Assignment: Outline and the Opening Scene
Assignment will contribute to your Project short story. The outline will be the first step of the writing process used to develop your short story for your Final Project. You will apply what you have learned about the elements of creative writing to begin your own short story, and you will need at least two days to complete this assignment. For this Assignment, you will be creating a short story outline and the opening scene.
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To prepare for this Assignment:
• Review the Final Project Introduction and Overview document in the Learning Resources.
• Review the assigned portions of Part I, Chapter 1, and Chapter 2 in Shaping the Story.
• In preparation for beginning your short story, consider the following questions:
o What type of short story do you want to tell?
o What kind of introduction do you want your story to include?
o Which genre characteristics will your story include?
• Reflect on questions you might ask yourself in order to put yourself in the place of the reader.
• Complete "Progressive Writing Exercise #1: The Story Cloud Diagram" on page 16 of Shaping the Story.
o Decide which components of each "Story Cloud" to use for your short story.
• Once you have a direction that your story will take, use it as a base to complete the Day 1 and Day 2 parts of the "Progressive Writing Exercise #2: Writing Your Opening Scene" on page 26 in Shaping the Story.
The assignment:
Part 1: Develop a 1-page outline of your short story.
Part 2: Complete the "Progressive Writing Exercise #2" of Shaping the Story and write a 1-page opening scene for your short story. You will need at least two days to complete this assignment.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.