Students will write a creative narrative essay describing their expectations for future technology over the next 10-20 years. They should include a setting, description of the technology, characters using it, and how it impacts life. A graphic organizer guides students to include an introduction, details on the technology's advancement, and a conclusion on how life has changed. The assignment will be due in four days with feedback, and class time is provided with homework expected to complete unfinished portions.

1. Objective: Students will be able to analyze and creatively write a creative narrative essay that
describes an experience with future technology.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3: Write narratives to develop real or imagined
experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and
well-structured event sequences.
Directions: Students will be able to analyze and creatively write a creative narrative
essay that describes an expectation of future technology. Students will incorporate a creative
setting for where the technology will be developed and how it will be created. Students will
explain the type of technology and those who can use it. Students will explain how life has been
altered in a positive or negative way by thus technology. Students will incorporate a strong
closing sentence. Next, the teacher will advise students they have the rest of class to complete the
essay and whatever they do not finish will be homework over the weekend. The essays will be
due Monday and returned back to students with a grade and feedback within four days.
Creative Writing Prompt: What do you think the world of technology will look
like in ten-twenty years?
Additional questions to think about: What kind of computers, phones, and other devices will
we use? Will technology improve travel, health care, or living? What do you expect to see and
what would you like to see? Do you think some technology will not exist anymore?
Additional Graphic Organizer:
Name:
Beginning
Introduction of Topic:
-Describe the setting
-Explain the
technology/situation
-Introduce the characters
who will be using them
Middle
Technology/Middle:
-Describe the
advancement/creation
-Use transition words:
Before, Meanwhile,
Suddenly…
End
Ending/Way of living:
-Explain how life has
been affected
-Explain the characters
-Closing sentence

2. Rubric:
Organization The creative narrative
has a clear beginning,
middle, and end. The
essay is organized
very well. The prompt
is followed and the
author goes outside
the box.
The creative narrative
well organized. May
lack a clear beginning
or end. The prompt is
followed.
The creative
narrative is a little
hard to follow.
Some transitions
are clear. Missing a
clear begging and
end. The prompt is
hardly followed.
The creative
narrative is hard to
follow. The ideas
and organization
seem to be randomly
arranged. Missing a
clear beginning,
middle, and end. The
prompt is not
followed.
Creativity The narrative contains
many creative details
and/or descriptions
that contribute to the
reader's enjoyment.
The author has really
used his/her
imagination.
The narrative
contains a few
creative details and/or
descriptions that
contribute to the
reader's enjoyment.
The author has used
his/her imagination.
The narrative
contains a few
creative details
and/or descriptions,
but they distract
from the story. The
author has tried to
use his/her
imagination.
There is little
evidence of
creativity in the
narrative. The author
does not seem to
have used much
imagination.
Elements of
Narration
The narrative is
interesting and has a
clear topic with
interesting details.
The writer follows
first person
throughout the
narrative. There are at
least five paragraphs.
The narrative has a
clear topic. It is
mostly in first person.
There are about five
paragraphs.
The narrative does
not have a clear
topic. First person
is hardly used.
There are less than
four paragraphs.
The narrative does
not have a clear
topic. First person is
not used. There are
less than three
paragraphs.
Grammar,
Usage,
Mechanics,
and Spelling
There are few or no
errors in the grammar,
usage, spelling and
mechanics. The writer
correctly uses first
person. Dialogue is
used properly. The
writer uses interest
grabbing language.
There are some errors
in the grammar,
usage, spelling and
mechanics. The
writer mostly uses
first person correctly.
There are minor
errors in the dialogue.
Some interest
grabbing language.
There are several
errors in the
grammar, usage,
spelling, and
mechanics. The
writer hardly uses
first person
correctly. The are
several errors in the
dialogue.
Unmeasurable
amount of errors in
grammar, usage,
spelling, and
mechanics. First
person was not used
and or used
incorrectly.
Dialogue was not
used correctly.