| 1. Horror/Thriller 2. Mystery 3. Magic 4. Adventure |
5. Romance 6. Teen scene 7. Historical fiction 8. War Story |
9. Humor 10. Parody 11. Animal Story 12. Tall Story |
13. Western 14. Science Fiction 15. Fantasy 16. Sport Story |
17. Children's story (pre-reader) 18. Comic strip 19. Screenplay 20. |
NON-FICTION 21. Memoir 22. Travel Piece 23. Persuasive Editorial on current topic 24. |
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| 1. Cover Title, Name and date with image(s), decorations, etc. |
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| 2. Table of Contents: title of each piece with genre type and page number correctly indexed and named |
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| 3. 12 original short stories:
8 separate genres from list and 4 free choice |
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| 4. Fluency and conventions 2 points for each story possible |
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| 5. Image: Each short story with appropriate illustration/decoration that enhances message or theme of story = 1 point extra credit | ||
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Short Story Sites:
1. Short Story Magazine.
2. Short Bytes.
3. Short Stories:
Romance
4. http://nav.webring.yahoo.com/hub?ring=shortstoriesmag2&id=1&hub
5. Structuring the Short
Story.
6. Love Stories
We will do handwritten drafts in class. Students are expected to type up work at home.