Baseline Project

Baseline Piece - Draft #2

In draft one, you wrote a poem, short story, scene/script, or creative non-fiction piece. Effectively, this was freewriting, generating new material, and composing (the first two steps in the writing process).

Start a 2nd draft. Please label this draft as draft 2. Do not save over your original draft.

In draft two, I’d like to you to “find the story” of your poem, short story, script, or non-fiction. To find the “story” identify:
a. What the major conflict of your story is.
b. What the main character of your story is (and why).
c. What the most important scene in your story is.
d. What you want to say (theme) about the human condition in your story.
e. What your setting is in your story.

At the top of your 2nd draft, write a short paragraph answering A-E. This is for you, initially and will be removed later, (but I will be checking to see if you have written this important step). Skip a line or two.

After “finding the story” of your baseline piece, add details, scenes, other characters, description, setting, dialogue, etc. to your original draft. This will ultimately make your draft longer. As you write, you may also choose to remove or delete irrelevant material. Try to make sure you have included the answers to the question: “what is your story?”

Draft #2 is due 9/9.