Short Story Assignment   Write an original short story about one of the topics below: Choice #1:  Write a short story about revenge perhaps in the genre of mystery. Choice #2:  Write a short story about overcoming adversity perhaps in the genre of adventure. Choice #3:  Write a short story about ambitions perhaps in the genre of adventure. Choice #4:  Write a short story about determination perhaps in the genre of science fiction or fantasy. Choice #5:  Write a short story about an unexpected event perhaps in the genre of romance.   Stage #1:         Begin by preparing a list of brainstorming/prewriting ideas.  Make decisions about which ideas you will and will not use in your short story. Stage #2:         Organize your ideas into categories.   Stage #3:         Write your hand-written, double-spaced draft copy, including each of the following:  description, narration, and dialogue.                         Keep in mind a well written story often contains figures of speech, flashbacks, stereotypes, comic relief, symbolism, foreshadowing, and/or subplots.                         Remember to use the proper conventions of writing.   Stage #4:         Meet with two separate classmates to edit your short story together.  Please ask me questions about your writing that neither of you are able to answer.                         Make changes to your work in your own writing in a different colour of pen or pencil.                         Have both of your student editors initial your work after it has been proofread.   Stage #5:         Think of an appropriate title for your short story.   Stage #6:         Prepare your final, typed copy:  two to three pages in length when formatted in Times New Roman and 12 point font.                         Your title will appear on the top of your first page followed by your name, class, and date.  A title page is not needed.   Outline Sheet Name:____________________ Class:____________________ Date:_____________________   1.  INRODUCTION Protagonist’s name:_____________________________ Three Character Traits:___________________________                                     ____________________________                                     ____________________________   Antagonist(s)’s name(s):__________________________     ________________________ Three Character Traits:___________________________      ________________________                                     ____________________________    ________________________                                     ____________________________    ________________________   Setting (time and place):____________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Emotional setting/Atmosphere of  story (details such a lighting, weather, and expression): ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   2.  INITIAL INCIDENT Statement of Conflict:______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________   3.  RISING ACTION Episode #1 leading to the Climax:____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Episode #2 leading to the Climax:____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Episode #3 leading to the Climax:____________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   4.  CLIMAX Highest point of action in short story:__________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   5.  FALLING ACTION Tie up lose ends:__________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________   6.  CONCLUSION End your short story:_______________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Feeling left with reader at the conclusion of story (Mood):_________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ Point of View:____________________________________________________________ Theme(s):_______________________________________________________________ Tone, or attitude of a writer towards your subject:________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________