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embedded Writing a Hero’s Journey Narrative aSSeSSmeNT 1
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Assignment
Think about all the heroes you have encountered in fiction and real life. What type of hero appeals to you? Write and create an illustrated narrative about an original hero. Use the Hero’s Journey archetype to develop and structure your ideas. Orally present your narrative to your classmates.
Planning and Prewriting: Take time to make a plan for your narrative.
• What characteristics will your hero possess and what setting will you choose?
• What are the essential elements of a narrative that you will need to include?
• What prewriting strategies will you use to plan the organization?
Drafting: Create a draft that includes the elements of an effective narrative.
• How will you introduce characters, context, and setting and establish a point of view?
• How will you use dialogue, details, and description to create an original, believable hero?
• How will you sequence events logically and naturally using steps of the Hero’s Journey archetype?
• How will you provide a conclusion or resolution that follows from and reflects on the events of the narrative?
• How will you find or create illustrations to capture key imagery, emphasize ideas, or add interest?
Evaluating and Revising: Create opportunities to review and revise your work.
• When will you share your work with your writing group?
• What is your plan to incorporate suggestions and ideas for revisions into your draft?
• How can you improve connotative diction and imagery to create tone and mood?
• How can the Scoring Guide help you evaluate how well your draft meets the requirements of the assignment?
Checking and Editing: Confirm that your final draft is ready for publication.
• How will you proofread and edit your draft to demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English capitalization, punctuation, spelling, grammar, and usage?
• How will you create a title and assemble your illustrations in an appealing manner?
• How will you prepare a final draft for publication and presentation?
Reflection
After completing this Embedded Assessment, think about how you went about accomplishing this task, and respond to the following:
• How did your understanding of the Hero’s Journey archetype help you create an original narrative?
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