NaNoWriMo Timeline: Deadlines, Final Projects, and Opportunities to Boost Your Grade

Here is an overview of our National Novel Writing Month Timeline and Final Projects

Please understand, occasionally plans must change due to unforeseen circumstances. Ms. Witham thanks you for your ability to be flexible. Much of this work will be done in class, however how much students accomplish depends on their level of focus and productivity. Students will need to make arrangements to type up their excerpts. Ms. Witham will have four laptops available in class to do this, as well as flash drives to check out and a printer. Room 152 will be open at lunch most school days, as well as 30 minutes after school most days.

EXTRA CREDIT OPTIONS:   

☐ 10 Extra Credit for every extra 1,000 words you exceed your class word count goal.

☐ 15 points if you create a “Work of Art” Plot Rollercoaster—See “Story Coaster” in class (Due Tues, 12.3)
☐ 15 points if you create a Model Novel Inspiration Map

☐ 25 points if you complete more than 1 “Your choice” excerpt

Due Date	Assignment	Description	Points Poss.
W, 11.13	40% Check-in	**Update on the ywp.nanowrimo.org account!	50
F, 11.15	Update NanoAccount:	Must adjust word count goal and update progress at least twice/week.	25
F, 11.15	Plot Rollercoaster Draft	(Minimum 7 Plot points)	25
T, 11.19	60% Check-in	**Update on the ywp.nanowrimo.org account!	25
By 11.21	Novel Sponsor Reader	Sponsor agrees to read your entire novel, give you feedback, and write a book “blurb” (2-sentence pitch on why your book is a must-read (must fill out form)	25
12.2	100% Check IN!	**Update on the ywp.nanowrimo.org account!	50
11.15, 2 TBD	Author’s Chair:	Describe scene you read:	25
TH, 12.5	Revised Excerpts: 2 Required: 1 of Your Choice:	Workshopped, revised, edited, polished, and typed scenes from your novel. **See Nano Rubric and Pages Template** ☐ Opening Pages (at least 300 words)   ☐ Scene from the Climax (at least 300-500 words) Choice Excerpts: (at least 300-500 words) ☐ Scene with a significant literary allusion ☐ Research-based scene (with a Works cited page) ☐ STEMM-Inspired scene (use learning from STEMM classes)	150
T, 12.10	Book Jacket **20 points Extra Credit if turned in by Friday, 12.6.13	**Follow Novel Pages Template attached to Jupiter Grades for a “book sized” jacket, may use full pages for an “extra large” jacket)*** ☐ Cover (50)   ☐ Title and Author—what font/style of text will show the mood/tone of book?   ☐ Images—can be simple or complex, abstract or realistic, MUST be handmade. You can make a collage, trace images, use construction paper cut-outs or original photographs you take, BUT NO CLIP ART!!  ☐ “Blurb” Review from your Novel Sponsor ☐ Revised Excerpts (see above) ☐ Back of Book summary (at least three paragraphs, vivid character, settting, and conflict description, cliffhanger-ending) (30) ☐ About the author (at least two paragraphs, in third person) (20)	100
		GRAND TOTAL:	475