High School Creative Writing Assessment

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One-page 4-Point Rubric for any writing response that requires students to identify the challenges character(s)/individual(s) face and how the character(s)/individual(s) overcome them. This Rubric is thorough and explicate making it feasible for teachers to accurately score and evaluate their students' writing responses or essays. Rubric criteria categories include: Introductory Paragraph, Explanation of Challenges, Explanation of Overcoming of Challenges, Details / Evidence, Conclusion, and Writing Mechanics. This rubric is suitable for one or multiple characters.

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NEW IN 2020: Rigorous! Engaging! Thought-provoking! This 10-page EDITABLE document will set your students up to write both creatively and critically about Fitzgerald's masterpiece. The three writing assignments promise to elicit thoughtful engagement from all students without compromising on intellectual rigor.

Here's what you'll find inside:

• Creative Writing Assignment: Invite students to write in Fitzgerald’s virtuosic prose style while filling in a missing scene from the novel. What did Gatsby write in his letter to Daisy? What was said when Gatsby and Daisy finally reunited at Nick’s house? This assignment can be given mid-unit after students finish reading Chapter Six. (1 page)

• Analytical Writing Assignment: Challenge students to take their interpretations one step further by writing an analytical paper on Fitzgerald’s wonderfully complex novel. Let students choose from one of five profoundly thought-provoking sample topics — or invite them to develop an original topic of their own. Rubric included. (4 pages)

• Q3 Practice Essay: Designed for AP Lit teachers, this in-class essay assignment will enable students to practice the "Q3" essay from the AP Literature and Composition Exam. Included are three recent Q3 prompts that feature The Great Gatsby as one of the recommended works of literary merit. The assignment asks students to respond to one prompt by composing a well-written essay in 40 minutes. (5 pages)

The writing assignments will come to you in a 10-page EDITABLE Word document that you can customize for your teaching style! The preview for this resource provides access to all 5 pages of the document. Click on the green “PREVIEW” button to see what you’ll get. . . .

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Note: These writing assignments are also included in my Gatsby MEGA-Bundle. The bundle contains everything you'll need to deliver amazing and comprehensive lessons on Fitzgerald's novel: over 40 slides and over 240 pages of content-rich handouts and activities. If you've already purchased the bundle, you don't need to purchase these writing assignments. Thanks!

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This assignment asks students to choose one of the given circumstances that were not included in S.E. Hinton’s original text. Using what they know about the characters and events of the novel, they have to write that scene. They should mimic S.E. Hinton’s style of writing, use a lot of figurative language, stay true to the “voice” of the characters, and not change anything that was in the original story. They are simply writing an additional scene that she never wrote. It's a great, fun narrative practice! I've also included a pre-writing planning sheet and a rubric.

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This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a friendly letter. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: writing a friendly letter and including a heading, greeting, closing, and signature, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the friendly letter writing assignment out of 15 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

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Students use a die to decide the format, topic, and rhetorical appeal that they will use for this persuasive writing assignment. This is meant to be a fun, amusing activity for students learning about rhetorical appeals. One sheet is colored for posting online, the other is in black and white for printing.

Check out my Author's Purpose Dice Roll Writing Activity, and my Character Reading Response Dice Roll Writing Activity as well!

Self-reflection is so important for students of all ages and what better time to reflect on learning than at the end of the school year? With that in mind, I created this end of year reflection assignment that prompts students to consider all of the meaningful experiences they had all year in my class. My students really get into this assignment and I'm sure yours will too! I've included in this product a model of my assignment and a fully editable template for you - it will only take a few minutes to tweak it and make it your own. Your students will thank you for offering this differentiated assessment! I also included three exemplary student examples. ___________________________________________________________________________ Check out these related resources by Language Arts Excellence to finish your school year strong: ⭐ End of Year ELA Escape Room
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Elevate Your Tolkien Unit Finale: Conclude the adventure of The Hobbit with this comprehensive final assessment pack! Tailored to middle and high school students, this resource offers everything you need to gauge student comprehension and creativity after the epic journey through Middle Earth.

This product provides you access to the Canva template!

✨ What's Included:

• Character Analysis Writing Prompt: Encourage in-depth reflection with a thought-provoking writing prompt and a structured graphic organizer.
• Character Comparison Writing Prompt: Foster critical thinking by prompting students to compare key characters, supported by a detailed graphic organizer.
• Rubric for Character Analysis: Simplify grading with a comprehensive rubric designed for character analysis assessments.
• Project-Based Learning Ideas: Fuel creativity with five engaging project ideas, connecting literature to real-world applications.
• Creative Writing Assessment: Unleash students' imagination with a captivating creative writing prompt and a corresponding rubric.

Features:

• Holistic Assessment: Cover various aspects of literary analysis, ensuring a well-rounded evaluation of students' understanding.
• Project-Based Learning: Enhance comprehension through creative projects, promoting a deeper connection to Tolkien's world.
• Versatile Application: Suitable for both individual and group assessments, accommodating diverse teaching styles.
• Seamless Integration: Aligns seamlessly with ELA and ESL curricula, offering a flexible addition to your teaching resources.

Left Side Process Essential Question: What types of communication techniques and methods are used in the media and political communication? How can these techniques impact public opinion? Directions: Create an advertisement poster that includes the following elements. Be sure to label each element in your poster. SS.7.C.2.11: Analyze media and political communications (bias, symbolism, propaganda). Benchmark Clarifications: Students will use scenarios to identify bias, symbolism, and propaganda. Students will evaluate how bias, symbolism, and propaganda can impact public opinion.

Use this slideshow to let your ELL students present their scary stories with a fun backdrop! This also goes over student expectations while presenting as well as sentence frames for peer feedback.

This assignment requires students to compose a creative piece as Old Major. They will suppose that Old Major miraculously reappears/ comes back from the dead and gets to see the horrific result of his rousing speech in chapter 1. How would he react? This resource gives students a choice of 5 products they can create as Old Major. It also includes a rubric.

This resource is in a Google Doc so you can easily upload it to Google Classroom. It is perfect for Distance/ Virtual/ Hybrid learning!

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This rubric looks at 6 different areas when students are being assessed on writing step-by-step directions. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: making sure the directions are in sequential order, including a topic, supporting sentences, exact details, and a closing sentence, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the step-by-step writing assignment out of 18 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

This is a bundle of three dice roll writing assignments. This bundle includes assignments about author's purpose, rhetorical appeals, and character reading response which works for any book.

With these assignments, students roll a die to determine the format, topic, and character/rhetorical appeal/purpose they will use for their writing piece. These assignments offer a lot of flexibility and options for students. They are fun and engaging! This resource includes writing rubrics for the character reading response and author's purpose assignments.

Self-reflection is so important for students of all ages and what better time to reflect on learning than at the end of each term? With that in mind, I created this end of term reflection assignment that prompts students to consider all of the meaningful experiences they had for the quarter in my class. My students really get into this assignment and I'm sure yours will too! I've included in this product a model of my assignment and a fully editable template for you - it will only take a few minutes to tweak it and make it your own. Your students will thank you for offering this differentiated assessment! I also included three exemplary student examples. _________________________________________________________________________ Also, check out these great resources that can be adapted for any novel by Language Arts Excellence: Novel Soundtrack Assignment Socratic Seminar Lesson Plan and Materials Adaptable for ANY Topic Differentiated End of Term Reflection Activities Book Recommendation Form Differentiated Essay Prompts for use with ANY Novel – FREE!

After students read Act IV of Macbeth, this creative assignment asks them to choose a question to answer in the form of a soliloquy. The options ask them to consider what different characters were thinking as specific events were unfolding in the play. For example, one of the questions is "What is Banquo thinking as he is about to die?"

The instructions contain 7 different questions students can choose from, requirements, a chart they will use to analyze their own writing, and a rubric.

This is a GREAT writing assignment to use during distance learning as a digital assignment. Students can access the directions and rubric in this PDF, and write their soliloquy and analysis chart in Google Docs or whatever way you have them submit their work.

My students had a lot of fun with this assignment! They really liked experimenting with Shakespeare's style. Thank you for your interest, and please ask if you have any questions!

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This rubric looks at 5 different areas when students are being assessed on writing a story. The areas that are reviewed on the rubric are as follows: the story outline relates with the graphic organizer, all parts of the story are written in sequential order, staying on task, grammar/punctuation/spelling, and working with others. This rubric scores the story writing assignment out of 15 possible points. The rating scale use is a 3, 2, 1, & 0.

This assignment requires students to write a Eulogy in honor of Boxer in first person as one of the characters in the book! It includes a list of requirements, examples, and a rubric. The assignment is in a Google Doc, so it's ready to post on Google Classroom right away! Perfect for Distance Learning!

This assignment requires students to write a Eulogy in honor of Algernon in first person as Charlie Gordon! It includes a list of requirements, examples, and a rubric. The assignment is in a Google Doc, so it's ready to post on Google Classroom right away! Perfect for Distance Learning.

This assignment requires students to write a Eulogy in honor of Piggy in first person as one of the characters in the book! It includes a list of requirements, examples, and a rubric. This activity can be used after chapter 11 or after reading the whole book. The assignment is in a Google Doc, so it's ready to post on Google Classroom right away! Perfect for Distance/ Virtual/ Hybrid Learning.

This product includes directions and a rubric for writing your own set of vignettes in the style of Sandra Cisneros! Perfect for distance learning, the assignment reviews the attributes of a vignette and provides the writer with questions to consider before they begin writing. Students are required to structure their vignettes around a theme, and incorporate a strong "voice", just like Cisneros. A comprehensive rubric is included for students to refer to as they work, and for you to use to easily grade the assignments.

My students loved this creative writing assignment, and I was blown away with the products they created. I used it during distance learning by posting the document on Google Classroom, and having my students write their vignettes in a Google Doc. It worked perfectly!

Thanks for looking, and please let me know if you have any questions!