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Checklist Contract for Reading Rainbow Story

To write my story well, I will…

Tell my plot (how a problem is solved, or a character grows) in one sentence. _______

Use good descriptions for settings, action, or characters. ________

Write a story with a clear and understandable beginning __________

Write a story with a clear and understandable middle _________

Write a story with a clear and understandable end _______

Write different kinds and lengths of sentences ________

So people can understand it better, I will …

Edit for major punctuation problems ___________________

Edit for proper use of capital letters ___________________

Edit for sensible sentences ________________________

To bring the story to life with pictures, I will…

Only have white space for things that are white (like clouds and snow) _________

Outline all final pictures in black thin marker pens _________

Match the pictures with the text sentences __________

I will be done by Thursday, March 20.

Signature _____________________________________________