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Grades 9–12
5-7 Sessions: 45 -60 Minutes each
Fantasy/SciFi, Narrative
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Once Upon a Time in a City Called…

by Jeff Carver, New Harmony High, New Orleans & Kyley Pulphus, 826 New Orleans
1. Defining Dystopia Through Love and Threats
2. Building the New World
3. Building Character
4. Writing
5. Love Notes
Young writers imagine a world that has lost their home city due to various threats: environmental, cultural, and supernatural.
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Building the New World

Something has happened so your city as you know it no longer exists. What is this new city like? How have the rules changed?
What Your Students Will Learn

Students will gain an understanding of the flash fiction genre and the importance of setting.

What Your Students Will Produce

Students will analyze a flash fiction mentor text and create an interesting, well-developed setting for their story.

What You Will Need

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