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English 9A Unit 3 Portfolio – Short Story Narrative\
Choose from the list of topics below.
Create a short story that tells the story of your chosen topic. Include a setting, conflict, character development, dialogue, and a conclusion.
Be sure to use vivid imagery, specific verbs, and colorful adjectives.
Topics: Choose from one of the options below to create your own narrative short story.
Your character's dream is to be a professional dancer. At a party, she mentions this dream to a stranger, who says that he has contacts in the dance world and gets her an audition for a prestigious dance troupe. One problem: your character doesn't know how to dance. Your character decides to accept the audition anyway and looks for a solution…
A child moves into a new house and finds out that the other kids in town think it's haunted. She begins to invent ghost stories to tell at school in order to get attention. But the more stories she tells, the more frightened she becomes of the house...
Your elderly character escapes from the retirement home where his or her children have placed him or her....
At a restaurant, your character opens his napkin and reads the following message: "Your life is in danger. Say nothing to anyone. You must leave the city immediately and never return. Repeat: say nothing."...
What is one of your greatest strengths? Invent a character who doesn't have this strength. Create a situation in which having this strength is very important for your character. What does your character do? Write the story.
