Short Story Assignment

We've spent a good amount of time reading and analyzing short stories.  Now is your chance to be creative and write your own. 

Above is Vonnegut on writing a short story.

Short Story Writing Assignment: Due Monday, Oct. 6th

 It's time for you to write your own original modern short story.

The subject can be of your choosing.  But your story should have:

1. a protagonist
2. an antagonist
3. at least 2 incidents in the rising action
4. a climax
5. falling action and a resolution
6. an epiphany (Links to an external site.) (the epiphany can appear either in the climax or in the resolution)

Here are a few things you should not/cannot do:

 --no supernatural activity

--no profanity

--no graphic sex or violence

 AVOID CLICHES - fresh language

SHOW/ don't tell.

Stories should be typed, double-spaced with 1-inch margins, Times New Roman font size 12.

Length should be 2-3 pages (3 pages max.—you’ll be penalized if your story is any longer).

Submit your paper as a new Juno Doc through your "File Locker"

I will grade you on how well you adhere to the guidelines, and on the vividness and originality of your story.

Stories are due on MONDAY, October 6^th.

In addition to the work you do at home, you will have some class time (likely two class periods) to work on your stories.

 This assignment is worth 50 points.