You should have completed a rough draft of your short story earlier in this lesson. You story may or may not include "masterpiece sentences" already, but it never hurts a story to include more of these. After all, the more precise and detailed your sentences are, the more easily your readers will be able to visualize the story's events. If your readers get "caught up" in the story's events, they're more likely to care about what happens.
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Locate the word processing document containing your short story draft, and look for places to add masterpiece sentences (or to turn a rather dull or basic sentence into a masterpiece). Add at least three masterpiece sentences to your short story, and identify these sentences by making them boldface text. Then, save the file and submit a copy to your teacher.
Your grade on this assignment will be based on the completeness of your story draft as well as the "masterpiece sentences" you added. Consult the following rubric to see exactly how your draft will be graded.
| Criteria | |
| The Beginning 2 points |
1 Point: The first two paragraphs of your story include exposition details and a sentence that announces your story’s conflict |
| 1 Point: Somewhere in the first 2-3 paragraphs of your story, you describe your story’s inciting incident. | |
| The Middle 2 points |
1 Point: The middle section of your story includes events that form the story’s rising action. |
| 1 Point: Your story includes a climactic event in which the conflict is resolved or it’s clear to readers how it must be resolved. | |
| The End 1 point |
1 Point: The last section of your story includes details about how the story’s conflict is resolved or an effective, compelling alternative to its resolution. |
| Styles 1 point |
1 Point: You identify at least three sentences in your draft that you revised to create “masterpiece sentences.” |
