2. The Tyler Arboretum Writing Project What Lies Beneath?

3. AS YOU VIEW THE SLIDES: View and analyze the pictures with precision. Remember the descriptive unit! Think outside the box for possible story ideas. Could a war have forced elves out of their homeland and into a tree? Could the bridge in picture three be a symbol of the border between life and death? You decide. Remember that only stories relating to the first picture have a chance of being published online.

12. ____ 50 points: 5W’s ____ 10 Who? (Did you describe the main character?) ____ 10 What? (Does your plot have detailed events?) ____ 10 Where? (Did you describe the setting?) ____ 10 When? (Did you give a date or time of year when your story happened? Refer to time “passing” in your story.) ____ 45 points: Beginning, Middle, End ____ 15 Beginning (Introduction of who, where, what, when) ____ 15 Middle (Development 5W’s, conflict) ____ 15 End (Strong conclusion, closure to 5W’s) ______ 10 points: Writing Mechanics GRADING RUBRIC