Requirements
Review and consider the feedback on your rough publish from your graders (on the d2l Assignments page) and beta readers (from the discussion thread).
Revise and expand your fan fiction by making any changes, edits, etc. in response to the beta readers\’ and instructor\’s feedback.
Final publishs should be at least 250 words longer than the first publish. You may expand your fan fiction via additional exposition, dialogue, scenes, etc. If you did a visual art piece, you may add to it or email Prof. Jens to discuss options for the final publish.
Be sure any edits, changes, new text, etc. are highlighted in some manner via bold type, highlighting, etc.
Only the Fan Fiction needs to be revised – no revisions are required on the Self-Analysis or Beta Readings.
Upload your revised version to the d2l dropbox by 11:59pm Wednesday, December 7, in .pdf, .doc, or .docx format. Files in .pages or other formats will not be accepted for grading purposes.
Grading
The following 50-point rubric will be used in grading the final publishs of the fan fiction.
Final publish Rubric
Advanced (10)
Proficient (8)
Developing (6)
Poor (0)
Required Content
The connections with the course materials and approaches / themes are clear. Course materials and approaches / themes are integrated seamlessly into the overall story. The story meets the minimum word requirement.
The connections with the course materials and approaches / themes are mostly clear. Course materials and approaches / themes are integrated fairly well into the overall story. The story meets the minimum word requirement.
The connections with the course materials and approaches / themes are somewhat clear. Course materials and approaches / themes are integrated somewhat into the overall story. The story meets the minimum word requirement.
The connections with the course materials and approaches / themes are not clear. Course materials and approaches / themes are not integrated into the overall story. The story does not meet the minimum word requirement.
Premise / Consistency
A note on alternate universe / what if stories: while AUs diverge greatly from their source material(s) and source premise(s), the elements borrowed should still be recognizable to the reader and make sense within the world of the fan fiction story.
The premise of the story is believable within the universe of the source material(s). The story is recognizable within the context of the source material(s) it works with. Divergence from the source material is gradual and justified within the context of the fan fiction.
The premise of the story is mostly believable within the universe of the source material(s). The story is mostly recognizable within the context of the source material(s) it works with. Divergence from the source material is mostly clear within the context of the fan fiction.
The premise of the story is somewhat believable within the universe of the source material(s). The story is somewhat recognizable within the context of the source material(s) it works with. Divergence from the source material is somewhat clear within the context of the fan fiction.
The premise of the story is not believable within the universe of the source material(s). The story is not recognizable within the context of the source material(s) it works with. Divergence from the source material is unclear and not justified within the context of the fan fiction.
Plot / Characters
The fan fiction is story-driven and/or character-driven. Elements of the original and the new are compellingly woven into the story. The readerâs interest is held throughout the story.
The fan fiction is story-driven and/or character-driven. Elements of the original and the new are clearly woven into the story. The readerâs interest is held for almost all of the story.
The fan fiction is story-driven and/or character-driven. Elements of the original and the new are interspersed into the story. The readerâs interest is held for some of the story.
The fan fiction is not story-driven and/or character-driven. Elements of the original and the new are not woven into the story in an original way. The story does not hold readerâs interest in a significant way.
Content of Add-On for Final publish
At least 250 words added onto the original publish. The added material integrates seamlessly with the original and adds to the overall story in a clear manner. Added material / revisions are highlighted in some manner.
At least 250 words added onto the original publish. The added material integrates fairly well with the original and adds to the overall story in a mostly clear manner. Added material / revisions are highlighted in some manner.
At least 250 words added onto the original publish. The added material integrates somewhat with the original but does not develop the overall story. Added material / revisions are highlighted in some manner.
The added material does not meet the 250-word requirement and/or does not add to the story in a significant way. Added material / revisions are not highlighted.
Stylistics and Writing Quality
Student uses a diverse but understandable vocabulary, along with a clear sentence and paragraph structure.
Use of grammar and punctuation add clarity and impact to writing. One or two minor typos.
Student varies their word choice, and/or has a mostly clear sentence and paragraph structure.
A few mistakes, but they do not get in the way of the reading
Student somewhat varies their vocabulary, and/or has a fairly clear sentence and paragraph structure.
Some mistakes, a few of which get in the way of the reading
The word choice is repetitive to distraction, and/or lacks clear sentence and paragraph structure.
Grammar and punctuation issues make your story hard to understand in places
First publish is attached
peer review-
I think in relation to the entire short story, the beginning started off a
little bit slow. I do not necessarily think the death of her mother was
necessary to the whole story; however, the author did a good job of
painting the scenery with descriptive words.
The characterization of the girl was fantastic. Her feeling and actions
were relevant, the author provided a good and enticing backstory of
what other slaves had endured when mistakes were made. Her
reactions and emotions were represented very well.
The plot I thought started off a little bit slow with the story of the
mother; however, the author did an awesome job of progressing it
and making the whole narrative exciting and a must read. The killing of
the master was unexpected but a good plot twist. The character build-
up prior to that had no indication that she would do something like
that.
The overall dialogue was great. The story flowed very well and the
imagery of the girl was explained well and kept the story going nicely.
The writing of this story did an excellent job of showing the reader
what was happening and bringing it all to life as you were reading it.The tone overall was very appropriate for the story and kept it exciting
throughout. The only issue I noticed with regards to errors was the
capitalization of âGirlâ in one sentence as a pronoun versus the use as
a noun in others.
6. I really liked the descriptive terms and phrases the author used to help illustrate the story. I also liked the fact that you could almost feel exactly how the girl was feeling. The only feedback I would have is the question of why the motherâs death at the beginning was relevant to the story, other than that awesome job!