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Shows that you can tell a good
story (either fictional or actual)
in an historically accurate way.
Your setting and purpose is clear. We know where you are, when &
why, and the importance of the events to the eventual outcome.
- You clearly and accurately "paint a picture"
of the time and place.
- You portray the characters in a way that
helps the reader "see" them and get to know what makes them tick
in an historically accurate way.
- You clearly express the conflict or problem
that is the focus of the story.
- You have a narrator or characters who think
about and analyze the importance of events.
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The events of the story are in a logical order and build up to a
high point (climax). The action sequence might use chronology, flashbacks
and foreshadowing.
- Your opening makes people want to find out
what happens.
- A series of dramatic actions lead logically
to a climax and help the reader understand the importance of the
events.
- Your ending ties together all the loose ends
in a satisfying way.
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Your story is lively and dramatic. You "paint" images rather than
just giving facts. Your language helps the reader to see, feel and
understand the times, characters, and events.
- You create a believable world (either fiction
or real, past or present) that the reader can see and understand.
- You use a variety of sentence structures
and lengths.
- Your verbs are lively and you use details
and creative language (such as similes and metaphors) to create
images.
- The action is dramatic and exciting; characters
talk, think, act, and relate to others in an appropriate way for
the time and place.
- Characters grow and change during the story.
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