tiny story
DESCRIPTION
Handout for ISU Literacy Week. Students will write Tiny Stories, following examples from http://www.hitrecord .orgTRANSCRIPT
TINY STORIES
Tiny stories are a great way to tell a story without taking heaps of time! They are short (only 1-3 sen-tences), but pack an emotional wallop! They can be witty or sad or silly, but they should always make the reader think.
THE STORY
1. Your tiny story must be food related somehow, to tie in with our Literacy Week theme, Food for Thought.
2. Brainstorm ideas. Think about:different meanings for words
proverbs or catch phrases related to your food (e.g. “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”)
different points of view (in the marshmallow example, the marshmallow and fire see what’s happening in different ways)
3. Write your story in 1-3 sentences. Work for a surprise or a twist in the end. Make every word count! Most of all, make your reader laugh, cry, think, or gasp in surprise. Put emotion in your story!
THE IMAGE
You’ll need an image to go with your story. You can 1) Draw your own 2) Shoot your own photograph3) Find a photograph on Flickr Creative Commons (you will need to give the link). Be sure it is
a photograph you have the right to use. If you don’t, you will be eliminated from the competition.
PUT IT ALL TOGETHER
Arrange the text and image in a way that helps tell the story. You can arrange your text directly on the image, or create more of a picture-book effect. You can do this digitally, or as a hard copy. If you create a hard copy, take a high-quality photo of your story, crop out any distracting background, and submit your photo.
Make sure your name is in the upper right hand corner.
SUBMIT:
Save your story as a JPG file, and email it to Ms. Hurd ([email protected]) by break time on Friday, March 9th.
IN THE SUBJECT, type: Tiny Story, Name, Grade
EXAMPLES:
Find more at www.hitrecord.org
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