Future Fiction Story

Write a story in which a character you make up goes into the future, does something and returns. Minimum 5 pages typed, double spaced, and in 12 point font.

Assignment 1 Homework: Make a list of 10 or more steps to go through to complete a story. Post your list to the blog in the comment section below. Due Thursday, March 23rd.

Assignment 2 Classwork: Write your steps out in your planner to complete your final final draft on Thursday, April 6th.

Workshops: Over the next week, we’ll be doing workshops to write, develop, and improve different components of your story.

Grading: You will be graded on the quality of your story and get participation grades for the workshops.

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  1. Max said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 12:25 pm

    1.Brainstorm
    2.Get characters
    3.Write an Intro
    4.fill in the body with details
    5.creat other characters
    6.Create a plot
    7.Peer edit
    8.revise
    9.Turn it in to you
    10.probably do another draft to make it better

  2. Loriail said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 3:55 pm

    My steps to complete a story are…
    1.a bubble map
    2.timeline
    3.plot
    4.theme
    5.setting
    6.character
    7.decide what story might be
    8.read & edit
    9.rough draft
    10.final draft

  3. Milly said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 4:49 pm

    My steps for writting a short story are:
    1. Brainstorm story ideas
    2. Brainstorm characters and setting(s) that fit the story
    3. Make timeline
    4. Pre-write
    5. Edit myself
    6. Have somebody else edit
    7. 1st draft
    8. 2nd draft
    9. Edit
    10. 3rd draft
    11. Edit
    12. Turn in final draft

    -Molly

  4. alex said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 6:47 pm

    -charechters
    -plot
    -scheme
    -setting/s
    -[[possibly]] villan
    -[[possibly]] hero
    -main charechter
    -[[possibly]] main charechters “sidekick”
    -bubble map
    -rough draft
    -edits
    -regualr/ordianry people in backround [[not often mentioned]]
    -timeline
    -etc

  5. Shimpuku Uezono said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 7:48 pm

    Step 1) brainstorm of:
    2) bubble map
    3) characters
    4) events
    5) settings
    6) plot
    7) conflict
    8) intro
    9) body
    10) conclusion/resolution
    11) revision
    12) peer editing
    13) final draft

  6. Brian said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 8:48 pm

    1 brainstrom
    2 make up charictars
    3 write 1st draft
    4 get paper edited
    5 write second draft
    6 get your paper peer edited
    7 look over edits
    8 write final draft
    9 proofread final draft
    10 publish

  7. Aki said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 9:51 pm

    1, Start getting idea about my story
    2, Brain storm idea.
    3, Organize idea and pre-write
    4, Rough draft
    5, First revision
    6, Second draft
    7, Second revision
    8, Third draft
    9, Final edits on the story
    10, Final draft

  8. Marie said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 10:35 pm

    1. Have an idea.
    2. Write it down, well-spread so you can add ideas as you think.
    3. Go over it a couple times to take out things or replace them.
    4. Write yourself an introduction using your pre-write.
    5. Start writing whatever is fresh in your mind at the moment to help clear your mind and relax.
    6. Write the climax.
    7. Repeat step 3.
    8. Write around the climax.
    9. Repeat step 3 several more times.
    10. Grab whoever will listen and force them to read it and give you a well thought-out opinion on it.

  9. Pauline C said,

    March 22, 2006 @ 10:47 pm

    1. Brain Storm
    2. Timeline
    3. Set the setting and character sketch
    4. Find a Theme
    5. Start writing plod of the story
    6. put them together
    7. Edit
    8. Rewite
    9.Edit
    10. Rewrite
    11. Read over
    12. Correction for anything
    13.Publish

  10. Brighite said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 7:38 am

    the things I think you need to create the perfect short fiction story is

    a good begining
    a good plot line
    interesting characters
    some creativity
    and a editor

  11. Kanna said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:18 am

    1. Think for about 5 min.
    2. Create people
    3. Come up with a plot
    4. Write down what comes to mind
    5. Add more
    6. Edit
    7. Read
    8. Have some one eles edit
    9. Have Mr. Pettis see it
    10. Post it

  12. MaSoN said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:19 am

    1 a bubble map
    2.timeline
    3.plot
    4.theme
    5.setting
    6.character
    7.order of story
    8.peer edit
    9.rough draft
    10.final draft

  13. margaret said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:21 am

    1- beainstorm w/ buble map
    2-make characters
    3- make plot
    4- character developement
    5- draft
    6- 1st revison
    7- 2nd draft
    8- 2 revison
    9- peer edit
    10- final draft

  14. Ahmed said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:22 am

    1.a bubble map
    2.timeline
    3.characters
    4.plot
    5.theme
    6.creativity
    7.edit
    8.revise
    9.rewrite
    10.publish

  15. D to the sizzle, J to the fizzle (Dylan said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:22 am

    1)Make bubble map
    2)Develop a basic plot
    3)write intro
    4)edit intro
    5)write body
    6)edit body
    7)write conclusion
    8)edit conclusion
    9)revise whole paper
    10)make a final draft/published copy

  16. lola said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:22 am

    1. make a plot
    2. make characters
    3. setting
    4. outline
    5. 1st draft
    6. revise
    7. 2nd draft
    8. read over, put in more detail
    9. rewrite
    10. title page/ final draft

  17. Mat pellinger said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:25 am

    1.Draw a bubble map
    2.Write first draft
    3.Get it revised
    4.Get it edited
    5.Type second draft
    6.Get it revised
    7.Get it edited
    8.Type final draft
    9.Get teacher to read it
    10.If anythings wrong with it revise it
    11. Finish final draft.

  18. Lucaci said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:25 am

    1. Brain Storm
    2. Timeline
    3. Character development
    4. Create Theme
    5. Create Setting
    6. put them together
    7. Rough Draft
    8. Edit
    9. Revise
    10. Final Draft

  19. Janeall said,

    March 23, 2006 @ 8:35 am

    My 10 steps are to make a story
    1 characters
    2. Place
    3.setting
    4.Plot your story
    5. Brain storming
    6. A theme
    7. Flow map
    8. Edit story
    9. Have creativity
    10.Rough draft and final draft

  20. Katie said,

    April 18, 2006 @ 11:57 am

    well, i LOVE to write and don’t really have a specific order of doing things. I just take a couple of days to randomly take note of ideas for characters and the plot. i also make sure to remember and record my dreams.

  21. Katie said,

    April 18, 2006 @ 11:59 am

    wait a second…this isn’t a blogging site is it? Sorry! is this a classroom thing? i’m very very sorry!

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