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Project 1
Evaluation 31
Tenth Grade English 1 (ENGH 035 061)

Be sure to include ALL pages of this project (including the directions and the
assignment) when you send the project to your teacher for grading. Do not forget to put your name
and I.D. number at the top of this page!
This project is worth 100 points. Note that grammar, spelling, and punctuation are important for
this project. Refer to resources such as the MLA Handbook and the writing guidelines in the
Appendix of this course content. More guidance can be found on the Purdue OWL’s website
(https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/purdue_owl.html) or in guides such as Philip Gucker’s Essential English
Grammar.

Project Instructions
For this project, you will write a new conclusion for one of the following stories:
 “My Life as a Bat”
 “The Night Face Up”
 “The Briefcase”
Imagine that a new event occurs, or that an event occurs differently, so that a different resolution is
achieved.
You will want to begin your version of the story before the climax occurs. Starting with the new
development you are introducing, explain what happens. You are the narrator of the story, but use
the same narrative voice as the original story. Your new story should show rising action, climax,
falling action, and resolution.
To begin brainstorming ideas for your story, review the Freewriting Activities you completed in Unit
1. Your thoughts about themes, characters, and your own experiences may inspire you.
After writing a first draft of your project, put it away for a while and do something else. Later, when
you look at it again, you may find things you want to revise. Do you really think that these characters
would act in the way that you describe? Is your work clear and easy to understand? Do you like your
choice of words? Has the theme of the story changed? Are your paragraphs well organized?
Your paper should be between one and two double-spaced pages (300 to 600 words). Your
paper will be graded with the rubric on the next page.

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 Project Grading Table (Teacher Use Only) Points Points
Possible Earned

Rising action that follows logically from the place at which you begin your 15
story.

A clear indication of how rising action leads to a climax. 15

A climax that serves as a turning point in the story. 15

Falling action that explains what happens after the climax. 15

A resolution (which may or may not restore order). Explain how 15

characters’ lives will be affected by the resolution.

Consistency in storytelling. Do you have the characters act, think, and 15

speak in ways that seem consistent with the original version of the story?

Paragraph organization and mechanics. Are your paragraphs well 10

organized? Do you use complete sentences? Do you use nouns,
pronouns, and adjectives correctly? Are words spelled correctly? Is
correct punctuation used?

Project Submission
This project can be submitted electronically. Access the online version of your course and follow the
directions provided for Project 1. (Go to Project 1 in Unit 1 on the navigation panel.)

For mail submission directions, refer to the enrollment information included with your print
materials.

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