Assignment title: Information
1. Writing project final (subject name: English literature.)
In the final submission, you should demonstrate your ability to use the techniques of craft
discussed in the subject—voice, characterisation, narrative, theme, dialogue, imagery,
description, tone and mood—to achieve a particular effect.
I need a genuine story of at least 2000 words therefore you don't need to reference.
WRITING PROJECT FINAL CRITERIA (40%)
Fiction, creative nonfiction, script
GENRE
The genre of the work is clearly identifiable.
The conventions of the choose genre have
been understood, developed, and extended
and/or a new twist bought to the
conventions.
THEME
The work connects with bigger ideas and
complex themes. The writing takes some
position on these ideas without being
explicit.
CHARACTERISATION
The characters are believable and
developed. The characters experience an
arc/there is evidence in the synopsis that
they will experience an arc. The work
displays psychological insight into the
motivations and behaviour of characters.
COHESION & NARRATIVE STRUCTURE
The narrative is structured logically and has
a sense of progression, to engage the
reader.
Pace is managed so as to engage the
reader. Scenes are developed vividly and
immerse the reader in the story.
For creative nonfiction, there is a balance
between explication, research and scene.
consistently maintained. HD D C P N Little or no attention has been paid to the
The tone and mood of the work is
LANGUAGE
The language is suited to the chosen genre.
There is a sense of playfulness and
experimentation with language.
The voice is engaging. HD D C P N There is no sense of a consistent voice in
Setting and description have been used to
create evocative scenes. HD D C P N There is little or no attempt to provide
The metaphors and images are vivid and
original. HD D C P N
The dialogue is convincing and uses the
rhythms of speech to great effect. HD D C P N
MECHANICS
Evidence that peer and tutor feedback has
been taken into account. HD D C P N Feedback from peers and tutors has not
The writing style is clear and follows rules of
punctuation, except where there is a
deliberate exploration of non-standard
punctuation for an aesthetic effect. Spelling
is correct and consistent throughout.
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The genre of the work is not identifiable or
the conventions are used in an overly
conventional or familiar.
The ideas underpinning the work are
simplistic or unclear. The author's position
is stated explicitly, rather than explored
through techniques of craft.
Characters are not developed, and/or are
unbelievable. The characters' motivations
are unclear. The character does not
experience an arc.
The narrative lacks momentum. There is
little or no logical arrangement of plot
points. Plot points appear tangential to the
main narrative.
The writing rushes over key points, and/or
focuses on irrelevant detail. The writing
provides summaries rather than specific,
well-visualised scenes.
For creative nonfiction, there is little
evidence of research and/or relies overly of
summary rather than scene.
overall tone and mood of the work.
The language used is inappropriate for the
genre. The language is stiff, formal and/or
awkward.
the work.
description of place or characters.
There is little or no attempt to use
metaphorical language, and/or the
metaphors and images used are overly
clichéd or unconvincing.
The dialogue is stilted. Dialogue could be
used more regularly and to greater effect.
There is little or no dialogue.
been taken into account.
The writing style is unclear. Grammatical
rules are not adhered to, and/or they seem
to be broken with little consideration of the
effect on the reader. There are frequent
typos.
Evidence that a thorough structural and line
edit, and proofread, has been conducted:
awkward sentences structures and overly
explicit statements are absent; aspects of
the story are believable and consistent;
word choice is appropriate; the writing style
is tight and polished.
The formatting is clean and readable. The
writing is formatted using double-line
spacing, 12pt Times New Roman font. The
first line of each paragraph is indented,
except at the beginning and after a section
break. There are page numbers.
A suggested place of publication and
justification for this choice is provided.
*Results in a deduction of 10% from mark
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Little evidence of editing: frequent awkward
sentence structures; aspects of the story
are not internally consistent; sentences are
wordy or unnecessarily explicit.
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The formatting is inconsistent and makes
the work difficult to read. There is little or no
attempt to use a clear and readable font.
There are no page numbers.