ENG1D Creative Narrative Assignment Name:

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Your Task: You will plan and write your own narrative. It can be fiction (completely made-up/invented) or
non-fiction (based on true events or your own or someone else’s life), an original or a parody version. You
may also write it in any form, including: a traditional short story, a narrative poem, a narrative essay, a
news article, or even song lyrics.

Your final narrative may be written for any purpose or combination of purposes:
● to reflect the human condition
● to teach morals
● to entertain
● to teach/educate
● to inspire
● to preserve a culture/history

For this assignment, please do the following:

1) Complete the first graphic organizer* (A) to brainstorm ideas for a story that includes:
● a clear plot (exposition, inciting incident, rising action, climax, and resolution)

● a distinct setting (place and time)

● a consistent point of view (who tells the story: first-person or third-person narrator)

● a clear atmosphere (the way you want your story to feel: creepy, inspiring, romantic, etc.)

● well-developed characterization (at least one or more round, dynamic characters)

● a thoughtful theme (a message that you want your reader to take away)

2) Choose a specific written FORM to communicate your narrative (final piece approx. 2-3 pages):
● a traditional short story

● your own original fairy tale

● a modern parody of a fairy tale

● a narrative poem or song lyrics

● a news article

● your own creative choice

3) Begin writing the first draft of your narrative (should be approximately 2-4 pages)

4) Edit and revise your narrative for the following criteria:

 includes all 6 elements of narrative in an original, clear, and creative way
 logical organization (switches to a new paragraph or stanza every time you focus on a new idea,
a character changes locations, or time moves forward)
 fresh, engaging diction (not stale, boring words like ‘nice’ or ‘big’)
  clear sentence structure and grammar

5) Complete the second graphic organizer* (B) to reflect on your assignment and your use of the writing
process (brainstorming and planning, writing and revising, and reflecting)

* Your graphic organizers will be submitted for marks, so DO NOT skip these steps!

Final Project Submission Date:

ENG1D Creative Narrative Planning Name:

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Use the first graphic organizer to brainstorm ideas; you may use point-form.

A) Complete this page BEFORE you begin writing your narrative.

Element Your Narrative
Plot A boy in late highschool named Jace who happens to be very popular and the
star quarterback on the football time, suddenly has to move far away with his
Jot down some ideas you have sister and family which Jace happy about, little did they know that’s where his
for a story: how it will begin, siter would go missing.
what the major conflict will
be, what the most exciting
part will be, and how it might
end

Don’t worry if you change

your ideas as you go; this is
just to get you started!

Setting/
Atmosphere The graveyard, the new house , the forest, school.
-raining, thundering cold.
Identify at least 3-4 possible - 2012 – 2022.
ideas that you can include to
develop the setting and
atmosphere: where and when
the story will be set, including
places, year/era, time of day,
social conditions, imagery,
weather, season, etc.

Characters Protagonist (main character)

Jot down some ideas you have Name: Jason (Jace) Age: 18
for the main character
Motivation (‘spine’ or why they do things):
Because they are young and curious/ adventurous.

Key Personality Traits:

Curious, adventurous.
 Key Physical Traits:
White, blue eyes, black curly hair, tall, strong

Go to next page for the Reflection graphic organizer (B)

ENG1D Creative Narrative Reflecting Name:

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Use the second graphic organizer to reflect on your final narrative; you may use point-form.

B) Complete this page AFTER you have finished writing your narrative.
Element Your Narrative
Themes Theme:

Identify a key theme Mysterious.

*(message, main idea, or
moral) that you included in
your narrative How you demonstrated this theme:

Contains a lot of events and plots.

*Remember: a theme is never a single word--that’s a topic or an issue--it is a statement about

life or the human condition
Purpose & Audience Purpose: To…

What is the purpose of your Don’t let your curiosity get to you. Listen to your parents they always know best.
story? Who is your ideal
target audience?
Ideal Target Audience:

Young teens.

Form Selected Form:

Which written form did you

use to tell this story? Why is it
the most effective?
I wrote a first prospective story.
Why:
I felt that first prospective would be able to capture how the main character Jace was feeling,
and at what times he was feeling them. I felt you could live through the story and feel what
he was feeling.
 Reflection Strength:
Reflect on the final draft of The plot twist. This is because it was not expected and kept the story interesting.
your story. Identify one
strength and one area for
improvement in terms of your
Area for Improvement:
writing.
Not much details, I next time would add more details.
ENG1D Creative Narrative Assignment Rubric
Level 4:
80-100%
Student uses graphic organizer
Developing and
to communicate highly
Organizing Content:
specific, unique and creative
generate, gather, and
ideas with a high degree of
organize ideas and
effectiveness:
information to write for
an intended purpose ● planning for setting/
and audience atmosphere is detailed,
Reflecting on Skills and appropriate, and
Strategies: reflect on thoughtful
and identify their ● planning for
strengths as writers,
areas for improvement, characterization is highly
and the strategies they unique, interesting, and
found most helpful at specific,
different stages in the ● plot overview is clear,
writing process. concise, and engaging
Writing Overall ● identification of highly
1 and 4 insightful and thought-
provoking themes
● identification of selected
form and specific
conventions is highly
/10
specific, appropriate, and
well executed
● identification and
explanation of strengths
and areas for
improvement is highly
specific and insightful
Using Knowledge of Student chooses appropriate
Form and Style: draft form, organizes ideas, and
and revise their revises final draft with a high
writing, using a variety degree of effectiveness:
of literary,
● highly original and
informational, and
insightful ideas are
graphic forms and
stylistic elements communicated and
appropriate for the organized in a highly
creative, logical and
Go to next page for the Rubric
Level 3: Level 2:
70-79% 60-69%
Student uses graphic Student uses graphic
organizer to communicate organizer to communicate
specific and creative ideas somewhat specific and/or
with considerable creative ideas with some
effectiveness: effectiveness:
● planning for setting/ ● planning for setting/
atmosphere is atmosphere is
appropriate and appropriate but vague
thoughtful
● planning for
● planning for
characterization is
characterization is appropriate but
unique and appropriate undeveloped
● plot overview is clear ● plot overview is
and engaging somewhat clear and
somewhat original
● identification of
appropriate theme ● vague identification of
a theme
● identification of
selected form and ● identification of
specific conventions is selected form and
specific and appropriate specific conventions is
vague or incomplete
● identification and
explanation of strengths ● identification and
and areas for explanation of
improvement is clear strengths and areas for
improvement is
somewhat clear
Student chooses appropriate Student chooses
form, organizes ideas, and appropriate form, organizes
revises final draft with ideas, and revises final
considerable effectiveness: draft with some
effectiveness:
● ideas are communicated
and organized in a ● ideas organized
creative, logical and somewhat logically
engaging style and/or clearly
Name:
Level 1:
50-59%
Student uses graphic
organizer to communicate
ideas with limited
effectiveness:
● planning for setting/
atmosphere is unclear
or not appropriate for
narrative
● planning for
characterization is
weak/undeveloped
● plot overview is
unclear or lacking
originality
● no identification of a
distinct theme (single
word only)
● identification of
selected form and
specific conventions is
vague or misguided
● identification and
explanation of
strengths and areas for
improvement is vague
or unconvincing
Student chooses appropriate
form, organizes ideas, and
revises final draft with
limited effectiveness:
● ideas are not organized
logically or clearly
● form does not match
content, or is missing
purpose and audience
● written form perfectly
Applying Knowledge of
Conventions: use
editing, proofreading,
and publishing skills
and strategies, and
knowledge of language
conventions, to correct ● final draft thoroughly
errors, refine
expression, and present
their work effectively.
Writing Overall
2 and 3
/20
engaging style several key
● written form matches ● form somewhat
conventions
content, and includes matches content, but 1
complements content, and most conventions in a or more missing or ● final draft appears
includes all key well-researched way misplaced conventions unrevised, leaving
conventions in a well- several mistakes in
● final draft clearly ● final draft somewhat
researched and grammar, spelling, and
professional way revised for grammar, revised for grammar, sentence structure that
spelling, and sentence spelling, and sentence distract the reader
structure (appropriate structure, but mistakes
revised for grammar, and clear diction, remain (typos, comma
spelling, and sentence sentence structure, and splices, run-on
structure (precise diction punctuation) sentences)
to create a distinct tone,
variety of sophisticated
sentence structure, and
distinct punctuation)