Fatal Fiction
In this project, I will expose my students to the captivating world of noir fiction. The final project: to write their own Noir short story.
The rationale behind teaching about noir is that it is a sub-genre often overlooked in school, partly due to it’s violent, sexual, and dismal nature. However, I believe that noir should be taught since it gives students a chance to read something most of them will find unfamiliar, and give some students a new favorite genre to read in years to come. Additionally, I believe noir fiction is important in American culture, both historically during the mid 40’s and recently with the success of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and the video game L.A. Noire. While much of current Western culture is already fascinated and captivated by by violence, I believe it could be useful for students already drowning in such media to appreciate similar literature, rather than only enjoying violent video games, movies, and music.
1. How Do I Write a Noir Character?
2. Noir Short Story Example
3. Noir Vocab
4. Key Noir Themes Revisited
5. The Black Dahlia Murder
6. L.A. Noire Soundtrack
7. Works Cited
