Flash Fiction Club: Realistic Fiction and Personal Nonfiction (Spring

Flash fiction is a genre of writing defined by its short length.

Don't let the length fool you, though! You still have to pack in a beginning, middle, and end. You still have to bring your characters to life!

Can you do it in just 350 words? What about 250? What about 100?!

In this club, we'll meet weekly to share our flash fiction projects, learn some techniques, and workshop each other's stories.

Meet Live Weekly

This is a live class, which means we meet weekly to discuss the reading and explore writing tips. Learners can also interact with each other and the instructor between class meetings on our class discussion boards.

Provided materials include reading guides and activities to help with vocabulary and comprehension as well as writing tips to apply to short, informal writing assignments.

Class Details

Age Range: 11-16

Class Size: 3-10 Learners

Schedule:

Class is from March 18-April 14, 2024 with live meetings on Tuesdays from 3-3:45pm Eastern/2-2:45pm Central/1-1:45pm Mountain/12-12:45pm Pacific

Supplies

To participate successfully in this club, learners will need the following:

Microphone and camera for in-class participation
PDF Reader
Zoom (free account)
Learners will submit work through Google Drive (a Google (Gmail) account can be acquired for free)

Time Commitment

Class meets for 45 minutes each week for 4 weeks.

How much time students spend outside of class is really up to them! Each week will be open for sharing, so writers may want to work on stories between class. There will also be a discussion board where they can share their own drafts and help classmates by commenting on their work in progress.

Note on Rigor and Academic Expectations

Since this is a "club," it will be less formal than a writing class. The instructor will participate in the feedback sessions throughout the class, but writers will not have formal assignments or graded work. It's more about sharing and workshopping!

Choose a Pricing Option

$100

Market Rate + 25%

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience. This option allows us to build a more accessible and equitable community of learners by offering discounted pricing options.

$88

Market Rate +10%

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience. This option allows us to build a more accessible and equitable community of learners by offering discounted pricing options.

$80

Market Rate

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience.

$64

Market Rate -20%

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience.

$40

Market Rate -50%

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience.

Meet Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason

Dr. Michelle Parrinello-Cason is the founder of Dayla Learning. She has a PhD in rhetoric and composition, a passion for helping students find their writing voice, and two homeschooling children of her own.

Michelle has taught in a wide variety of settings including six years as a full-time college professor. She has been teaching virtual and in-person homeschool writing and humanities classes for more than five years.

Michelle believes in meeting students where they are and — as any of her previous students will tell you — believes deeply that there is no such thing as a bad rough draft!

Is this the right fit for your learner?

This class is designed to be accessible to a range of students, and writers are invited to workshop their writing at any stage!

This class is a good fit for both middle and high school learners who want to practice flash fiction in a supportive environment.

Skills Gained

Learners will gain writing skills in narrative fiction, concision, dialogue, character development, description, and word choice.

They will also practice providing appropriate and constructive feedback to peers.

Content Note

Writers will be asked to avoid submitting work that contains excessive violence, sexual content, or is otherwise inappropriate for a mixed-age classroom setting.

Writers will also be asked to provide individual content notes for their work to be respectful of their classmates' needs, and we will discuss how to craft meaningful content warnings that consider sensitivities.

Choose a Pricing Option

$100

Market Rate + 25%

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience. This option allows us to build a more accessible and equitable community of learners by offering discounted pricing options.

$88

Market Rate +10%

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience. This option allows us to build a more accessible and equitable community of learners by offering discounted pricing options.

$80

Market Rate

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience.

$64

Market Rate -20%

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience.

$40

Market Rate -50%

This class uses a sliding fee scale for pricing options in order to build more equitable access to these educational opportunities. You can read more about the plan and its goals here, but all options give access to the same classroom experience.