D.M Niccoli's Graduation Project: Much Has Been Accomplished

Friday, March 27, 2009

Much Has Been Accomplished

First and foremost, I have finished writing my proposal and have gotten revisions. Secondly, as I am considering different publishing choices such as self publishing, I'm going to meet with Ms. Johnson this afternoon for lunch to talk about the self publishing process. I've also sent out my first four chapters to Ms. Watson and Mrs. Savido for constructive criticism. Things are looking good and I'm really excited!!

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Key Terms

Antagonist: character whose values and behavior conflict with the protagonist or hero.
Character: a person portrayed in the story.
Cliffhanger: ending of a book left teasingly unresolved, what happens next is unclear.
Climax: the most important or exciting moment in something such as a story or event.
Dialogue: words spoken by the characters
Final Copy: the finished product; typed and neat.
First Draft: the rough draft or sloppy copy is where the writer takes the ideas prepared in the Pre-Writing stage and puts their story together without concern to grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.
Foreshadowing: something indicating or suggesting that something unpleasant is going to happen.
Irony: humor based on contradiction.
Narrative: art or process of telling a story.
Plot: story line or sequence of events that takes the reader from the beginning to the end.
Pre-Writing: process also known as brainstorming. This is when the writer jots down ideas and descriptions for the setting, characters, plot and ending. Use of pictures, maps, and charts may be used to demonstrate the setting and how the story will unfold.
Proofreading: the writer carefully reads the story and checks for grammatical, spelling and punctuation errors.
Protagonist/Main Character: is the most important character, which the story revolves around.
Revising: the writer reads over his or her work and makes adjustments to improve the story’s flow, dialogue, narrative and credibility (does it make sense). They may also ask a close confident to read their story over as well for constructive criticism.
Setting: the period of time and place in which events of a story take place.
Suspense: chain of events keeping the reader on the edge of their seat; enjoyable tension.
Writing Process: consists of five main steps: pre-writing, writing a first draft, revising, proofreading and establishing your final copy.

Friday, March 27, 2009

Much Has Been Accomplished

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