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Writing Parables

Instructions: Write a parable that is minimum one page in length. You may use a familiar folk tale or fable as a starting point for your story, or you may come up with something new. Your parable should express a moral lesson without stating it directly. The theme should also be universal. Keep this Steinbeck quote in mind, "If this story is a parable, perhaps everyone takes his own meaning from it and reads his own life into it." This fable is based on a theme seen in The Pearl.

Rubric Code: Q2XCB54

By whistlingwoman

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Subject: Humanities

Type: Writing

Grade Levels: 6-8

Writing a Parable
	Target 6 pts	Fair 4 pts	Poor 2 pts
Mechanics	Target 0 grammatical errors.	Fair 1 - 3 grammatical errors	Poor 4 or more grammatical errors
Length	Target Parable is two pages in length (hand written); one typed.	Fair Parable is half a page in length	Poor Parable is not a half page in length
Imagery	Target Parable contains vivid imagery that helps create a picture in the readers mind.	Fair Parable contains some imagery	Poor Parable contains little or no imagery
Moral/Lesson	Target Story contains a moral or lesson that the audience can consider without it being directly stated.	Fair Moral or lesson is not fully developed or the author stated the moral directly	Poor Story contains no moral or lesson to be learned
characters	Target There are fully developed characters and dialogue in the story throughout.	Fair The story is missing either characters or dialogue.	Poor The story is missing both characters and dialogue.