Story Writing Descriptions

Course Description

Reading and writing stories taps into our creative side! In addition, experiencing the lives of others has an impact on our own personal lives. Research shows reading and writing stories can teach us empathy and how to understand other people better. Writing stories comes naturally for many children. Some, however, struggle with not only what to write, but also how to write it. This course is designed with both children in mind. Students who have no trouble coming up with ideas will be challenged to streamline their writing process and employ organizational patterns to improve their story writing. Students who struggle to write stories will find the support they need to be successful with taking a risk and trying the narrative form!

Payments must be received at least 24 hours before the course begins. Please include course title (including book title) in comments field when purchasing courses.

Dates & Tuition Fees

Meet: 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2

Time: 1:00-2:00 EST

Tuition: $35

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Ages 8-10 Tentative Schedule

Week One: Students will be given the choice to work on a personal narrative (with possible embellishments) or a wholly fiction piece. We'll also work on organizing our story with the major plot points, focusing on orienting the reader with our setting and characters.

Week Two: To start this week, we'll work on story hooks. Students will also work on adding sensory details and descriptions to their story drafts. In addition, we'll learn how to write dialogue and use it in our stories.

Week Three: This week is all about learning how to revise and edit. We'll focus our time on learning how to do those to processes, but we'll also add finishing touches to our story along the way (transition words, more sensory details, and a satisfying conclusion).

Week Four: Publishers' Party! Students will share their writings with one another and we'll discuss and review major concepts covered in the course.

Dates & Tuition Fees

Meet: 11/11, 11/18, 11/25, 12/2

Time: 2:30-3:30 EST

Tuition: $35

Please include course choice in the comments section.

Ages 10-13 Tentative Schedule

If students already have a work in progress, they may wish to workshop that piece during the course.

Week One: Students will be given the choice to work on a personal narrative (with possible embellishments) or a wholly fiction piece. We'll also work on organizing our story with the major plot points, focusing on orienting the reader with our setting and characters. We'll discuss how shorter stories fit together to make larger stories.

Week Two: To start this week, we'll work on story hooks. Students will also work on adding sensory details and descriptions to their story drafts. In addition, we'll learn how to write dialogue and use it in our stories. Students will be encouraged to utilized various literary devices, including, but not limited to, figurative language.

Week Three: This week is all about learning how to revise and edit. We'll focus our time on learning how to do those to processes, but we'll also add finishing touches to our story along the way (transition words, more sensory details, and a satisfying conclusion). Students will also learn about story pacing and how sentence variety contributes to meaning.

Week Four: Publishers' Party! Students will share their writings with one another and we'll discuss and review major concepts covered in the course.