Do NOW: Consider how the world has changed economically, socially, and politically since you were in first grade. Has there been progress? Is humanity in a "better place"? Explain.
(10 mins.) *Share
1. Handout: What Makes a good short story? Read/ Discuss.
Activity: With a partner, create your own response.
2. Fiction Powerpoints: Profile Student work.
3. Short Story Workshop: Craft a plot line that relates the action as it occurs in your narrative.
*Provide example on board: 10 mins: Present.
4. Writing Workshops
