Name: __________________________ V. Vlez Gonzlez, M.Ed.

Creative Writing 2012 2013 My Life so far Although your lives have been relatively short thus far, you have still had many experiences and created many memories that have helped to shape your personality. For this project, you are to think back and evaluate your life, documenting 3 events or people that have genuinely had an impact on you. You can be as personal as you want to be, but dont feel as though you must divulge your deepest secrets. Your people and/or events must be school appropriate. Your Task: 1. Choose 3 events or people. 2. Visually represent each event with picture or collage. This should be done in either PowerPoint OR a school-compatible movie maker. a. Reminder: this will be presented. 3. Create 2 poems and 1 short story. 4. Present your pictures, 1 of your 2 poems, and your short story to your classmates during your scheduled exam period. Criteria: Your poems must be of at least 10 lines in length. They must each contain at least 4 different literary devices from those that we have covered throughout this semester. Your short story must be between 1 complete page minimum and 3 pages maximum. It must follow Freytag's pyramid and should contain at least 2 literary devices. All writing must be typed and adhere to MLA format. These projects will be due on Monday January 24. They will be presented in class and make up 80 points of your final exam grade. The remaining 20 points will come from the written exam.

Creative Writing I Final Project Rubric Poem 1 Rubric: Adherence to Task ____ 5: Poem has gone above and beyond expectations. Student offers many (5+) properly used devices. Poem reflects thoughtfulness. 5: Student created highly original work that demonstrated thoughtfulness and dedication to excellence. 5: Student maintained appropriate proofreading, grammar, and mechanics. 4: Poem is successful. Student offers sufficient (4) devices that were used properly. Poem shows effort. 4: Student created original work that showed dedication and thought. 4: Student maintained appropriate proofreading, grammar, and mechanics with only 1 or 2 errors. 3: Poem is average. Student offers some (3) devices OR offers multiple devices that were unsuccessful. 3: Student put average effort into assignment. 3: Student demonstrated understanding of proofreading, grammar, and mechanics, but has made at least 3 to 4 errors. 2: Poem is below average. It either has few (2) devices OR does not adequately complete assignment. 2: Student put minimal effort into assignment. Assignment appears rushed. 2: Student had many mistakes (5-6). 1: Poem is unacceptable. It contains 1 or no literary devices OR does not connect to task. 1: Clich.

Creativity and Effort ____x2 Adherence To Standards of Writing ____

1: Student had frequent patterns of errors.

Poem 2 Rubric: Adherence to Task ____ 5: Poem has gone above and beyond expectations. Student offers many (5+) properly used devices. Poem reflects thoughtfulness. 5: Student created highly original work that demonstrated thoughtfulness and dedication to excellence. 5: Student maintained appropriate proofreading, grammar, and mechanics. 4: Poem is successful. Student offers sufficient (4) devices that were used properly. Poem shows effort. 4: Student created original work that showed dedication and thought. 4: Student maintained appropriate proofreading, grammar, and mechanics with only 1 or 2 errors. 3: Poem is average. Student offers some (3) devices OR offers multiple devices that were unsuccessful. 3: Student put average effort into assignment. 2: Poem is below average. It either has few (2) devices OR does not adequately complete assignment. 2: Student put minimal effort into assignment. Assignment appears rushed. 2: Student had many mistakes (5-6). 1: Poem is unacceptable. It contains 1 or no literary devices OR does not connect to task. 1: Clich.

Creativity and Effort ____x2 Adherence To Standards of Writing ____

3: Student demonstrated understanding of proofreading, grammar, and mechanics, but has made at least 3 to 4 errors.

1: Student had frequent patterns of errors.

Short Story Rubric: Plot and Setting ____x2 5: What, why, when, and where are all fully developed. Details are explicit. Student has considered all components of Freytag's pyramid. 5: Student created highly original work that demonstrated thoughtfulness and dedication to excellence. 5: Student maintained appropriate proofreading, grammar, and mechanics. Student utilized language to the benefit of the story and used multiple (4+) literary devices. 4: What, why, when, and where are developed. Details are apparent. 3: What, why, when, and where are minimally developed. Student left out details. 3: Student put average effort into assignment. 2: Student is missing elements of plot and/or setting. 1: Student has done minimal work on plot and/or setting. 1: Clich.

Creativity ____x2

4: Student created original work that showed dedication and thought. 4: Student maintained appropriate proofreading, grammar, and mechanics with only 1 or 2 errors. Student attempted some (3) literary devices.

2: Student put minimal effort into assignment. Assignment appears rushed. 2: Student had many mistakes (5-6) and no attempt at using language for the benefit of the story.

Adherence to Task and Standards of Writing ____x2

3: Student demonstrated understanding of proofreading, grammar, and mechanics, but has made at least 3 to 4 errors. Student used minimal literary devices.

1: Student had frequent patterns of errors.

Presentation Rubric: Visual Representations ____ 5: Student has displayed pictures for each text. Pictures are clearly connected and show creativity and planning. 5: Student has shared both a poem and the short story. Presentation was rehearsed and went smoothly. 4: Student has displayed pictures for each text. Pictures connect to writing. Pictures show creativity. 4: Student has shared both a poem and a short story. Presentation went smoothly. 3: Student has displayed appropriate pictures for each text. 2: Student has displayed pictures for 2 of the 3 texts OR pictures lack adequate connections. 2: Student has shared either a story or a poem. 1: Student has failed to connect pictures to text OR has only supplied 1 picture. 1: Student shares a portion of either the story or the poem.

Presentation ____

3: Student has shared a poem and a short story.