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A Villain's Tale: Creative Writing Camp
Morgan A. McLaughlin McFarland, MAPW
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Explore the worlds and lives of your favorite antagonists while building fiction writing skills in a week-long camp. #creative
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
Every villain is the hero of their own story. Students choose their favorite antagonists from books, comics, movies, television, and video games. Working from weekly prompts, students write fiction from the perspective of those antagonists, exploring themes of duty, trauma, isolation and heroism. Who defines a villain? What led these antagonists down their road? Do they think of themselves as the “bad guys”? Are they truly evil or do they simply have goals that run counter to the...
Homework Offered
Students will have daily prompts to work from at home between classes, but these are for their own enjoyment, not a requirement!Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
I briefly address a few social and historical topics that have directly impacted the portrayal of villains in media, such as the Hayes code. Literature and other media do not happen in a vacuum, but in a complex cultural context!
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Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(494)
I teach creative writing, gaming, and popular media & culture to learners from age 8 through high school. I offer a range of courses that focus on specific literary genres, some traditional and some popular/contemporary, as well as multiple...
Group Class
$55
for 5 classes5x per week, 1 week
55 min
Completed by 26 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-14
2-10 learners per class
