short story

DAY 1

• learn or review the following:

  • • sub-types of conflict

    • characterization

    • dialogue tips - how to pun't.

• in FALL 2023, we've already studied & practiced the following:

  • • imagery & sensory details

    • plot

    • poetry terms - concepts

    • literary terms - definitions

• links to all concepts

• let's see what you know about story writing: click here

• this is what you'll work on this week: Nov. 6 - 10

• it will go into next week too

• our goal is to have final copy due before Thanksgiving break on Nov. 16, but that is flexible provided you are working

DAY 2

• if you've havn't done so yet, choose the prompt from yesterday's red link

• take 20-minutes and write a rough draft - just write - don't spend a ton of time editing

• take a break & do something else for 10 minutes: walk, jog, go to library, play a game, stand-up stretch, read a book, something appropriate for school

• now, go back to your writing

  • • read your draft to yourself

    • do NOT consult anyone else; this is still your rough draft stage of what YOU can come up with on your own

    • What's good about it? What's your favorite part? How can you make it better? Do you have too much going on? 

    • If too many ideas are in it, narrow it down to one and revise so it is either (1) a scene, like my example was or (2) a short story with a resolved conflict

• now revise, re-write, move around, etc.

  • • maybe you need to type what you like if you handwrote it

    • maybe you need to copy & paste what you like into a different document, so you still have your original or do file/make a copy & label one original

DAY 3

• finish the revised draft

• type it in GDocs

• look over the all-encompassing checklist above (you have paper copy of it too)

• consider which of the following areas below your piece is weak in

• choose 2 and that's what your critique partner will look at and help you with

  • • • methods of characterization

      • conflict development

      • plot diagram

      • setting development

      • use of dialogue

• pair-up with your teacher-assigned critique partner: see list here

• read & advise

• revise

• if you have done as best you could for now, then work on other homework or read