Creative Writing

1. Name:
Creative Writing Prompt: What do you think the world of technology will look
like in ten-twenty years? What kind of computers, phones, and other devices will we use? Will
technology improve travel, health care, or living? What do you expect to see and what would you
like to see?
Directions: Fill in the center of the web with the topic of your narrative paper. Then add
one well-chosen detail sentence to each of the six connected web pieces, that tell more about the
topic of your paper. Refer to the Literary Devices to Improve Your Creative Writing Style PDF
for creative writing tips and example sentences. Also, refer to the Technology Will Change
website for real or imagined ideas of how technology might advance. The assignment is due July
31st, whatever is not finished in class today will be homework. Group reading is allowed. Please
fill in the graphic organizer independently. Based on the student’s graphic organizer, students
will be able to analyze and creatively write a personal narrative essay that describes an
expectation of future technology.
Topic:
Detail:
Detail:
Detail:
Detail:
Detail:
Detail:

2. Scoring Guide:
Content Total
possible
Points
Earned
Comments
Creative Topic 1
Six Well Chosen
Creative Details
6
Following the
Creative Writing
Prompt
2
Developing Real
or Imagined
Technological
expectations
3
Follows Format of
Concept Map
1
TOTAL POINTS 13
GRADE A

3. Teacher example:
Topic:
Technological
Advances
Detail: The creation of
driver-less vehicles
and freeway lanes.
Detail: Holographic
phones will be the new
norm.
Detail: IPhone will not
be a popular phone
anymore.
Detail: Newspapers will
only exist as fully online
articles.
Detail: Students will still
be taught with hands on
lessons and paper books.
Detail: Virtual touch
screen computers at
school.

4. TEACHER EXAMPLE Scoring Guide:
Content Total
possible
Points
Earned
Comments
Creative Topic 1 1
Six Well Chosen
Creative Details
6 6 Great details and
variety of
technology.
Following the
Creative Writing
Prompt
2 2
Developing Real
or Imagined
Technological
expectations
3 3
Follows Format of
Concept Map
1 1
TOTAL POINTS 13 13
GRADE A A