HOmewoork comic

Prompt: This assignment is to practice and refine the skills and topics covered in class – using narrative for persuasion. For this assignment you will construct a narrative designed to teach a lesson to a child (approximately age 9-12). You will write a story that will incorporate a 3 act structure and the Hero’s Journey. The content and point of this story is up to you, but at the end of reading this story a child should be convinced to change their mind in some way. Example lessons may be:

but plagiarism will not be tolerated.

Rubric:

Includes basic elements of a narrative: characters, setting, plot, conflict.	4 pts
Follows an identifiable 3 act structure.	4 pts
Includes elements of the Hero’s Journey in an effective manner.	4 pts
Story is interesting/exciting/engaging.	3 pts
The lesson in the story is apparent and conveyed well.	3 pts
The lesson is embedded into every part of the story, not just tacked on at the end.	2 pts
Total	20pts

Note that for this and all assignments, extra points will be removed for errors (misspellings, bad grammar, factual errors, etc.) or failure to adhere to requirements (minimum page length, etc.)