GENRE EXPERIENCE 

Create a book of your original short stories to share and enjoy for years to come.

Write 12 short stories: a minimum of 8 different genres chosen from the following list and 4 of your own choice
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.

 Progress Rubric

 Requirements

Possible Points

Points Earned
1. Cover
Title, Name and date with image(s), decorations, etc.

5
 
2. Table of Contents: title of each piece with genre type and page number correctly indexed and named

 5
 
3. 12 original short stories:
8 separate genres from list and 4 free choice

 120
 
4. Fluency and conventions
2 points for each story possible

 32
 
5. Image: Each short story with appropriate illustration/decoration that enhances message or theme of story = 1 point extra credit    
 TOTAL POINTS

 162
 

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.