Flash Fiction: Art of The Short, Short Story - High School Creative Writing Unit

Flash fiction, the shortest of the short story, is perfect for teens to write. But difficult, at the same time. They struggle with compacting their many ideas into one coherent, creative, powerful piece...and that's the beauty of constructive struggle. In the process of writing these very personal short short stories, students are able to create plot maps, characters, conflicts, work with others, give and receive feedback, and present their creations.

Included in this newly updated bundle:

**31-slide editable PowerPoint Presentation w/daily lessons, activities, and more

**8-page editable Word document - day-by-day lesson plans/teacher directives

**Tweet Sheet Story Proposals

**Full writing process work - Plot Map, Character Builder, Drafting, Self- and Peer-Review, Publishing Guidelines

**4 full-text flash fiction stories

**3 articles about the Flash Fiction genre (Word documents)

**Guiding questions for writing & discussion

**Common Core-aligned Scoring Rubric

**Student Self-Assessment

**Reflection prompts

**Publishing Event w/Peer Feedback Form