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Introduction to Short Story

Introduction to Short Story. Creative Writing, January 2014. Before we begin, a few notes of Re . You guys are focused student writers and rock. You have a voice in your studies…let it be heard, people!

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Introduction to Short Story

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  1. Introduction to Short Story Creative Writing, January 2014

  2. Before we begin, a few notes of Re • You guys are focused student writers and rock. • You have a voice in your studies…let it be heard, people! • You’ve been asking to write stories, and the time is nigh. (Is that exciting or does it sound ominous? I’m going with the latter.)

  3. The short story unit will include… • Know – Want to Know – Learned • Essential/guiding questions & self-directed “research” • Mrs. Salfia Q&A • The study of “great” short stories (*more on that later) • Beautiful passages (weekly) • Character, conflict, plot development • Dialogue boot camp • Workshop • A story you can be proud of

  4. My guiding questions… • What makes a good short story? • What do great short stories have in common? • What makes an effective first line and exposition? • What makes an effective ending and last line? • How do writers establish character voice? • What can student writers reasonable and effectively imitate and apply to their own writing?

  5. Bare Bones • What do we already KNOW about the short story genre?

  6. From Jump • What are some things we WANT TO KNOW about the short story genre or writing short fiction?

  7. Best of…? • What are the best short stories you know or have studied? • What makes them spectacular? (Me – “Bullet in the Brain” by Tobias Wolff It’s weird, seductive, surprising, and subtle, and the language is beautiful, too.)

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