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Assignment 3 Short Story (30%) : Prompts

This document provides instructions for Assignment 3, which involves writing either a short story or creative nonfiction piece. For the short story option, students must choose from 5 prompts and write a 2-3 page story. They can work individually or in pairs, and must submit a draft by Week 9. For the creative nonfiction option, students select from 4 prompts and write a 2-3 page piece, which can be done individually or with a partner. A draft is due by Week 7. The document also includes a rubric for grading the assignment based on ideas/organization, style/voice, word choice/fluency, and conventions.

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Assignment 3 Short Story (30%) : Prompts

This document provides instructions for Assignment 3, which involves writing either a short story or creative nonfiction piece. For the short story option, students must choose from 5 prompts and write a 2-3 page story. They can work individually or in pairs, and must submit a draft by Week 9. For the creative nonfiction option, students select from 4 prompts and write a 2-3 page piece, which can be done individually or with a partner. A draft is due by Week 7. The document also includes a rubric for grading the assignment based on ideas/organization, style/voice, word choice/fluency, and conventions.

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Assignment 3

Short story (30%)


Instruction:

- Choose one of the prompts below for your non-fiction writing assignment
- Your writing should be 2-3 pages long
- Individual/Pair work
- Submit 1 working draft
- Deadline: Week 9

Prompts

1. A flood swept away an entire town, leaving only the library and its strange secret.
2. Your main characters find that time has slowed for them. Each year they age only several weeks and slowly those nearest
them are beginning to get notice.
3. Your character wakes up covered with strange tattoos and can’t remember how he/she got them.
4. Your main character is trapped in a dream that is quickly becoming a nightmare.
5. Your main character’s birthday wish that he/she made when he/she were blowing out the candles actually comes true.
What is it? Is it everything that they hoped for?

OR
Creative nonfiction (30%)
Instruction:

- Choose one of the prompts below for your non-fiction writing assignment
- Your writing should be 2-3 pages long
- Individual/Pair work
- Submit 1 working draft
- Deadline: Week 7

Prompts

1. Think about what your favorite holiday means to you. Why do you celebrate it? How does it shape or affect your life for the
rest of the year?
2. Think of a song that you would consider a lifelong favorite, even if your love for it now is attributed more to a strong sense
of nostalgia than to your current musical tastes. Does hearing the song unexpectedly on the car radio or in a restaurant
suddenly transport you to a different time or instantly change your mood? Write a personal essay about the memories you
have associated with the song, and how the lyrics might have resonated with a certain significance in your past. How has
your understanding and appreciation of the song evolved?
3. What was your worst subject in school? Write an essay about that subject and why you found it so difficult. Does the
experience still influence the way you process information? Have you developed a passion for what you once couldn’t
crack? Use this prompt to study your own approaches to learning, and how your mind and personality may have changed
over time.
4. The holiday season often means traveling short or long distances to spend time with family and friends. You might find
yourself in a car, bus, train, subway, plane, or perhaps even a combination of several modes of transportation. Write a
personal essay about an experience you’ve had while in transit during the holidays. Were there particular memories that
surfaced as you looked out a bus window at the passing scenery? Did an unexpectedly funny or fascinating conversation
take place with others who happened to be riding with you?

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Short Story/Creative nonfiction rubric

Ideas/organization/content 20

- Setting, characters, and plot are fully fleshed out, vibrant, and connected
- Flow of action is logical and deliberate
- Plot is original/creative/imaginative
- Uses symbolism or subtext
- Ending is effective, fitting, and provides a sense of completion
Style/voice 15

- Vivid and imaginative descriptive details are present


- Writing reflects a unique, consistent personal voice
Word choice/sentence fluency 10

- Word choice is inventive, sophisticated, and appropriate for work


- Word choice is consciously appropriate and deliberate for character
- Sentences read smoothly making it easy to decipher meaning
- Sentence structure is varied and complex
Conventions 5

- Spelling is correct throughout piece


- Punctuation is used correctly
- Format and presentation is correct/professional (Times New Roman, size 12, double spaced)

50 x 2 = 100

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