Narrative Project Guidelines |
Flash Fiction |
As a narrative writer, you will write a flash fiction piece in a multi-genre format of your choice.
PLANNING
* Quest (A Hero's Journey, Mystery to be solved) * Coming of Age * Rags to Riches * Love conquers all 4. Determine your protagonist, antagonist, and conflict. 5. Create a list of style techniques that you plan to use in your narrative 6. Plan the story using a Plot Diagram. DRAFTING
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Class Code: NRSKCISM
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RAFT Writing Strategy
Narrative Style Techniques: Learning from the Masters
Realistic fiction
Lessing – “Through the Tunnel” Myers – “The Treasure of Lemon Brown”
Classic Mystery Doyle – “The Adventures of the Speckled Band” (1892) Poe – “The Murders in the Rue Morgue” (1841)
Mystery Horowitz – “The Double Eagle Has Landed” (2011)
Myth
Fairytales Grimm (1812)
Suspense Lovecraft – “The Book” (1933) Schwartz scary stories (1981) Bradbury – “The Ravine” (1957)
Science fiction Bradbury – “The Veldt” (1950)
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