Assignment #2 (required) – Outline
Worth 30 House Points
Due March 31
Turn in completed work HERE (preferred) or email to owl@sollarna.com (Important: Emailed assignments must include your HOL name and house, and the subject line should state the assignment number.)
(I do require students to outline their novels. However, you are not required to use this outline while writing your stories. While the choice is yours, without completing this assignment you’ll be missing a tool in your writer’s kit.)
- Which outline format will you use? Will you use a grid, traditional vertical outline, or some other format? (2 points)
- Build and fill out your outline. You may CLICK HERE to fill it out online and/or print it, or you may draft your own. While doing this, discuss in the forum and ask me questions without hesitation. Remember, there is no right or wrong, and you are not obligated to use all the ideas you include on your outline. Once completed, turn it in either in the forum or through email. If you hand-wrote your outline (the method I use), then you may need to either scan or photograph it. Please let me know if you encounter any difficulties while turning in this assignment. (28 points)
Extra Credit #2 – Get Ahead
Worth 30 House Points
Due May 31
Turn in completed work HERE (preferred) or email to owl@sollarna.com (Important: Emailed assignments must include your HOL name and house, and the subject line should state the assignment number.)
- Identify and list your main characters. Include your main character, villains, and group of minor characters (they can be identified as “other characters” in your outline). Name and briefly identify each character, and share 3 of these characters here using between 50 and 75 words per character. (10 points)
Notice that I didn’t give the characters real names. That part is optional and can sometimes stall the writing process. For now it’s the story that’s most important, not the names. That being said, I’m a huge fan of names and cannot write without them. Each author is unique. 🙂 - Identify and list your main settings. Be sure to include physical locations, times, key seasons, and moods. Will the story shift settings? List all that you can think of, and continue keeping track as you write your story. Share 3 settings here using between 50 and 75 words per setting. (10 points)
- Where and when does your story begin and how do you hope the story will end? (Don’t be surprised or distressed if these details change after you begin writing.) Try to keep your answer between 100 and 300 words. (10 points)