2. your "elevator speech" written out (should read to about 30 seconds - and your "premise" is either in it or inspires it
3. Elements of Style, Rules 2 and 3
4. The book you chose to read: we will finalize it
5. Watch or re-watch "Million Dollar Baby" and make note of these matters:
- premise of film
- "objectives" of two mail characters, specifying which one of two is protagonist
- two plot points: end of Act I and end of Act II. Consider: how do those plot points act upon the character's objectives
