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"Short Story Writing Workshop"
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"Short Story Writing Workshop"
📚 Part 1: Themes & Technique Check
1. Which theme is most central to Linda Sue Park’s A Long Walk to Water?
Survival
Romance
Technology
Comedy
2. Which narrative technique best helps show a character’s resilience?
Close third-person or first-person showing inner thoughts
Long lists of facts
Explanatory footnotes
An omniscient summary of events
3. Check all symbols that are commonly used to represent hope or survival in the novel:
Water
A long journey
Scars or wounds
Expensive jewellery
4. Which detail is strongest to include in an opening sentence to hook the reader?
The character’s urgent problem
A long historical explanation
A list of names and dates
A catalogue of setting features with no action
✏️ Part 2: Planning & Drafting
5. One-sentence story idea — link to themes (survival, resilience, hope):
6. Main character (name, age). Write one strength and one flaw that affect their choices:
7. Setting — describe place, time and one sensory detail (smell, sound or sight):
8. Central conflict or problem (one clear sentence):
9. List three key events that will show the character's resilience (brief phrases):
10. Write the opening paragraph of your short story (establish character, setting and the central problem):
11. Peer feedback checklist — when sharing, ask your partner to tick each that applies:
Theme link (survival/resilience/hope) is clear
Opening paragraph creates a sense of urgency or curiosity
Language includes at least one vivid sensory detail
The central problem is understandable and engaging
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