Students must post one interesting case that he/she has seen in the clinical setting via Discussion Board in the online part of this course. The case should be an unusual diagnosis, or a complex case

Project 2

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Ninth Grade English 1 (ENGH 031 060)

Be sure to include ALL pages of this project (including the directions and the assignment) when you send the project to your teacher for grading. Don’t forget to put your name and I.D. number at the top of this page!

This project is worth 100 points. Note that grammar, spelling, and punctuation are important for this project. Refer to the “Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Handbook” section on pages R24–R28 of your textbook and the writing guidelines in the Appendix of this course.

Creative Writing

After reading other authors’ stories, this project will allow you to take part in the fun of creative writing. “Learning by doing” is a popular notion in English for a great reason—direct involvement in the creative process forces one to think through ideas and problems before putting pen to paper. You’ve seen how authors such as Arthur C. Clarke and Guy de Maupassant fasten their stories together and bring situations to life via narration, setting, and a slew of literary devices. This project lets you be the author, the ultimate creator of the lives and experiences lived out on your pages. Perhaps you don’t consider yourself to be a great creative writer (yet). That’s fine. But by working with the tools authors use in your own short story, you’ll be able to improve your analytical skills while honing your ability to put thoughts and visions down on paper.

Like all other forms of art, creative writing is a vehicle of expression, be it your personal mood, a principle in which you believe, or an imaginative character that embodies worthwhile qualities. In your last project, you examined other people’s writing. Now you can express your own capabilities as an author.

Write an original short story of 600 to 900 words (two-to-three typed, double-spaced pages). This project will be worth 100 points, and it will be worth 12 percent of your course grade. The essay will be graded according to the following criteria:

• Elements of plot are identifiable (exposition, inciting action, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution). (30 points possible, 5 points each)

• Characterization. Your reader should “get to know” your characters and have a basic familiarity with their personalities. Your characters should be identifiable as flat or round characters, and as static or dynamic characters. (20 points possible)

• Development of conflict. Your reader should be able to trace the stages of the conflict that occur in the story. (20 points possible)

• Theme. There should be a main issue or main idea in your story. In some way, your story should touch on a human tendency, issue, trend, or idea. It does not have to be a moral lesson (although it can be—having a character discover something you believe to be true would be good technique for moving your story through the stages of plot). (20 points possible)

• Correct use of punctuation, quotation marks (if using dialogue), and spelling. (Refer to the “Grammar, Usage, and Mechanics Handbook” section on pages R24–R28 of your textbook and the writing guidelines in the Appendix of this course). (10 points)

To submit the project, save this project assignment document. Use the course number, your name, and the project number in your file’s title:

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Go to your course management system to upload your project file.

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