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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

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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

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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)…



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. _________________________



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. _________________________



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. _________________________



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…



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!



I received a on this quiz because I understood

and .

But I did not get some questions right about

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