NaNoWriMo YWP

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When:

Repeats every week until Tue Feb 07 2017 except Tue Dec 13 2016, Tue Dec 20 2016, Tue Dec 27 2016, Tue Jan 03 2017. Also includes Tue Feb 14 2017.

Tuesday, September 27, 2016 - 10:30am - 12:30pm

Where:

Who: NaNoWriMo is for all ages (including parents). (This support group's activities will be based on the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program High School (9th­12th grades) Curriculum.) Parents are encouraged to participate with their children. Parents who do not wish to participate are invited to stay in the classroom and assist. Parents who do not wish to stay in the classroom are asked to remain in the building or to arrange for another adult to assume responsibility for their children for the duration of the program.
Parents are asked to use their best judgement as to whether or not their non-participating children will be disruptive to the program.

How much:
Cost for Child/Student: $0.00
Cost for Adult/Educator: $0.00
Cost for Non-Participating Siblings in Attendance: $0.00

Please register by: Tuesday, September 20, 2016 - 5:00pm

Description

Meets weekly on Tuesdays, September 27–December 6, 2016 and January 10—February 7, 2017.

Meeting space is generously provided by Lindamood-Bell Learning Center, located inside Edinborough Corporate Center, which is connected to Edinborough Park, home to Adventure Peak indoor play structures. We will be meeting in the 3rd floor training room of the Edinborough Corporate Center.

The Tuesday, September 27 gathering will be held in the Community Room at the 50th Street Edina Lunds & Byerlys, located just west of France Ave on 50th St.

Lunds & Byerlys

3945 W 50th St
Edina, MN 55424

Want to write a novel in November?

Join other writers at this NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program support group for support, encouragement and advice with weekly novel writing support sessions using NaNoWriMo's YWP high school (9th-12th grades) lesson plans as a general guide for the gatherings.

The support group meets on Tuesday mornings, from 10:30am to 12:30pm:

1. Sep 27:
   Meeting in the Community Room at the 50th Street Edina Lunds & Byerlys
   Introducing NaNoWriMo
   Getting Rid of the Inner Editor
   What Is a Novel, Anyway?
2. Oct 4:
   Good Novel, Bad Novel
   Creating Well-Developed Characters
3. Oct 11:
   Creating Conflict
   Introducing the Elements of Plot
4. Oct 18:
   Introducing the Elements of Plot
   Setting and Mood
5. Oct 25:
   Settings That Reinforce Characters
   Writing Really Good Dialogue
6. Nov 1:
   Beginnings
7. Nov 8:
   SubPlotting
8. Nov 15:
   Experimenting with Sequence and Structure
9. Nov 22:
   Details, Details, Details
10. Nov 29:
    Character Interviews on NaNoTV
11. Dec 6:
    Thank Goodness It’s Over Party

Winter Break — no gatherings on Dec 13, Dec 20, Dec 27 or Jan 3.

Jan 10 cancelled due to travel conditions.

12. Jan 17:
    Taking the “Work” Out of Workshopping
13. Jan 24:
    Novel, Take 2
14. Jan 31:
    Cleaning It Up
15. Feb 7:
    Getting It Published
16. Feb 14:
    NaNoWriMo Readings

Young writers are asked to come to each gathering prepared to participate.

If these dates, times or plans don't work for you, you are encouraged to set up your own NaNoWriMo YWP support groups!

You start writing your novel on Sunday, November 1 and finish by midnight, Monday, November 30.

The focus for November is exclusively on story creation. There is to be no correction of grammar, punctuation, or spelling. For one month, you get to lock away your inner editor, let your imagination take over, and just create!

Because the focus is on story creation, if your child struggles with handwriting or typing, dictation is a perfectly acceptable method of getting the story down on paper — provided that transcribers also commit to locking away their own inner editors for the month of November and faithfully record the story as it is told.

For the purposes of NaNoWriMo, a novel is “a lengthy work of fiction.” You decide whether what you're writing falls under the heading of “novel.” While NaNoWriMo defines the minimum length for adults to be 50,000 words, kids set their own goals. You can use the Word-Count Goal Calculator to generate a personal goal or check out the grade-based guidelines at Setting a Word-Count Goal.

• Your word-count goal for NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program is completely unique to you. You should take into account your writing experience, your schedule (how much time you’ll realistically be able to spend writing), and your enthusiasm for the event.
• To set your own personal word-count goal, log into your account at ywp.nanowrimo.org, then click on "My NaNoWriMo" in the top menu bar and then on "Edit Novel Info" in the sidebar menu and then fill in the field "Word Count Goal" with your goal and click "Submit".
• At ywp.nanowrimo.org/wordcount you’ll find three recommended goals for each grade level: low, middle, or high. For example, the three goals for a 9th grade student are 5000, 10,000 or 17,000 words. You can choose one of the recommended goals or set your own. It’s all up to you!
• If you're not sure of your target, try the Word-Count Goal Calculator at ywp.nanowrimo.org/wordcount/goal
• You should make your goal high enough to be challenging but not so high as to be impossible to reach.
• Keep in mind that a word-count goal is a lower threshold, not an upper limit.
• The default goal for NaNoWriMo’s Young Writers Program is 30,000 words, which falls within the recommended ranges for most 11th and 12th grade students, so be sure to update it.
• If you handwrite your novel, you can use a random text generator to re-create your word count, then paste that into the Word Count Validator to validate your novel and win.

The deadline for setting or changing your word-count goal is 11:59 PM (local time) on Sat, Nov 19, before winning starts!

You may co-author your novel with a friend (or friends).

Parents are also invited to participate in NaNoWriMo.

Meeting length will depend on the number of participants but won't exceed 2½ hours.

The group size will be limited to a maximum of 10 young writers, so please be sure to sign up!

Ground Rules for discussion:

1. Respect each other and the types of writing done.
2. Don't criticize each other destructively.
3. Try not to interrupt each other when speaking in a group setting.
4. Try to be positive and encouraging at all times.
5. Do your best to make the group a safe environment to explore the craft of writing.

Check out the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Program at ywp.nanowrimo.org

I recommend that you download a PDF workbook. These workbooks were created to spark your imagination and guide you in your noveling journey, and many of the lesson plans are based on the workbook activities. The activities inside will help you create characters, build settings, and hatch plots, plus keep you motivated throughout the month. And, all PDFs are customizable so you can type and save your ideas!

However, if the workbook puts off your child, making storytelling seem like work, please just drop it and instead get right to the novel writing on Sat, Nov 1. Your child will likely see the value of the exercises for next year by the end of this November. This year is can be a time to learn how a bit of preparation can make it easier to write and complete a story.

You win NaNoWriMo by writing to your word-count goal by midnight on Wed, Nov 30 and by validating your word count online before that deadline. Just paste the full text of your novel in the Word Count Validator. When your word counts meets your goal, you win (provided it's Nov 25 or later — you can't win before then, no matter how much you've written). Order a Winner T-shirt and celebrate.

Every year, there are many, many winners. There are no "Best Novel" or "Quickest-Written Novel" awards given out. All writers who validate their word count online and reach their goal by midnight on Wed, Nov 30 receive an official "Winner" web badge and certificate, the opportunity to order NaNoWriMo Winner merchandise, and bragging rights for the rest of their lives.

Some of the skills NaNoWriMo builds:

• Creativity: Creating characters, situations, dialogue, and even whole planets from scratch helps you think, but it also teaches you how to apply their fanciful ideas to a full project.
• Confidence: When creating so much text in such a short period of time, you'll realize just how much you can accomplish when you put your mind to it. NaNoWriMo leaves young writers asking themselves, "What's next?"
• Time Management: NaNoWriMo teaches students how to tackle a huge project by breaking it down into manageable bites!
• Fluency: Writing so much in so little time boosts proficiency in grammar, spelling, and punctuation, and will help you approach future writing assignments with ease and confidence. (We won't be focusing on grammar, punctuation, and/or spelling at our meetings, but you'll have a lengthy document to proofread and edit at the end of the month.)

Overall goals of the NaNoWriMo's YWP lesson plans

• Write narratives that engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view, and purposefully organize a sequence of events or experiences.
• Write narratives to develop narrative elements (for example, setting, conflict, complex characters) with relevant and specific sensory details
• Produce writing in which the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
• Write routinely over extended time frames (with time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (in a single sitting or over a day or two) for a range of tasks, purposes, and audiences.
• With some guidance and support from peers and adults, strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach after rethinking how well questions of purpose have been addressed

Tue, Sep 27:

• Meeting in the Community Room at the Lund’s on 50th & France
• Community Room Policies:
• Park in the ramp. Do not park in the front surface lot, or you will get towed.
• Food or drink (including water) cannot be brought in from an outside source.
• Introducing NaNoWriMo
• Getting Rid of the Inner Editor
• What Is a Novel, Anyway?

Tue, Dec 6: Thank Goodness It's Over Party

• Five-Minute Readings.
• Certificates for both participants and winners.
• Yearbook signing!
• Thank you card for Lindamood-Bell.
• Prizes.
• Fun.
• Edinborough Park Playpark
• Almost 1 acre of indoor fun, highlighted by Adventure Peak, one of the largest indoor play structures in the country!
• Lindamood-Bell has generously provided free admission for all our young authors!
• Please remember that socks must be worn in Adventure Peak.

Custom URL: homeschoolrecess.com/nanowrimo/2016

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Cancellation deadline: Tue, Sep 20, 2016 - 5:00pm

TO CANCEL BEFORE THE DEADLINE: 
(1) Please let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. 

TO CANCEL AFTER THE DEADLINE: 
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Please arrive by:

Please plan to arrive about 15 minutes early in order to have plenty of time to find parking, check in with the organizer, visit the bathrooms and otherwise be prepared for our program to start on time. Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road signs, road construction, heavy traffic, parking difficulties, inclement weather or uncooperative children. 

Where to meet:

On Tue, Oct 4, please meet the organizer in the lobby of the Edinborough Corporate Center. On subsequent dates, you may just go up to the Training Room on the 3rd floor when you arrive. (If the room is locked, you may inquire in the office of Lindamood-Bell.) On Tue, Sep 27, meet in the Community Room at the 50 Street Edina Lunds & Byerlys. 

Food policy:

Food and beverages are permitted in the meeting room. Lindamood-Bell will provide light snacks, but you may want to bring your own water bottle. (PLEASE NOTE that the first gathering on Sep 27 will be in the Community Room at the 50th Street Edina Lunds & Byerlys where no food or drink (including water) may be brought in from an outside source. )

Alternate plans:

In case of inclement weather, please let the organizer know as soon as possible if your attendance will be affected. In the highly unlikely event that Edinborough Corporate Center closes, you will be notified as soon as the organizer finds out herself!

Parking information:

Free parking is available in the lots on site. PLEASE NOTE that the first gathering on Sep 27 will be in the Community Room at the 50th Street Edina Lunds & Byerlys. PLEASE park in the ramp. Do not park in the front surface lot, or you will get towed.)

Directions:

Lindamood-Bell Learning Center is located at 3300 Edinborough Way #206, Edina, MN 55435, inside Edinborough Corporate Center, which is connected to Edinborough Park, home to Adventure Peak indoor play structure.

50th Street Edina Lunds & Byerlys is located just west of France Ave on 50th St at 3945 W 50th St, Edina, MN 55424

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