Descriptive Writing #1
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Filename: DW1 [Your Title With Capitals].docx (e.g. DW1 The Old Empty House.docx)
Template: Format #1
Person: third (he/she/they not I, my, our).
Verb Tense: past (saw, said, went, not sees, says, goes).
Paragraphing: indented, separate paragraphs for each speaker in your dialogue.
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- 1st paragraph tells what the setting looks and feels like. 2nd paragraph tells what the main character looks like. The action starts in the the 3rd paragraph. Do dialogue. Each speaker gets his or her own separate paragraphs.
- I will indicate incorrect verb tenses with yellow highlighting and problems with where sentences start and stop using blue highlighting.
- this assignment has a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one.
- The three-part story structure and Personal Writing Guide will help make this story interesting.
- Try for no more than 1.5 to 2 pages in length.
- Demonstrate consistent verb tenses, and proper punctuation, capitalization and paragraphing.
- Expressive and personal writing only. Be descriptive (that means describe all new settings and characters when they show up first).
- Make your story as colourful and interesting as you can.
- (no informational pieces. No essays. No journalism. Nothing meta/no stories about being assigned a story to write)
- If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage. |
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Descriptive Writing #2
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Filename: DW2 [Your Title With Capitals].docx (e.g. DW2 The Mystery Of The Burning Barn.docx)
Template: Format #2
Person: third (he/she/they) or first (I, my, our). Be consistent.
Verb Tense: past (saw, said, went, not sees, says, goes). Be consistent.
Paragraphing: indented, separate paragraphs for each speaker in your dialogue.
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A second story of the same sort at you did for Descriptive Writing #1.
This format will make your story look just like an essay, but do not actually write an essay or quote or cite sources. Write a story. (You're just practising format for when we write the actual essays.)
- 1st paragraph tells what the main character looks like. 2nd paragraph tells what the setting looks and feels like. The action starts in the the 3rd paragraph. Do dialogue. Each speaker gets his or her own separate paragraphs.
- I will indicate incorrect verb tenses with yellow highlighting and problems with where sentences start and stop using blue highlighting.
- this assignment has a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one.
- The three-part story structure and Personal Writing Guide will help make this story interesting.
- Double the 1.5 to 2 pages length for the double-spaced format #2 (2x1.5=3, 2x2=4).
- Demonstrate consistent verb tenses, and proper punctuation, capitalization and paragraphing. Be descriptive, colourful and interesting.
- (no informational pieces. No essays. No journalism. Nothing meta/no stories about being assigned a story to write)
- If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage.
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Descriptive Writing #3
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Filename: DW3 [Your Title With Capitals].docx (e.g. DW3 Twins Of Terror.docx)
Template: Format #3
Person: third (he/she/they) or first (I, my, our). Be consistent.
Verb Tense: past (saw, said, went) or present tense (sees, says, goes). Be consistent.
Paragraphing: not indented, line breaks, Internet style, separate paragraphs for each speaker in your dialogue
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- This culminating task for the Descriptive Writing unit will have no step where you submit a rough copy to me for editing. Edit it yourself, or with a peer editor (credited on the assignment) and submit a final copy that looks like I edited it first.
- Don't forget a paragraph to describe the setting, and one for the main character, before any events occur (in the third). Use subheadings. The subheadings will be like "chapters" in your story.
- The three-part story structure and Personal Writing Guide will help make this story interesting.
- Try for 1.5 to 2 pages in length.
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Demonstrate consistent verb tenses, and proper punctuation, capitalization and paragraphing. Be descriptive, colourful and interesting.
- (no informational pieces. No essays. No journalism. Nothing meta/no stories about being assigned a story to write)
- If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage. |
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Fill-In-The-Blank Essay
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Filename: FITBE [Your Title With Capitals].docx (e.g. FITBE A Comparison Of Sandwich Fillings.docx)
Template: Fill In The Blank Essay Template
Research: At least one cited quotation or stat by a different source in every paragraph.
Quote using Subject, Verb, Object (e.g. Owens writes that the house is "small, but nice.")
Forbidden Words: essay, paragraph, prove, firstly, secondly, thirdly, in conclusion, to conclude, states, I, me, my, you, we.
Citation: in-text, parenthetical citation, MLA formatted Works Cited Page (not simply links, nothing blue)
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Using the Assignment Sheet, write an essay on a non-school topic.
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Nothing political or important.
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Retain all of the essay formatting and the wording I have given you, filling in the blanks and completing my sentences.
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Avoid every single of the twenty problems outlined on the Stop! Sheet.
- Have a peer go over your essay for you before submitting it, and include their name on your title sheet under your own. Your partner's job is to point out if you are missing any sources, haven't done MLA format for your Works Cited page, have lost the essay formatting anywhere, not retained my wording, or done anything you were asked not to do on the Stop! Sheet.
- I will indicate incorrect verb tenses with yellow highlighting and problems with where sentences start and stop using blue highlighting.
- this assignment has a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one.
- If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage. |
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Short Fiction #1
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Filename: SF1 [Your Title Here With Capitals, Not The Title of The Story Itself].docx (e.g. SF1 Up From The Undersea Kingdom.docx)
Template: Format #3
Verb Tense: present tense (sees, says, goes) for any discussion of plot. Be consistent. Use [square brackets] when altering verbs in your quotes to present tense.
Research: Certain sections require a quotation from the story, as explained on the assignment sheet.
Quote using Subject, Verb, Object (e.g. Owens writes that the house is "small, but nice.")
Required Words: Certain sections require a word or phrase, as explained on the assignment sheet.
Forbidden Words: I, me, my, we, you, portray(s), author, writer, story, protagonist, symbol, states, easier for the reader to understand, leave the reader wanting more.
Three-sentence limit for the plot summary.
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Short Fiction #1: Use this planning chart before starting the assignment. If you have trouble with the assignment, you will be asked to submit the planning chart first. Follow these instructions perfectly, and submit your work to D2L, using prescribed format #3. Some reading choices are here... Link to "Story Machine Knobs" to help with completing assignment.
- I will indicate incorrect verb tenses with yellow highlighting and problems with where sentences start and stop using blue highlighting.
- this assignment has a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one.
- If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage. |
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Filename: SF2 [Your Title Here With Capitals, Not The Title of The Story Itself].docx (e.g. SF2 The Wolf In Grandma's Bed.docx)
Template: Format #3
Verb Tense: present tense (sees, says, goes) for any discussion of plot. Be consistent. Use [square brackets] when altering verbs in your quotes to present tense.
Research: Certain sections require a quotation from the story, as explained on the assignment sheet.
Quote using Subject, Verb, Object (e.g. Owens writes that the house is "small, but nice.")
Required Words: Certain sections require a word or phrase, as explained on the assignment sheet.
Forbidden Words: I, me, my, we, you, portray(s), author, writer, story, protagonist, symbol, states, easier for the reader to understand, leave the reader wanting more.
Three-sentence limit for the plot summary.
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Short Fiction #2: Use this planning chart before starting the assignment. If you have trouble with the assignment, you will be asked to submit the planning chart first. Follow these same instructions perfectly, and submit your work to D2L, using prescribed format #3. Make sure you haven't read four stories by the same author or of the same kind. Avoid choosing only the shortest stories. Link to "Story Machine Knobs" to help with completing assignment.
- I will indicate incorrect verb tenses with yellow highlighting and problems with where sentences start and stop using blue highlighting.
- this assignment has a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one.
- If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage. |
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Short
Fiction #3
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Filename: SF3 [Your Title Here With Capitals, Not The Title of The Story Itself].docx (e.g. SF3 An Underwater Monster Defeated.docx)
Template: Format #3
Verb Tense: present tense (sees, says, goes) for any discussion of plot. Be consistent. Use [square brackets] when altering verbs in your quotes to present tense.
Research: Certain sections require a quotation from the story, as explained on the assignment sheet.
Quote using Subject, Verb, Object (e.g. Owens writes that the house is "small, but nice.")
Required Words: Certain sections require a word or phrase, as explained on the assignment sheet.
Forbidden Words: I, me, my, we, you, portray(s), author, writer, story, protagonist, symbol, states, easier for the reader to understand, leave the reader wanting more.
Three-sentence limit for the plot summary. |
Short Fiction #3: Use this planning chart before starting the assignment. If you have trouble with the assignment, you will be asked to submit the planning chart first. Follow these same instructions perfectly, and submit your work to D2L, using prescribed format #3. Make sure you haven't read four stories by the same author or of the same kind. Avoid choosing only the shortest stories. Link to "Story Machine Knobs" to help with completing assignment.
-this assignment does not have a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one. It's one of your two culminating tasks for this unit and needs you to get the editing stage done yourself.
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If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage. |
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Filename: TLS [Your Title Here With Capitals, Not The Title of The Story Itself].docx (e.g. TLS The Mermaid, the Witch and the Wolf.docx)
Template: Format #2
Verb Tense: present tense (sees, says, goes) for any discussion of plot. Be consistent. Use [square brackets] when altering verbs in your quotes to present tense.
Research: At least one different quotation in every paragraph. One JSTOR quotation in the first paragraph, and another in the concluding paragraph.
Quote using Subject, Verb, Object (e.g. Owens writes that the house is "small, but nice.")
Forbidden Words: I, me, my, you, essay, paragraph, prove, firstly, secondly, thirdly, in conclusion, states. to conclude, good, interesting.
Citation: in-text, parenthetical citation, MLA formatted Works Cited Page (not simply links, nothing blue. Cite each of your four stories, and your JSTOR quotations.) |
The Loser Story: Use this planning sheet. Then follow these instructions perfectly for the story you are going to criticize, and submit your work to D2L, using prescribed format #2.
Make sure you have read stories by at least three different authors.
-this assignment does not have a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one. It's one of your two culminating tasks for this unit and needs you to get the editing stage done yourself.
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If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage. |
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O Brother, Where Art Thou?
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Filename: OBWAT [Your Title Here With Capitals].docx (e.g. OBWAT Classical Origins of Modern Cinema.docx)
Template: Assignment Template and Planning Sheet
Verb Tense: present tense (sees, says, goes) for any discussion of plot. Be consistent. Use [square brackets] when altering verbs in your quotes to present tense.
Research: At least two different quotation in every paragraph, one from the movie script and one from Fagles' translation of The Odyssey. Put one JSTOR quotation in the first paragraph, and another in the concluding paragraph.
Quote using Subject, Verb, Object (e.g. Owens writes that the house is "small, but nice.")
Forbidden Words: we, I, me, my, you, essay, paragraph, prove, firstly, secondly, thirdly, in conclusion, to conclude, states, good, interesting.
Citation: in-text, parenthetical citation, MLA formatted Works Cited Page (not simply links, nothing blue. Cite each of your four stories, and your JSTOR quotations.) |
-Find elements from The Odyssey (<- class PowerPoint) in O Brother, Where Art Thou? Use the Robert Fagles translation of The Odyssey to quote directly from.
-Use this planning sheet first.
-Then fill out this Fill-in-the-Blank-Essay sheet for the movie, changing the language slightly if you'd like to make it sound less repetitive.
-here is your teacher singing the song from the end of the movie for you.
-this assignment does not have a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one. You'll have to get the editing stage right yourself.
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If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage (the completed planning sheet). |
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Lord of the Flies chapter work
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Filename: none. This is handwritten.
Template: none. This is handwritten.
Assignment Sheet: Use this wording precisely, quoting from Lord of the Flies to make your points.
Verb Tense: present tense (sees, says, goes) for any discussion of plot. Be consistent. Use [square brackets] when altering verbs in your quotes to present tense.
Quote using Subject, Verb, Object (e.g. Owens writes that the house is "small, but [looks] nice.")
Forbidden Words: I, me, my, you, we, us, prove, states, firstly, secondly, thirdly, in conclusion, to conclude, good, interesting.
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Read through William Golding's Lord of the Flies. following these instructions and my wording exactly.
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Here is some background bible knowledge helpful in understanding the character of Simon in the book.
- Show me you can correctly quote directly from the book, using the literary language I have started for you. (Golding says, "_____ )
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Try for one "Symbolism" and one "Themes" quotation per chapter pair, but if you can't, you may do two of each.
- this assignment does not have a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one. You'll have to get the editing stage right yourself.
- The funniest attempts to "plagiarize" or AI this assignment have involved students attempting to make up pretend quotes from the book. |
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Recycled Essay
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Filename: LOTF [Your Title Here With Capitals].docx (e.g. LOTF Jack Merridew As Hitler Figure In Lord of the Flies.docx)
Template: Format #2 and Planning Sheet
Verb Tense: present tense (sees, says, goes) for any discussion of plot. Be consistent. Use [square brackets] when altering verbs in your quotes to present tense.
Research: One LOTF quotation in every paragraph. Put one JSTOR quotation in the first paragraph, and another in the concluding paragraph. Put in two cited Friday Thinker quotations in the essay somewhere.
Quote using Subject, Verb, Object (e.g. Owens writes that the house is "small, but [looks] nice.")
Forbidden Words: I, me, my, you, we, us, prove, states, firstly, secondly, thirdly, in conclusion, to conclude, good, interesting.
Citation: in-text, parenthetical citation, MLA formatted Works Cited Page (not simply links, nothing blue. Cite each of your four stories, and your JSTOR quotations.) |
Turn your Lord of the Flies chapter work into an essay.
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Pick one symbol or one theme you found many quotes for and just transfer only your paragraphs about them over to your essay.
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Use the introductory paragraph I gave you on this sheet, and reword it to make a concluding paragraph too.
-use a JSTOR quote to open the essay, and another to close it.
-mention two of the Friday Thinkers in the essay somewhere, giving a cited quote by or about them (from JSTOR) and write a sentence or two with something the thinker might have to say about what you're talking about in your paragraph.
- this assignment does not have a "40% Rough Copy by Deadline" stage, followed by a "60% upon following my comments" one. You'll have to get the editing stage right yourself.
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If there are signs of AI or plagiarism, I will ask to see your planning stage. |
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