteristic, inside and outside traits) 3. How will my protagonist/ antagonist change over the story? 4. How will my readers get to know my characters? 5. Once the class has created 2 characters, discuss possible story lines. Eg. How would these two meet each other? Did they always hate each other? 6. Sketch your characters 7. Consider, who should tell the story (Narrate)? Why? |
Step 3: Create the Central Setting and Mood of Your Short Story
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In Class, view a variety of intriguing images (of settings) placed around the room. First, walk around and view them all. Next, on 3 different images on chart paper that is next to the image, answer:
1) Which image makes you feel the most... violent, courageous, tranquil, romantic, etc? 2) What specifically makes you feel that way? 3) What setting works best for your scifi? Explain. 4) Plan for your story: Time (of day): Weather (temperature/climate): Place (Describe all senses): Era (Decade): Social Conditions (What are the people like): 5) How will the setting demonstrate your theme?
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Step 4: Create a Rough Plot Outline for Your Short Story
Plan for your story:
In Point form, please plan the outline of your short story: And, as always, please keep in mind the theme or argument that you are making in order to stay focused. Exposition (Intro): (who do we have to meet, how will we meet them?) Rising Action: (What is the conflict.) Climax: (What is the most exciting part of your story? How will the conflict come to a head?) Falling Action: (How will things start to settle down? Resolution: What is the last moment of your story? |
1. Sketch a rough plot graph on the board and discuss some guidelines. Discuss alternate plot graphs: cliff hanger, In media res.
Rules a) 2-3 pages b) Double Spaced size 12 Times New Roman c) Science Fiction traits (see Genre lesson) d) Science Fiction Theme, Character, setting, mood, climax e) To be submitted: _____________________________ f) No cliff hanger endings g) You will submit all plans and rough work. This is a part of your mark. | ||
Step 4 B: Alternative Ways to get Started
1. Write the first line of your story, hand it to a friend and they write the next line. Pass it back and forth until you have started your story.
2. Read your science textbook. Pick the most interesting rule of science and consider how the world would change if that law/ rule no longer existed.
3. Blackout words from the newspaper to create a completely different story. Could this be the introduction to your story?
Please save all of your rough work to receive credit towards your science fiction short story.
2. Read your science textbook. Pick the most interesting rule of science and consider how the world would change if that law/ rule no longer existed.
3. Blackout words from the newspaper to create a completely different story. Could this be the introduction to your story?
Please save all of your rough work to receive credit towards your science fiction short story.
Step 5: Enrich your Story with Poetic Language
| literary_devices_with_tupac.doc |
Step 6: Self- Evaluation
| sci_fi_self_evaluation.doc |
| generic_short_story_self_eval.doc |
| reflection_on_writing.docx |
