Images of World's Shortest Short Stories (Zoom)
Summer (3 to 6.5 hrs) | Available (Membership Required)
This course will combine limited, yet powerful wording with intriguing images. It is an immense challenge to select six words maximum to tell a complete story. Modeled after an Ernest Hemingway legendary tale, in this story writing technique, the session leader will provide a plethora of personal and other examples coupled with images. Participants will be responsible for finding powerful personal images, in their cell phone, and crafting their own very short stories using a maximum of six words.
This course will combine lecture with class discussion.
A'Kena LongBenton
In her 30+ year teaching career, A’Kena LongBenton has created over 70 instructional/ informational videos and made 70 presentations at English, reading, and technology conferences. Further, two of her most humbling professional experiences are teaching English to Chinese professors in Beijing, China and having her co-edited online electric vehicle curriculum recognized by President Obama’s Executive Office of Science and Technology.