Mr.

McGavin’s Sixth Hour: Creative Writing

Unit Two: Fiction: Part 2

Good Afternoon, Creative Writers! This week, we will be focusing on the creation of more
fiction, and we will be going over the basic elements of fiction that were shown In the PowerPoint and
Video Lecture! We will be utilizing a Google Form to fill out the information.

Your assignment for this week is in two parts:

PART 1

There will be a matching section, like the Poetry unit, where you will have to match the basic
elements of fiction to their definition. There will be 10 questions, where each will be (1) point.

PART 2

On the Google Form, there will be some fill-in sections that you will tell me about.
After all, starting next week, we will begin focusing on writing our own short stories.
*Before starting this part of the assignment, I suggest that you take some time to go over last week’s
unit to look at Character Development. *

For the fill-in sections, you will tell me about:

Each section is worth (5) points, and the rubric below will describe how to get full points.

• The Setting for your potential story.

• This needs to be at least two-three full complete sentences of a setting. The

time and the place must be listed for full credit as a Setting.

• The Character(s) of your story.

• There needs to be a full description of what your character looks like. Aim
between 3-5 sentences of a description. Reference Fiction Unit Part 1 for
assistance in character development and creation.

• A Theme for your story.

• What “big ideas” do you want to draw out in your story? Please provide at least
one “big idea”, why it is an issue, and then please give a reason why that idea
would be best for your story within 3-5 sentences.

• A Plot type for your story.

• What kind of plot type do you think will be good for your story? Remember,
there is a list and descriptions of each within the PowerPoint and lecture. Please
provide at least one plot type, and then please give a reason why that idea
would be best for your story within 3-5 sentences.

• Two Types of Conflict for your story.

 • What conflicts will your characters face in your story? Please list an internal
conflict that a character of yours will face, and then any of the external conflicts
your characters will face. You do not have to list all of them, just one per
category. Please provide at these two types of conflicts along with explanations
as to where and why those two would fit best for your story within 3-5
sentences.
RUBRIC:
This assignment is worth a total of (35) points.
Fiction Unit 2 Assignment 2.2 Rubric
Criteria Exemplar (5)
The Setting provided has a
time for the story as well as
Setting location for the novel. The
length of the section has been
met.
Exceptional idea development
with supporting details
Character written about the character(s).
The full description has been
s provided with the length
requirement met.
The information about the
“Big Idea” of the story is
provided along with solid
Theme evidence and a strong reason
for the existence of it in the
story.
The information about the
plot of the story is provided
Plot along with solid evidence and
a strong reason for the
existence of it in the story.
All content is represented
with accurate information,
interesting information, and
excellent development. Both
Conflict types of conflict have been
listed, and the reasons for
each have been provided in
full length.
Matching Grade: _________________/10 points
Description Grade: _________________/25 points
Developed (3)
The Setting provided has a
time for the story as well as a
location for the novel but is
lacking in terms of length for
this section.
Satisfactory idea development
with some supporting details
written about their character(s).
A full description has been
provided but did not meet the
length requirement for the
section.
Information regarding the “Big
Idea” of a story is provided,
but there is limited, or unclear
evidence linked to it as well as
an unclear or lack of reason
provided.
Information regarding the plot
of a story is provided, but there
is limited, or unclear evidence
linked to it as well as an
unclear or lack of reason
provided.
The conflicts are provided with
satisfactory development;
however, there is limited,
unclear, or missing content and
reasons from the overall
description.
Limited (1)
The Setting provided is
lacking a time for the
story, or a location for
the story.
Unclear or limited idea
development with lack
of details. The
description of the
character doesn’t fit the
length requirement of
the section.
Limited information
regarding the “Big
Idea”. There is limited
or no evidence linked
to it along with a lack
of a reason provided.
Limited information
regarding the plot.
There is limited or no
evidence linked to it
along with a lack of a
reason provided.
Limited or no
information regarding
the conflicts was
provided. Content and
reasons are missing
from the descriptions.
The length requirement
was not met.
*Note: Plagiarism will result in a 0 for the assignment. *

Thank you all, and I am looking forward to your Fictional Character Creations!

This assignment is due on Friday, October 3rd at 12pm.

Mr. Lewis, Out!