2/21/08 8th

The second step of the writing process is drafting. When you draft, it is a good idea to write as fast as you can to get all of your ideas down on paper. You can go back and make changes later.

Your story needs a plot. There are four parts of every plot. You should start with a basic situation. Readers need to know some background information about the setting and characters in order to understand the story. After you've established a basic situation, you should give your characters some sort of a conflict. Generally, stories have a set of complications that rise to the main conflict. This set of complications is called rising action. The high point of the conflict (when it seems that all will be lost as a result of the problem) is called the climax of the story. The main character of the story must overcome his/her conflict at this point. The actions the character takes to overcome the conflict is called the resolution. Your story is over when the resolution is completed.

You must include all four parts of the plot in order to get full credit. Remember, your story is to be told from a different perspective from the one we normally hear. You should be creative, have fun, and add some new and interesting twist to an old story.

Here is a good example of telling a story from a non-traditional perspective.