1. Pre-Writing Techniques What is your writing process?

2. Narrative Outline: Left church late because boys weren’t ready Left church late because boys weren’t ready Got base camp late—already getting dark. Got base camp late—already getting dark. Made fire, put in tinfoil dinners, Set up tents Made fire, put in tinfoil dinners, Set up tents Had lousy tinfoil dinners—not cooked all the way through Had lousy tinfoil dinners—not cooked all the way through “went to bed” Got out of bed and got Paintball Guns out—tried to shoot each other and raccoons “went to bed” Got out of bed and got Paintball Guns out—tried to shoot each other and raccoons Woke up early—cold but clear skies Woke up early—cold but clear skies Ate cold oatmeal, tried to warm self around fire Ate cold oatmeal, tried to warm self around fire Put on climbing boots and messed around with cramp-ons Put on climbing boots and messed around with cramp-ons Began hike—very uncomfortable in climbing boots (like slightly more flexible ski boots) Began hike—very uncomfortable in climbing boots (like slightly more flexible ski boots) Descriptions of hike—scouts falling behind, others taking off ahead, stopping for breaks—build suspense Descriptions of hike—scouts falling behind, others taking off ahead, stopping for breaks—build suspense Begin more aggressive climb at snow level—clouds move in, steep incline like hiking up a Black Diamond ski run Begin more aggressive climb at snow level—clouds move in, steep incline like hiking up a Black Diamond ski run Wind starts blowing, it starts snowing hard Wind starts blowing, it starts snowing hard Describe cliffs off sides Describe cliffs off sides Near whiteout conditions—can’t see ten feet away Near whiteout conditions—can’t see ten feet away Get to technical part of climb—rock outcropping, covered with Ice, only 70 feet or so to summit Get to technical part of climb—rock outcropping, covered with Ice, only 70 feet or so to summit For this strategy students list all of the events they can think of from the experience in chronological order.

3. Freewriting: For this strategy you simply write everything that comes into your head about the subject without worrying if it is any good or not. EX: When I think back about climbing Mt. Jefferson, the first thing I think about is my three friends—Luke, Mark, and Steve. It is funny how we were all do different and yet we did everything together—started dating, driving, went to the same parties—everything. Now I look at where we all ended up, and I guess our differences won out.. Its funny that I say we climbed the mountain. The truth is that we never even reached it. As often happens with scouts— especially later in the program, we hadn’t planned a thing. We were all like, yeah, lets go climb the mountain,. That would be awesome. What we didn’t realize was that it was the most technical mountain in all of Oregon. People die every year—that kind of thing. No, we were thinking it might just be pretty cool to say that we had climbed a mountain, so we started….

4. Story Board This strategy works best for people who like to draw. In this case you picture the story in you mind’s eye and then draw the events in order as though it were a comic book.

5. Story Components This strategy is one a lot of teachers like to use. In this case you break the story up into certain elements such as characters, settings, problems, suspenseful moments, etc…, and then you list the components in a chart. CharactersSettingsProblemsSuspense Me Me Steve Steve Luke Luke Mark Mark Marine guy Marine guy His Dog His Dog Church Church Base camp Base camp Lake Lake Hot Springs Hot Springs Marine Ambulence Marine Ambulence No plan No plan Gear Gear No skill/training No skill/training Nudist colony Nudist colony Getting lost Getting lost Feeling like we weren’t making progress Feeling like we weren’t making progress Steve gets sick (gross!) Steve gets sick (gross!) Naked hippies and no leader? Naked hippies and no leader?

6. Options: Narrative outline: list events in story Narrative outline: list events in story Freewriting: write down everything you can think of about story without worrying about spelling/grammar Freewriting: write down everything you can think of about story without worrying about spelling/grammar Story board: Creating a comic of the events in the story Story board: Creating a comic of the events in the story Story components: Charting ideas about different parts of story Story components: Charting ideas about different parts of story Others? Others?