I. Introduction:
- introduce protagonist and get reader to sympathize with his/her inner emotions
- establish point of view: who is the narrator?
- gives clues about the conflict
- show setting and how it affects character and conflict
- Possible leads/beginnings:
- vivid description of setting, character, or event
- peek into character's mind
- metaphor, simile, symbol, hyperpole, or pun
- universal or startling statement
- relevant quotation
- What is the main conflict or problem that the protagonist has and how is it shown?
- What events lead up to the climax or crisis which is the point in the story that is most emotional, dramatic, and intense?
- What happens to the protagonist as a result of the climax? How does the character suffer and change? What does he/she learn?
- What events lead up to the resolution?
- How is the conflict resolved?
- Is the message/theme shown in a subtle way?
- Possible endings:
- show change, big or small
- suffering
- leave some mystery
- Choose a mentor text, reread it, and highlight/label each of the four parts
- Plan out your story using a plot mountain or timeline:
- Create a storyboard. http://freeology.com/wp-content/files/storyboard.pdf
- Plot mountain. http://pixgood.com/plot-diagram-template.html
- Create a timeline. http://squareheadteachers.files.wordpress.com/2013/08/timeline-boxes-and-lines.jpg
- Fnished plan/outline due Monday.
- 1st draft of foreword due Wed; publish on blog and bring in a copy
- 810 and 812 typed first draft due Thursday 1/22
- 811 1st draft due Friday 1/23
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