"The Worst Thunderstorm"
In FictioninaFlashJasonStephenson's quickwrite, the task is to describe the worst thunderstorm ever experienced in just three minutes. This is a split personality flash fiction short story that follows the
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Slide1Fiction in a FlashJason Stephenson
Slide2Quickwrite• Describe the worst thunderstorm you have ever experienced. You have 3 minutes.
Slide3Split Personality
Slide4Flash FictionShort Stories FLASH FICTION & SHORT STORIES • Setting • Character(s) • Conflict • Resolution FLASH FICTION • Has a limited amount of words: 100 or less • Usually uses twist endings vs.
Slide5Harry’s Love
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Slide7Young Love
Slide8“The Duel” by Aaron KiddT w o f o e s f a c e d o n e a n o t h e r o n a d e s e r t b a t t l e f i e l d . S w e a t b e a d e d b o t h b r o w s . O n e i n f a m o u s , c l o t h e d i n b l a c k . T h e o t h e r , a g o l d e n s t a r o v e r h i s h e a r t . T h e y d r e w r e v o l v e r s . G u n s h o t s s o u n d e d . A w o m a n y e l l e d f r o m a n e a r b y p o r c h . T h e c o m b a t a n t s f e l l a n d l a y s t i l l . T h e n , r i s i n g , t h e y b e g a n t o s p r i n t t o w a r d s t h e p o r c h . S n a c k T i m e .
Slide9Tips• Use contractions instead of two words. – He is: 2 words – He’s: 1 word • Use punctuation instead of conjunctions. – She glanced over her shoulder and spotted the clown. – She glanced over shoulder, spotted the clown. • Use strong words instead of weak ones.
Slide10Being ChoosyStronger Words • Verbs • Nouns • Adjectives Weaker Words • Adverbs • Pronouns • Interjections • Prepositions • Conjunctions
Slide11Nouns Verbs Adjectives“The Duel” by Aaron Kidd Two foes faced one another on a desert battlefield. Sweat beaded both brows. One infamous, clothed in black. The other, a golden star over his heart. They drew revolvers. Gunshots sounded. A woman yelled from a nearby porch. The combatants fell and lay still. Then, rising, they began to sprint towards the porch. Snack Time. 14 12 7
Slide12Challenges• Be alliterative : Only use words that begin with the same letter for the whole story. • Be wordy : Use a series of nouns & verbs, strung together into one long sentence. • Be jokey : Turn your final sentence into a punch line. • Be talkative : Use a voicemail as your entire story.
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Slide14“Broken Girl” by Jessie RoarkS n a p p e d a n k l e . O u t o f c o m a . A m n e s i a . E v e r y d a y g o e s b y t h e s a m e . T h e d o c t o r s c o m e i n a n d a s k h u n d r e d s o f q u e s t i o n s . T h a t s o c i a l w o r k e r w o n ’ t l e a v e m e a l o n e . T o d a y a t a l l m a n w i t h m y h i g h c h e e k b o n e s , w e a r i n g a b l u e j a c k e t , c o m e s i n t o s e e m e . “ T e s s ? ” T h e n I s e e h i s c o l d e y e s a n d I r e m e m b e r .
Slide15“Refined Lifestyle” by Lindsey CoxD o n ’ s p a r e n t s s a i d h e ’ d n e v e r a m o u n t t o a n y t h i n g . T h e y s a i d h e ’ d n e v e r b e s u c c e s s f u l , b u t h e r e h e w a s , s i t t i n g i n t h e l a p o f l u x u r y . T h e h o u s e h a d m a g n i f i c e n t l y t a l l c e i l i n g s a n d e l a b o r a t e a r t o n t h e w a l l s t h a t D o n a d m i r e d . H e t o o k t h e m d o w n a n d t h r e w t h e m i n t h e t r u c k w i t h t h e r e s t o f t h e p l u n d e r .
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Slide17Write to Win Contest• No high school student submitted a flash fiction piece last year in the Write to Win contest. Consequently, there was no winner. • Why not submit a piece of flash fiction?
Slide18Packets Available at• http://teacherweb.com/OK/DeerCreekHigh School/Stephenson/photo3.aspx
Slide19For sale: baby shoes,never worn. --Ernest Hemingway, American author (1899-1961) The Dare: Write a story in six words.
Slide20Smith Magazine
Slide21Six Word Memoirs
Slide22Fifty flavors,and I choose vanilla. --Brittany Student Samples
Slide23Disc golf is mynew love. --Marshall
Slide24Still a little kidat heart. --Tayler
Slide25Girl ofmany houses, not homes. --Sarah