Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Fohr
Assignment Sheet
Reading Log Parallel
Reading Log Journal
Vocabulary
DRESDEN
FINAL PROJECT:
Write a short story based on an actual event from your life. Your story can be fictionalized (like Extremely Loud), or it can be a first person account in story form. The main character must be developed. There must be dialogue. The story must have a beginning, a middle and an end. The story MUST BE WRITTEN IN THIRD PERSON. Your story should be from 3 to 5 pages long, typed, and double-spaced.
Look at the Short Story Skeleton for ideas and to keep on track. COMPLETE the form with your story in mind. Submit it along with your story.
Short Story Skeleton
Also, the following link is an in-depth worksheet for writing a short story. You are not required to complete it. However, there is some good information there about character development and dialogue-writing.
Short Story Information
Reading Log Parallel
Reading Log Journal
Vocabulary
DRESDEN
FINAL PROJECT:
Write a short story based on an actual event from your life. Your story can be fictionalized (like Extremely Loud), or it can be a first person account in story form. The main character must be developed. There must be dialogue. The story must have a beginning, a middle and an end. The story MUST BE WRITTEN IN THIRD PERSON. Your story should be from 3 to 5 pages long, typed, and double-spaced.
Look at the Short Story Skeleton for ideas and to keep on track. COMPLETE the form with your story in mind. Submit it along with your story.
Short Story Skeleton
Also, the following link is an in-depth worksheet for writing a short story. You are not required to complete it. However, there is some good information there about character development and dialogue-writing.
Short Story Information