Students will engage in active listening and research as they conduct interviews with community members to uncover meaningful insights about storytelling preferences and themes, fostering empathy and guiding their short story compositions.

Students will collaboratively analyze and determine the essential literary elements that define compelling short stories by synthesizing insights from initial readings, class discussions, and peer interactions to craft a collective problem statement that guides their anthology creation.

Students will brainstorm diverse story ideas, collaboratively generate unique plot concepts using storyboarding techniques, and pitch these to peers for initial feedback, incorporating suggested improvements through reflective journaling.

Students will design, draft, and refine their short story adaptations using visual or auditory formats, collaboratively testing and iterating on their prototypes with peer and teacher feedback, and preparing for a future library exhibit.

Students will showcase their short story anthology through a library exhibition, present their visual or auditory adaptations to stakeholders including Flying Disk, and gather feedback to refine their work while reflecting on the effectiveness of their storytelling techniques.