Over Spring Break—specifically from Midnight on Saturday, April 4th until 11:59pm on Sunday, April 12th, The Kovler Family Library is challenging any and all students 4th-12th grade to write a 2000 word short story (minimum--feel free to write more) on the theme of "quarantine," a topic we are all way too familiar with now. If you want to join in the fun, follow the steps below to sign up at the NaNoWriMo Young Writers Project website and get started writing!
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP,
EMAIL MR. RAMPSON ([email protected]).
(CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE)
IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR NEED HELP,
EMAIL MR. RAMPSON ([email protected]).
(CLICK ON THE PICTURES TO ENLARGE)
Step 1:
- Go to ywp.nanowrimo.org and click on SIGN UP.
Step 2:
- Click the button next to YOUNG WRITER.
Step 3:
- Enter your birthday and click NEXT.
Step 4:
- Enter JPONPRIH in the Classroom Code box then click FIND MY CLASSROOM.
Step 5:
- If NaNoWriMo: Quarantine Edition! is the name of the classroom, click YES, JOIN CLASSROOM. If another name appears, click NO, SEARCH AGAIN and redo step 4.
Step 6:
- Enter your first name and last name, without a space between, as your Username.
- Leave the Parent/Guardian email box blank.
- Put your first name ONLY in the First Name box.
- Set your Time Zone to (GMT-6:00) Central Time (US & Canada) by using the pull down menu.
- Click the box to accept the Terms & Conditions, then click NEXT.
Step 7:
- Enter a password that you will remember in the Password box and enter it again in the Confirm Password box.
- Pick a Security Question from each of the pulldown menus and type your answers in the boxes, then click CREATE ACCOUNT.
Step 8:
- You will be taken to your Account Dashboard. On the upper left of the screen, there will be two possible challenges to accept.
- Do not choose the top choice.
- Click on YES, I ACCEPT! under "Eric Rampson has dared you to join the NaNo: Quarantine Edition! challenge!"
Step 9:
- You must title your story (if you don't have the title yet, may we suggest using Untitled for now? You'll be able to change it later).
- You must also enter a Word Count Goal in the box at the bottom. The minimum allowed for this challenge is 2000. Even if you think you'll write more, set it to 2000, so you succeed.
- You can fill out the Synopsis (a short description of your story) and choose some Genres if you want, but you don't need to.
- Once you are done, click START NOVEL.
Step 10:
- This is the writing screen. You'll see stats tracking your progress on the left.
- The big blank white area on the right is where you type your story.
- For now, click on MY DASHBOARD at the left of the very top menu on the screen.
Step 11:
- This is your Dashboard. When you login, you'll always be taken to this screen first.
- You can get to your writing by clicking on the book next to your story title on the left.
- For now, though, click on NaNoWriMo: Quarantine Edition! under classrooms.
Step 12:
- This is the classroom chat area. You will have access to this chat that includes everyone else participating in the challenge.
- The Announcements tab will only be messages from Mr. Rampson about the project.
- Writer's Chat is where you can ask questions, post great sentences you write, look for inspiration, and just talk with other writers about the project.