The Final Project

Whats up: We are going to be spending this entire unit studying plot by reading the story Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine
Paterson. The purpose of this project is to test your understanding of plot and all the elements of plot, and give you an opportunity
to share an original creative idea with your classmates.

Whats due: You will create your very own story! I am going to give you creative license for this project. You have to option of
doing one of the following to communicate your story:
Write a story
Create a film
Artwork
Write a song
Photography
Write and perform a play
If you have any other ideas, you are welcome to ask me. I must approve any ideas that are not on this list.

When its due: Because this is such a large project, there will be several dates where you have things due:

Choice of form of communication- 12/10/13

Story Mountain of your Narrative- 12/17/13
Rough Draft of narrative, script, screen play, song, artwork, and pictures- 1/7/14
Final Project and Presentation -1/24.14

You will be given a copy of the rubric so please.

Be sure to read the rubric because it covers what your project will graded on.

Final Project Rubric

Characters

Setting

Theme

Conflict

Rising Action

Climax

Falling Action

Excellent: 5
Main charactersare
namedandclearly
described.Most
readerscould
describethe
characters
accurately.
The time and place of
the story is vividly
described
The story has a clear
message that can be
applied to all people at
all times. The reader
can easily pick out the
theme.
The story has a clear
conflict that the
character has to face.
The reader can easily
pick out the conflict
and identify with it.
The reader can clearly
identify the main
events leading up to
the conflict.
The story reaches the
peak of the story
mountain. There is a
definite turning point of
the story that provides
suspense and reveals
more about characters.
The reader can clearly

Very Good: 4
Main characters are
named and described.
Most readers could
give a general
description of the
characters

Fair: 3
The main characters are
named, but not much is
told about them

There is a general
The reader can figure out
description of the time when and where the story
and place of the story took place, but not much
detail was given.
The story has
The story did not have a
elements of a theme,
clear theme. The reader
and the reader can
has ideas of what the
figure out the
message was, but cannot
message that was to
be sure.
be passed along.
The story has conflict
There seems to be a
that a character faces, problem present in the
but it is not clear. The story, but the reader does
reader can pick out
not know what it is.
the conflict on their
own.
The reader can pick
The reader can only pick
out two or three
out one event that leads
events that leads up
up to the climax.
to the climax.
The story reaches the
The story reaches the
peak of the story
peak of the story
mountain. There is a
mountain, but there is no
definite turning point. suspense and nothing is
Suspense is provided
revealed about the
and some detail about character.
characters are
revealed
The reader can pick
The reader can only pick

Poor: 2
It is hard to tell who
the main characters
are.

The reader cannot

figure out where and
when the story took
place
The story has no
theme or message to
pass on to the
readers.

There was no conflict

present. The reader is
not able to identify
the problem.

There are no events

leading up to the
climax.
The story does not
contain a climax

There are no events

Points Earned

identify the main

events leading down to
the resolution.
Resolution

Thewriterendsthe
piecewithasense
ofsolidclosurethat
inspiresreader
reflection.There
arenolooseends.

Organization

Thestoryisvery
wellorganized. One
ideaorscene
followsanotherinthe
form of the story
mountain
Thestorycontains
manycreative
detailsand/or
descriptionsthat
contributetothe
reader's
enjoyment.The
authorhasreally
usedhis/her
imagination.

Creativity

out two or three

events that leading
down to the
resolution.
Thewriterendsthe
piecewithasolid
senseofclosure.
Therearenoloose
ends.

out one event that leads

down to the resolution.

leading down to the

resolution.

Thestorydoesn'tquite
feelcompletedyet.
Moredetailand
descriptionare
neededtofully
bringthestorytoa
close.

Nosolutionis
attemptedoritis
impossibleto
understand.

Thestoryispretty
wellorganized.One
ideaorscenemay
seemoutofplace.

Thestoryisalittle
hardtofollow. It does
not use the flow of the
story mountain.

Ideasandscenes
seemtobe
randomlyarranged.
It does not follow the
story mountain.

Thestorycontains
afewcreative
detailsand/or
descriptionsthat
contributetothe
reader's
enjoyment.The
authorhasused
his/her imagination.

Thestorycontains
afewcreative
detailsand/or
descriptions,but
theydistractfrom
thestory.The
authorhastriedto
usehis/her
imagination.

Thereislittle
evidenceof
creativityinthe
story.Theauthor
doesnotseemto
haveusedmuch
imagination.

Total Number of Points ______/50