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English Writing Homework— SUPERHERO

NarrativeDirections : If you could have one superpower, what would it be? Write a narrative (12 or more sentences long) describing one day in your life as a super hero.

What would you do with your superpower? Would you use it for good or evil purposes? Would you use it for your own personal gain or to help out others? What would you look like? Would you have a costume or just look normal?

Once you have finished writing your story, reread it to check for grammar mistakes. Then perform the following two tasks:

1. Circle at least 8 adjectives that you used in your story.2. Squiggly underline at least 6 adverbs that you used in your story.

BRIEF RUBRIC (Out of 10 points):

Effort (4 points): Did you put a lot of time and thought into your story? Can Mr. Grodd tell that you tried your hardest when writing this story?

Follow Directions (3 points): Is your story more than 12 sentences? Did you circle 8 adjectives and squiggly underline 6 adverbs?

Quality (3 points): Is it a good story? Is it fun to read? Is it funny, clever, original, and exciting?

BRAINSTORM CIRCLE

FIREOLD WAY: If my house caught on fire and I could only take one item with me, it would be my

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RATE YOURSELF: Grab-and-Shake-O-Meter

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BRIEF PREWRITING

If I could have one superpower, it would be _________________________________________

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My superhero name would be: _____________________________________

Three things I would do with my new superpower:

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I would look like:

You may either draw or write what you would look like.