1. FOR SALE: BABY SHOES, NEVER WORN.
SWBAT… (Students will be able to)
Analyze a flash fiction story by writing and discussing your interpretation.
Write an original flash story about a personal event.
Warm Up!
What IS Micro-Fiction (Flash Fiction)?
FOR SALE: BABY SHOES, NEVER WORN.
Brevity (n.)- concise and exact use of words in writing and speech.

2. For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn. Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961)
Read the following MICRO-FICTION story and THINK ABOUT what this story is about:
For Sale: Baby shoes, never worn. Ernest Hemingway ( )

3. Now, write about your interpretation...
Optional sentence frames: (Use any combination!)
The story suggests that… For example, ….
The story depicts… For example, …
The story is about… One example that shows this is…
The author shows that… For example, …
The author wants the reader to feel… by...
Write this in your Warm Up section.

4. Pair-Share With your ELBOW partner, share your response to the story.
(1 minute)

5. Example
"Why I Don't Keep A Daily Planner" by Stace Budzko from Hint Fiction.

6. Example
"Widow's First Year" by Joyce Carol Oates from Hint Fiction.

7. Example
"The Busy Road" by Lydia Davis from The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis.

8. Requirements: Your turn! Task-
You will write your own flash fiction story that reveals to the reader something about yourself in few words.
You will present your story with a picture that represents its ideas. This can be a photograph or image from online or an original drawing.
Requirements:
No less than 6 words, no more than 20
Words are precise, well-chosen, descriptive
Must have a picture to accompany the story
May complete digitally, but must come with printed copy to be posted in the room
You MUST be able to explain how your story and image reveal something about YOU.

9. Some tips...
Free write about a personal story you are willing to share. Don’t worry about word count, spelling, grammar.
Cut the fat. Omit lots of words, change words for better ones, arrange words to reveal something in a unique way.
Example: You free write about how you tried really hard over summer to put your devices away and check social media much less. You were successful and really learned more about yourself from the experiment. After cutting the fat, you have this:
Logged out. Pulled plug. Found life.
Source:

10. Free Write- 15 minutes
You will now FREE WRITE for 15 minutes. The idea here is to write whatever comes into your mind without pause. Even if it seems silly or nonsense, write it!
Your pencil should NOT stop writing and your goal is to brainstorm a story that can tell us something about YOU in some way: an event that happened to you, a common thing you face in your life, something about your background, your hopes and dreams...there is no right answer!
Practice STREAM OF CONSCIOUSNESS and don’t worry about spelling or grammar.

11. NOW...cut the fat. Take a colored pen or pencil.
As you read your free write to yourself, cross out unneeded words. Circle words you can replace with better ones. Underline words you believe are powerful and can use.
Rewrite the powerful, emotional words out. Cut the fat again.
Arrange in a unique way to reveal a story.