urban texts portfolio
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Prewriting Survey
Choose Your Own AdventureTemplate and Assessment
Crocodile Invasion Templateand Assessment
Elements of Nonfiction Quiz
Results and Assessment
Story Without Words Template
and Assessment
Without a Home Biography
Template and Assessment
Vampire Portfolio Template and
Assessment
Elements of Fiction Quiz
Results
Octavia at the Superbowl Persuasive Essay
Template
Elements of Research Quiz ResultsObese Adolescent Case Study TemplateThe Great Vegetable Escape Letter Template
Back to Urban Texts Digital
Writing Unit
Student Name
Welcome to the Urban Texts
Writing Portfolio Template where
you will store, revist, revamp,
revise, and finalize all of your
writing assignments. Eachwriting assignment includes a
writing template to help get you
started and to guide you in
understanding how to structure
your sentences and paragraphs.
Each writing assignment also
includes the composition
standards and skills that are being
assessed as well as a rubric so
that you and your teacher can seewhat elements of the writing
assignment you have mastered
and which areas still need work.
Remember to evaluate yourself
after each writing assignment and
reflect on the process. Use the
menu on the left to navigate
through the portfolio or click on
the Back to Urban Texts Digital Writing Unit box to get back to
the website.
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How do you feel about writing? What do youthink it takes to be a good writer? Take the
survey below by completing the sentence stems
below.
1. Writing can be challenging because…2. Writing can be fun when…3. My favorite kind of writing is…
4. A good writer is someone who…5. If I wanted to become a better writer I would need to…
6. The easiest part of writing for me is…7. The hardest part of writing for me is…
8. Writing on the computer is similar to hand writing because I still have to be
aware of…9. Writing on the computer is different than hand writing because…
10. Digital writing is different than traditional writing because…11. I think that keeping my writing in a digital portfolio might help me become
a better writer because…
12. I feel that I am a better writer of (fiction, nonfiction, or research writing)…
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Setting:
There were three possible places this story could havetaken place. The first one was at . The secondpossible setting for the story was
___________________. The final setting optionfor the story was _______________________. The setting Ichose was _________________________. Some of the wordsused to describe the setting are _________________,____________________, and __________________. I chosethis as the setting for my story because_______________________________________________.
Main Character:
The zombie is the main character in the story. Somewords that describe his character are__________________, __________________,and ______________________. This character’spersonality is ______________________. Onething the character says that shows his/her personality is, “__________________________________.”
Rewrite the sentence starters about the main character in this box. Fill in the blanksusing what you have learned about this character. Be sure to use all provided
punctuation.
Rewrite the sentence starters about the setting in this box. Fill in the blanks usingwhat you have learned about the setting. _________________________
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Antagonist/Victim:
The victim of my story is_________________________. This person istargeted by the zombie because
___________________. Some words that describethis character are __________________,________________________, and
________________________. This character’s personality is________________________. One thing the character says thatshows his/her personality is, “__________________________.”
Conflict:The main conflict or problem between the zombie andthe victim is ___________. I wonder why the zombie______________. I wonder if the victim________________________________.
Rewrite the sentence starters about the antagonist/victim in this box. Fill in theblanks using what you have learned about this character._________________________
Rewrite the sentence starters about the conflict in this box. Fill in the blanks usingwhat you have learned about the conflict between the zombie and the antagonist orvictim. _________________________
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Climax:
The climax of the story happens after the zombie andthe victim meet. The climax of my story is when_________________. I know this is the climax
because _________. This will be a turning pointbecause _________.
Resolution:
The resolution is how the story ends. It is thelast piece of the puzzle. It doesn’t have to be ahappily-ever-after ending but the reader doesneed to know that all loose ends are tied up.Your story has endless ways that it could end.So you decide. How is it going to end up for the
zombie and the victim? Finish your story below. Make sure that youfinish the puzzle and tie up all lose ends. That means explain whathappens to the zombie and the victim and how is their initial conflictresolved? You might begin with:
The zombie had an idea…
The zombie and the victim (name who the victim was) decided…
It took some time for them to find a solution but eventually…
They finally agreed that…
Rewrite the sentence starters about the climax in this box. Fill in the blanks usingwhat you have learned about the climax. _________________________
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Title: A good title for this story would be
Great job. Now use your notes to create a summary of your story. Every time you see an ellipsis (that is …)you must add information.
Rewrite one of the sentence starters for the resolution in this box. Complete theresolution or the end of the story here. _________________________
.
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[TITLE]Written By [Your Name]
My Choose Your Own Adventure story takes place in… .I chose this as the setting because I thought it was…
The main character is a zombie. He is rather unattractive. His facelooks like…His clothes are…He walks like…He doesn’t seem very happy because…
The zombie is looking for a particular victim. He is looking for…The victim seems…He/She is wearing…His/Her personality is…One thing that he/she says that shows his/her personality is…
A conflict in a story is…The main conflict between the zombie and the victim is…
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The climax of the story is very intense because…
I wondered if there could possibly be a solution to this story. But inthe end I decided that I would tie up all lose ends in the story by…
A conflict in a story is…The main conflict between the zombie and the victim is…
The climax of the story is very intense because…
I wondered if there could possibly be a solution to this story. But inthe end I decided that I would tie up all lose ends in the story by…
Some say that this is just an Urban legend, but you never know!
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