Todays Date: Thursday October 30th

Draft Due Date: Monday November 3rd

Final Draft Due: Tuesday November 4th

Name: __________________________
Period: __________________________

Fable Prompt
Directions:
Turn your story (or article) into a 1-2 page fable.
Required Elements:

Moral or lesson clearly present at the

end.
A beginning, middle and end.
Minimum of 2 characters.
Minimum of 3 characteristics.
For a list of characteristics
refer to your Venn diagram.
A title for your fable.
All format rules listed on the right.

Format rules
MLA Format
Assignment title: Fable
Double-spaced
12-point Font size
Times New Roman Font
1 inch margins

These format rules should

already be included in your
MLA template. If you lost your
template, please ask for my
help in class.

Standards for Writing

Tips on being successful:

Include descriptive details and dialogue to develop the

characters, setting, and plot
Have a clear beginning, middle, and end.
Have a logical organization, with clues and transitions to help
the reader understand the order of events.
Use language that is appropriate for the audience.
Write your story in chronological order. You may use
flashbacks if youd like.

Fable Grading Rubric

5 (Excellent)
Follows all requirements listed in
the prompt.
Goes beyond the requirements
(additional characteristics)

Text is cohesively organized.

Clear beginning, middle and end.
Fun and easy to read.

Language grabs attention in

many parts of the text.

Utilizes several different sentence

structures to enhance enjoyment.
Uses variety of sentence openers
(e.g., prepositional phrases,
clauses, modifiers, participles).
Smooth, natural writing begs to
be read aloud.

Conventions carefully chosen to

enhance meaning.
Free of errors.

4 (Great)
Follows all requirements
listed in the prompt.

2 (Satisfactory)
Follows some
requirements listed in the
prompt.

1 (Needs Work)
Does not follow requirement
listed in the prompt.

Clear beginning middle

and end.
Fun and easy to read.

Organization is lacking.
Text does not have a clear
beginning, middle and
end.

No organization present.
No moral present.

Uses interesting words, but

sparingly.

Uses clear but

uninteresting words.
Uses words only to
express meaning.

Incorrect word choice.

Some sentences begin

differently and vary in
length.
Different sentence openers
used sometimes
Writing is easy to read and
clearly has been proofread.
Dialogue (if used) is
natural at times.

Sentences begins
predictably with very little
variety.
Same sentence structure is
used repeatedly.
Some repetition, a few
awkward moments in
writing.
Dialogue (if used) is stiff.

Readable, but often requires

self-correction.
Some sentences are hard to
understand even if reread.
Some run-ons or choppy
sentences.
Dialogue (if used) hard to
understand.

A few minor errors that

dont affect meaning.
Attempts and uses
sophisticated conventions,
not always successfully.

Obvious, but minor errors

that dont affect meaning.
Simple conventions are
fine.
Some errors in difficult
spelling or sophisticated
conventions.
Easily edited.

Obvious distracting errors that

may affect meaning.
Only attempts simple use of
conventions.
Errors on basic spelling, usage
and punctuation.
Needs editing.

Comments:

Grade: ________________

Fable Pre-write
Step 1: Write your title here. Title must include at least three of the main characters
involved or allude to the main idea. It may be in the form of a question.
Example Title: Belling the Cat, The Fox and the Grapes, etc.
Your title: __________________________________
Step 2: Write your moral or lesson and the 3 characteristics you will use. If you forgot the
characteristics present in fables refer to your Venn diagram.
Moral or lesson:

Characteristics:
1.
2.
3.
Step 3: Plan out your fable. Describe the setting below:

Step 4: Write your draft on your netbook. Before you print your draft follow this checklist:
Check for errors in sentence structure, spelling and punctuation.
Check sentence structures for run-ons and fragments.
Double check the format (MLA).
Step 5: After a peer-edit, you will revise and edit your draft.
Follow the checklist above once again before you print your final draft.
Step 6: Print or email your final copy.
Note: Your fable MUST use your MLA template! Your assignment title should be Fable.
Failure to follow all format rules will result in a lower score.