Flash fiction is a great way to get students writing and reading contemporary literature. The brevity and inventiveness of the flash form helps students to recognize and emulate writing for clarity, precision and originality.
 
This 57-page unit has plenty of space for writing, and is full of engaging examples of great flash fiction. It has eight sections and a current bibliography of reliable sites which promote the flash fiction form for further reading. The unit was tested successfully with a mixed-ability Year 10 (ages 15-16) class.
 
What is Flash Fiction 4
The essence of story 5
Descriptive or simple flashes 11
Chatty flashes 16
Epistolary flashes 26
Genre flashes 33
Non-fiction flashes 40
Experimental flashes 48
Novels in Flash 54
Read more flashes 57