Oh man. I'm so sorry. I would clarify with the teacher. Because, really, even if the novella (novella!!! That's awesome she wrote a novella!) didn't perfectly fit the original conceit, the fact remains she worked on it to completion and therefore the work doesn't deserve a zero. (FWIW, it fits in my mind)
It's perfectly reasonable to say to the teacher the things you wrote here: how much this will bother your DD, that this is her favorite subject, how hard she worked on it etc....
ETA: I missed the fact you've already sent an email asking for clarification. Wonderful. Please let us know how it turns out.
Last edited by KADmom; 05/09/13 05:14 AM.
