Flash Fiction Unit: Process Work Click on the links to access materials and resources
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The goal is learning what makes a good story through looking at your taste as a reader, authorial craft and writing them yourself.
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Week of Sept. 24: "Currents". Read and annotate "Currents" by Hannah Bottomy Voskuil; first published in Quarterly West in 2004. Listen to it here, but pay attention to the print text as you listen since there is at least one significant error. The link above to the story online should be Word Q compatible. Do the note-sheet to this story. Do the writing exercise inspired by this story typed to a minimum of 300 words. Since you can write in any genre, here are some reminders for you about the conventions of different genres. See video at right, there is a good section starting at 7:20 with mystery and then covers many more genres quickly. You can also check out these articles: "What Are the Different Genres of Literature? A Guide to 14 Literary Genres" and/or "The 17 Most Popular Genres in Fiction and Why They Matter".
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Week of Sept. 30: "Likeable". Read and annotate "Likable" by Deb Olin Unferth. If you have Word Q, the link should be compatible.Do the note-sheet to this story (by hand or typed, PDF version here). Do the writing exercise inspired by this story.
Week of Oct. 8 "Taylor Swift”. Read and annotate "Taylor Swift” by Hugh Behm-Steinberg. If you have Word Q, the link should be compatible. The story begins AFTER the review by Steve Almond. Do the note-sheet to this story (by hand or typed, PDF version here). Do the writing exercise inspired by this story. AND Speed Dating Event for Independent Reading Flash Fiction Stories. |
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“The Coat”. Read and annotate “The Coat” by Lex Williford. If you have Word Q, the link should be compatible. Do the note-sheet to this story (by hand or typed, PDF version here). Do the writing exercise inspired by this story.