It’s about the story, Cheat Sheet of English

Download It’s about the story and more Cheat Sheet English in PDF only on Docsity! Myths OR Legends Final Project Directions: Write a Reader’s Theater (think: play) creative story that is undoubtedly either a MYTH or a LEGEND. You do NOT have to do both. Please don't do both. Please. Choose wisely and then immerse yourself in your genre completely! To complete this assignment, you must follow the guidelines below. Guidelines: • Choose your genre, get to know the specific guidelines for that genre, and then get to work! • You must turn in a printed version of your story (not electronic – VIR students can email theirs) • You must turn in your completed citation worksheet • You must have your story highlighted or noted as per the directions on your citation worksheet • You must turn in one detailed and effort-filled character sketch, full color I CHOOSE A MYTH! o 1000 word and Five Act (Each Act represents the Plot Chart: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution) original creative story with a word count included at the end in parentheses o Include one "real" god/goddess that you have researched and show his/her internal and external traits. o Include one "stupid" human and explain how they have angered or been punished by a god o Include a minimum of 5 characters (including the ones above) PLUS a Narrator o Include ancient/mythical settings o Include a mystery of nature and explain o Include a god/goddess abusing their power/control in some way o Include the explanation for the creation of something o Include on a separate piece of paper a detailed and effort-filled character sketch, full color, of your main character. o Attach your citation worksheet that is filled out completely with all directions followed. I CHOOSE A LEGEND! o 1000 word and Five Act (Each Act represents the Plot Chart: Exposition, Rising Action, Climax, Falling Action, Resolution) original creative story with a word count included at the end in parentheses o Include one bigger than life hero/heroine type character with exaggerated positive qualities (strength, kindness, bravery, cleverness, perseverance, etc) o Include a minimum of 5 characters (including the one above) PLUS a Narrator o Include at least one challenge (conflict) he/she must face and overcome o Include a realistic/historical setting and refer to it in detail o Include a personified animal (can count as one of the characters) o Include an example of “model” (perfect) behavior and/or ethics/morals o Include a moral or lesson that the reader should learn clearly stated at the end of your story o Include on a separate piece of paper a detailed and effort-filled character sketch, full color, of your main character. o Attach your citation worksheet that is filled out completely with all directions followed. Name_____________________________________ Period __________ Score ______/50 OR I CHOSE A MYTH! Citation Worksheet (aka The Rubric) Cite your Play correctly (your last name and page number) as well as HIGHLIGHT or UNDERLINE the parts of your Play that you cite. 1. Cite where you describe the "real" god/goddess in your story. You can site an example of either an internal or external trait. (5 pts) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 2. Cite where your human has been made to look "stupid" in some way. (5 pts) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 3. Cite where you describe your ancient/mythical setting. (5 pts) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________ 4. Cite where you describe your mystery of nature. (5 pts) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ 5. Cite where your god/goddess abuses their control/power in some way. (5 pts) _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________