The document provides instructions for a children's story assignment where students must create an original story for children ages 5-7. The story should include a lesson and follow a plot structure of exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and conclusion. Students will be evaluated on ideas, organization, word choice, sentence fluency, and grammar. The story must be presented as a 20-page illustrated book with at least one paragraph and illustration per page. Students will present their story to the class on November 16th by showing the cover and plot.

1. Children’s Story Assignment:
You will be creatingachildren’sstorywhichwill be suitable forachildaged5-7 yearsold. Your story
shouldincorporate alessonforthe childtolearnfor example:abookaboutbullies,cleaningyourroom,
or talkingtostrangers.
Your storyshouldfollowthe plotdiagramof:exposition,risingaction,climax,fallingactionand
conclusion whichwe wentoverinclass.
You will be markedon:
 Ideas foryour story
 Organization of yourstory
 Word choice
 Fluency of yoursentences
 Conventions(grammar)
Your children’sstory will be presentedinthe form of a book where youwill have acoverand
illustrationstogowithyour story. The bookshouldconsistof at least20 pagesmeaningyouhave a
double page spreadforeachparagraph to illustrate. Eachpage shouldinclude atleastone paragraph
and illustrationswhichrelatetothatparagraph. Your storymust consistof at least 10-15 paragraphs.
Make sure the story bookisverycolourful andattractive to the reader’seye.
You will be presentingyourstorytothe class on TuesdayNovember16th
2010. Thiswill be presenting
the cover of your storyand the plotof yourstory.
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