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Ever heard of //Six Word Stories// ? It's a website, inspired by Ernest Hemingway, challenging people to submit six-word stories. You read it right--**exactly SIX words**.

I'm challenging you to write THREE (3) six-word stories that tell who you are as a reader, writer, individual. Your stories shouldn't be lists, but statements about yourself. For ideas and inspiration, check out the **NPR SlideShow**

To publish your stories, you'll snap an original pic (or create a collage of original images), upload the image to Flickr, annotate it with your three stories, then embed the image in a blog post.

This is an exercise in creative thought and concise writing. Have fun, and choose your words wisely. Stay tuned for My Story coming soon!

Assignment Guidelines
Follow the guidelines below, review **the rubric**, and check out the videos below for tutorials to help you create your story:
 * 1) Each story must be EXACTLY six words--no more, no less.
 * 2) Write three stories: one that describes you as a reader, one that describes you as a writer, one that describes you--who you are as an individual.
 * 3) Your image must be an original. You may NOT copy one off the Internet or elsewhere. Be creative: your image can be one photo, several photos mashed together, an original drawing--anything your creative mind can envision.
 * 4) Your image should complement your stories.
 * 5) To upload your image to Flickr (a photo hosting site), you'll have to first register to create a free account, which requires a Yahoo ID . Save your username and password as we'll be using it throughout the year.
 * 6) Watch the tutorial below to learn how to annotate (add your stories) your photo after you've uploaded it to Flickr.
 * 7) Publish a blog post, and embed the image in your blog post by copying the HTML code from Flickr and pasting it in the HTML tab of your blog post. The video below shows you exactly how to do this: it's not as hard as it sounds!
 * 8) On the [|discussion tab] of this wiki page, reply to the MY Story discussion and add the URL address of your post so that we can all find each other's stories.

U pload and Annotate Image
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Embed Image in Blog Post
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** Wiki Discussion: Add Link to Your Blog Post **
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