TTO Flash Fiction Challenge

• TTO
• Middelbare school
• vmbo t, havo, vwo
• Leerjaar 2

What is flash fiction?

Flash fiction is a complete story, but incredibly short. 

3 entries

We can send 3 stories to the jury!

One winner from each year 2 TTO class. 

The task

The spark: 75 words

The story: 150 words

AHA-moment

• Think of things that you have learnt from recent lessons (any subject): something surprising, interesting, shocking, inspiring, appalling, motivating...

AHA-moments

Pick one and and answer these questions:

• What strikes you about the AHA moment? 
• What moved you? Or made you think?
  
   Look at the AHA moment differently:
• What if it took place in a different time?
• What if I look at it from a different perspective:
    a different person, thing?
  
• What if it took place in a different place?

First ideas about the spark

The basic elements of short stories

Short stories (such as flash fiction) consist of 5 elements:

• plot (the storyline)
• characters (the people... or robots, or animals...)
• setting (the location and circumstances)
• conflict (the problems that occur)
• theme (the topic, based on your aha moment)

SOAP - how to write flash fiction

• Specific: 1 place & time, 1 event, max 2 characters (112).
• Omission: leaving things out for the reader to figure out.
• Action: in medias res.
• Precision: vocabulary & grammar. 

Examples

last year's winners

Step 1

• Choose your aha moment, and think about how you are going to turn it into a story.
• Fill in the Story Preparation Form. 
• Share your ideas with a partner: talk about what you could change and improve. Also tell them what you like about their idea!

Step 2

• Start writing your story. Don't worry about the word count too much yet, just write. 
• Highlight or underline parts you are unsure about, and ask for feedback from your partner. 
• Finished? Count your words and see where you need to reduce or expand. 
• Which words or phrases can you replace with better ones?

Step 3

• Finalise your story and the text for the spark. 
• Copy your story for the poster and the Padlet. 

Not quite finished? You have until Friday afternoon to submit to the Padlet. 

PS Don't forget a title and to include your first name!