BelovedCulminating Task

Central Question

In what ways does a person’s past have power over their present?

Prompt

Select one of the following prompts:

1. Write a fictional story with an element of the uncanny.

2. Write a fictional story about someone who is haunted by a memory of their past.

3. Write a fictional story about someone who is haunted by the consequences of their past actions.

Purposefully analyze and apply elements of author’s craft to write a narrative short story that does the following:

• employs narrative shift (changes in narrative point of view)

• includes at least one example of nonlinear sequencing (flashback)

• successfully establishes a theme that serves as an underlying message or big idea about life and the human experience

• employs masterful use of language and style

• uses literary techniques, such as imagery, to develop experiences, events, and characters

• successfully establishes an appropriate mood