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ACTIVITY 4
Independent Writing
WRITING PROMPT: Write a short story that meets the requirements listed in Learning Targets and the Scoring Guide. Be sure to
• Establish setting
• Include clear sequences of events
• Develop a well-defined narrator and/or characters
• Choose and maintain a definite point of view throughout the story
• Include descriptive sensory details to make the setting and characters clear and
interesting
• Use dialogue to show character and move the plot
• Use parentheticals to add information or description
You may want to use the graphic organizers from the earlier activities to help you create plot and characters for your new short story.
Revisit the web that you and your partner created for Activity 3.Think of twists on other stories that you know, or go through your own portfolio and then brainstorm ideas for a story that you want to write. Vary your writing by using all four sentence types (simple, compound, complex, compound-complex) and label one example
of each in the final draft of your story. Complete your story, revise as needed, and prepare it for sharing with peers. Be sure to
• Establish setting
• Include clear sequences of events
• Develop a well-defined narrator and/or characters
• Choose and maintain a definite point of view throughout the story
• Include descriptive sensory details to make the setting and characters clear and
interesting
• Use dialogue to show character and move the plot • Use all four sentence types
Writing Workshop 4 • Narrative Writing: Short Story 17
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