For this required reading you will create a children’s story book based on your creativity. This assignment contains 15 marks, so make sure to do your best work and to cross-check the rubric often. After the books are completed, they will be going over to the elementary school to read our books.
As you are reading your book, you need to be writing notes. This will help you when it comes time to write the story. Especially be looking for and take notes on characterization, plot, setting, conflict, and resolution. The rubric is broken down into 4 basic parts; cover, grammar and spelling, story, and writing.
Cover- The cover needs to include a title, author’s name, your name, period number, and a hand drawn picture. The picture needs to be neatly drawn and colored. Feel free to be creative and come up with an original cover artwork. Remember that people do judge books by their covers.
Grammar and Spelling- Editing is a vital part of the writing process. Please write a rough draft and have a number of people edit your writing.
Story- Your book needs to include plot, setting, characterization, conflict, and resolution. Remember these words should NOT be used in your story. You must write these elements into your story just like the author of the book. All 5 of these literature elements need to be clearly defined to receive full credit.
Writing- Every page needs at least one full paragraph. Each paragraph has to have at least 4 sentences. We will have a lesson on how to punctuate quotations incase you want to include dialogue in your story. The story can be written in first or third person.