Workshop Short Story Writing Challenge

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• vwo
• Leerjaar 4

All you need this lesson is a pen.

WRITE  ( 3 minutes) 

Mention three  elements in a story that you think are important. 

What kind of story are you going to write? A story about..........

Short Story Writing

• What is a short story ?
• Genres: mystery, love-story, suspense (whodunnit?) human     interest
  
• Plot /  / setting / characters / theme 

Short story

1. Plot 

Tekst

Start, introduction -)

incident

climax - height of emotions/turning point

incident

End of story: narrative twist (surprise ending)

Setting

Setting is everything surroundig your characters, which country, town or countryside,  situation if life e.g. rich or poor.

Time of setting:  when does the story take place? Now, past, future, or unknown (fantasy) 

Time: how long does the story take, a year, two months, one day, one hour

Another example

Characters

• Protagonist - main character/we're rooting for him/her
  
• Antagonist - "bad guy"
  
• Secondary character(s)
  

Themes to inspire

• Jealousy (the grass is always greener on the other side of the hill- or is it?)
  
• growing-up
• Dependency (no man is an island - you can't do everything by yourself, you need others to help)
  
• Cultural differences /Prejudice
  
• Sacrifice
  
• Wealth 
  
• Obey parents
  
• Whodunnit?
• loss
• Good versus evil

Use the yellow post-it

Write down your name on the front

Answer the following questions on the back side of the post-it

Write down three important elements in a short story

Are you happy with your planner?  gve yourself a mark between 5 ( not so happy)  and 10 ( extremely happy)

I would like more information about.........

Stick your post-it 

Write down three important elements in a short story

Are you happy with your planner?  gve yourself a mark between 5 ( not so happy)  and 10 ( extremely happy)

I would like more information about.........

Assignment ( book p. 33)

Write a story, between 250- 400 words 

Use at least three of the following chunks:

- Eskimo village disappeared                -  no footprints were found

- one smouldering fire                             -  food was untouched in their huts

- people saw a strange blue light       -  still unexplained

- somebody found the village deserted

-  a diary was found