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Short Stories
Kind of Activity:
Creative Writing
Objective:
Students will write their own short stories using sensory details
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.9-10.3
Structure:
Using a projector, the class should watch the YouTube video of Kurt Vonnegut offering tips on how to write a short story.
While watching, the students should take notes. Afterward, hold a brief classroom discussion about his eight tips, asking the class which points they think Narayan is particularly adept at adhering to throughout Malgudi Days.
Summary of the video's tips:
- Use the time of a total stranger in such a way that they will not feel the time was wasted.
- Give the reader at...
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