ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 1 Task: Design and present a story proposal that involves plot details, development of characters, and analysis of your story according to the narrative structure you ve come to enjoy in fairytales and mythology. To clarify, you will not be formally writing the story; rather, you will go through planning stages that lead up to writing the story. Instead of writing it, you ll be presenting it. Components: Part Component See page... Due Date Grading Part A Plot Graph Worksheet 2-3 /15 Part B Character Worksheet 4 Part C Deconstruction Worksheet Deconstruction Paragraph 5-6 Process and thoughtful completion 7 /20 Part D The Object 8 /15 Part E The Presentation 9 Present on: /25 TOTAL /75 Note: Be careful. Although it may seem like a good idea to toss around ideas without thinking about how each and every piece from characters to plot to conflict work together, avoid this urge. You need to think of everything as pieces to a puzzle that should fit together perfectly. Getting Started: Write your last 3 digits of your phone number here:. Use these last three digits to dictate what elements your story will have. If your phone number ends in 234, your story will include a sailor, an underground cavern, and show life is a journey. # Character or Hero Setting Moral 0 a troll underwater Live every day like it's your last 1 a wizard a planet in outer space The truth will come out eventually 2 a sailor/seafarer a mountainous island Justice always prevails 3 a queen/king an underground cavern Search inside for wisdom 4 a soldier/warrior a crowded marketplace Life is hard but worth it 5 a priest or nun ancient temple ruins Friendship is forever 6 a bandit or thief a jungle Try your best 7 a searcher or wanderer a peasant s cottage Love conquers all 8 a mermaid a castle Trust your own gut feelings 9 a goddess a river or enchanted lake Don't judge a book by its cover
ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 2 Part A Plot Graph Worksheet. Summarize your story in the following plot chart. Be specific the more detail you include, the easier and better your work will be in the rest of the assignment. Introduction (introduce the characters and setting) Rising Action (show conflict) Climax (Climax continues on next page)
ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 3 (climax continued) Falling Action Resolution (this part should make your moral clear)
ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 4 Part B The Character Worksheet: Create three characters for your story a hero, a villain and a sidekick/love interest. For complete marks, at least one should fit the fairy tale or mythic hero pattern, and at least one should go against it. (For example, think of how Shrek played with the usual fairy tale types.) Name & Job Appearance (at least 3 points) Important Personality Traits (at least 3 points) How Does He/She Match/Break the Pattern? The hero The villain The sidekick/ love interest
ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 5 Part C The Fairy Tale, The Mythic Hero and Your Story: Story Deconstruction Worksheet Consult your notes on The Mythic Hero and Traditional Fairy Tales. Consider five ways that your story either follows or breaks the patterns we've studied in class you may talk about plot, character, moral, or anything else you want. Fill in the chart with your findings. (You may use point form, but please use detail.) Fairy Tale/ Mythic Hero Element Example From Your Story How does it break or follow the rules?
ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 6 Fairy Tale/ Mythic Hero Element Example From Your Story How does it break or follow the rules? Overall, do you think your story follows the rules we've discussed in class, or does it break them? Why?
ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 7 Part C The Fairy Tale, The Mythic Hero and Your Story: Story Deconstruction Paragraph Step 1: Decide if your story is or is not a traditional mythic or fairytale story. Your topic sentence (thesis) will explain how it is / isn t a traditional mythic or fairytale story. Step 2: Complete the Paragraph Planning Organizer below. Use point form, but PLEASE be specific in your examples. Step 3: Hand write a formal informational paragraph on the topic. Step 4: Type a good copy. Step 5: Staple this sheet to your paragraph. Thesis First point from the text to prove the thesis Introduce a specific example from your story that proves the first point. Explain or comment on that example and be sure to show that is a good reason why your story is/isn t a traditional mythic or fairytale story. Second point from the text to prove the thesis Introduce a specific example from your story that proves the second point. Explain or comment on that example and be sure to show that is a good reason why your story is/isn t a traditional mythic or fairytale story. Third point from the text to prove the thesis Introduce a specific example from your story that proves the third point. Explain or comment on that example and be sure to show that is a good reason why your story is/isn t a traditional mythic or fairytale story. Conclusion connect all points back to your thesis / topic sentence. Don t introduce new information. Criteria R Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Unclear focus Unclear focus. Clear focus. No proof / proof doesn t prove thesis. Some attempt at solid proof, some Solid proof and solid use of examples. Ideas/ Content Organization Conventions and Written Style Presentation No introduction and/or conclusion Does not use point, proof, comment structure. >5 grammar, spelling, punctuation errors. Quotations are not integrated. Frequent use of the second person. No care and consideration for presentation examples Weak introduction and/or conclusion Struggles with use of point, proof, comment structure. >3 grammar, spelling, punctuation errors. Some attempt made to incorporate quotations. Some use of the second person. Some care and consideration for presentation Solid introduction and/or conclusion Solid use of point, proof, comment structure. 1-2 grammar, spelling, punctuation errors. Solid attempt made to incorporate quotations. Tries not to use the second person. Solid care and consideration for presentation /20 Focus is clear. Insightful writing. Outstanding examples support the thesis.. Outstanding introduction and/or conclusion Outstanding use of point, proof, comment structure. No apparent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation. Excellent incorporation of quotations. Successfully avoids the second person. Excellent care and consideration for presentation
ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 8 Part D The Object: Make one artefact or prop that could emerge in the story. You will make it from scratch and it should represent something or someone in your story. Be ready to explain the significance of the object in your presentation. Your object could be something that is significant to your hero is significant to your villain reflects the setting represents your story s message or let your imagination run wild! You could make a mask that a character could wear or a mask that represents a character a poster that could show up in your story or one that advertises the story an action figure of a character A book cover depicting an important scene A prop a character could use A map depicting the literal journey or quest A diorama depicting the setting A photo collection that a character would make Or let your imagination run wild! Step 1: Brainstorm options for the object that could represent something from your story. Step 2: Complete the Proposal Chart to explain your reasoning behind selecting this object. Show this proposal chart to your teacher! Question Desired Object Back-Up Plan Object Idea Why pick this object (ie. What it represents) What s your plan for how to make this object? (ie. Materials, time-frame, method) Step 3: Make the Object according to the plan you ve set out for yourself. Be sure the object is something that you ve made using a variety of materials. Step 4: Be prepared to present your object by completing the following questions: WHO or WHAT does the object represent? From WHAT is the object made? WHY is the object important? Grading: Quality and Appearance of Object /5 Insightfulness of object /5 Completion of proposal chart /5 TOTAL /15
ENG 2PI Name: Date: notebook pg. 9 Part D The Presentation: The final component of this assignment is the presentation. You will be responsible for delivering or pitching your story to your classmates and teacher. Your goal is to imagine your classmates and teacher as producers of a new movie or television series just waiting to toss your film onto the big screen. You, of course, would love for them to pick your story. So, sell it. I ve prepared Content: As part of your presentation, you should present each component of this assignment: and am ready to present this part Ideas for Approaching this Component... FIRST: Introduce yourself and the story s title. How would the PLOT help the audience want to watch this story on the big screen? Show the audience what exciting elements there are in your story The Plot Explain the five main parts of your plot Outline the main conflict or problem How would the CHARACTERS make an audience want to watch this story on the big screen? Describe both the hero, the villain, and the sidekick or true love Characters Explain what is especially interesting about each character; what unique qualities do they all have? How would the OBJECT make an audience want to watch this story on the big screen? The Object Discuss how you made it (don t forget to Discuss colour and texture choices bring in your object!) Discuss the object s significance to character, plot, etc. (whatever you decided to design it around) Deconstruction Explain how your story fits / doesn t fit the features of a mythical or fairytale story. Conclude with a brief and overall statement about why your story should make it to LAST: the big screen. NOTE: In addition to your object, you must also have some sort of visual guide to wow your audience. It may be an overhead, PowerPoint presentation (please notify your teacher well before your presentation date), or a format of your choice. Criteria R Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4 Preparation Presentation techniques (eye contact, voice volume, voice inflection and pace, natural gestures) Introduction and Conclusion Plot Character Object Deconstruction Other Visual Little evidence of preparation shown prior to and during presentation. Very quiet Speaks too quickly or in a monotone voice No eye contact Poor volume and pace Very unnatural gestures Incoherent or informal introduction and conclusion Vaguely proves plot s Vaguely proves character s Vaguely proves object s Vaguely proves deconstruction s Present but unused Poor quality Some evidence of preparation shown prior to and during presentation. A little quiet Attempt at good pacing and good voice inflection Some eye contact Attempts good volume and pace Some unnatural gestures Attempts made to focus the introduction and conclusion Tries to prove plot s Tries to prove character s Tries to prove object s Tries to prove deconstruction s Attempt at using visual Mediocre quality Good evidence of preparation shown prior to and during presentation. Good volume Good pacing and voice inflection Good eye contact Good volume and pace Natural gestures Good focus at introduction and conclusion Good proof of plot s Good proof of character s Good proof of object s Good proof of deconstruction s Good use of visual Good quality /25 Solid evidence of preparation shown prior to and during presentation. Perfect volume Excellent pacing and voice inflection No eye contact Poor volume and pace Very unnatural gestures Solid and professional introduction and conclusion Excellent proof of plot s Excellent proof of character s Excellent proof of object s Excellent proof of deconstruction s Excellent use of visual Excellent quality