The Tyler Arboretum Writing Project What Lies Beneath?

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The Tyler Arboretum

Writing Project

What Lies Beneath?

AS YOU VIEW THE SLIDES:

View and analyze the pictures with precision. Remember the descriptive unit!

Think outside the box for possible story ideas. Could a war have forced elves out of their homeland and into a tree? Could the bridge in picture three be a symbol of the border between life and death? You decide.

Remember that only stories relating to the first picture have a chance of being published online.

____ 50 points: 5W’s____ 10 Who? (Did you describe the main character?)____ 10 What? (Does your plot have detailed events?)____ 10 Where? (Did you describe the setting?)

____ 10 When? (Did you give a date or time of year when your story happened? Refer to time “passing” in your story.)

____ 45 points: Beginning, Middle, End____ 15 Beginning (Introduction of who, where, what, when)____ 15 Middle (Development 5W’s, conflict) ____ 15 End (Strong conclusion, closure to 5W’s)

______ 10 points: Writing Mechanics

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