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All About ME! A Personal Narrative Writer's Workshop

Completed by 10 learners
Ages 8-11
Live Group Class
In this fun, hands-on class, students will explore the narrative writing process through beloved stories from amazing children's authors and their own creative writing.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(12 reviews)

Live video meetings
4x per week, 1 week
3-8 learners per class
60 min

What's included

4 live meetings
4 in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. All homework (which was addressed above) is optional, but doing it will make the class more meaningful for the student.

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5
I love children's literature, especially narratives based on a special story from the author's own life.   In this class, we will delve into the beautiful world of personal narratives, using examples from children's literature to inspire our own narrative pieces of work.  My teaching style is energetic and hands on!  I love teaching children in an engaged, enthusiastic manner. 

Day 1:  We will get to know each other by talking about our favorite authors/books and why we love them.  I will read students one of my favorite narrative stories, "When I was Young in the Mountains" by Cynthia Rylant.  We will then talk about the writing process and begin brainstorming ideas (prewriting) for our own narrative stories.  At home, each student will work on a rough draft to be shared in our next class.

Day 2:  We will continue our discussion of narrative stories, and I will share another favorite book, "My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother" by Patricia Polacco.   We will then workshop each child's rough draft, helping her/him to make changes in a very positive manner.  At home, each student will be expected to continue working on her/his story.

Day 3:  This day will be similar to Day 2.   After reading and discussing another beautiful piece of children's literature, the students will have another opportunity to share their writing and get feedback on it.  We will also discuss the editing and publishing steps of the writing process.  I will be sending each family easy, fun ways to publish writing, and the students will publish their work before our final class.

Day 4:  In our final day, we will celebrate!  I will share a celebratory story and then the students will have the opportunity to share their finished stories.  They will each be celebrated as authors in this final class!

Learning Goals

Students will enjoy beautiful personal narratives while working on their own narrative writing.

Other Details

External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2020
4.9
12reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Hi!  My name is Lydia, and I love children and teaching!  I received my Bachelor of Arts degree in Spanish from Muhlenberg College in 1995.  At the same time, I received my Elementary Education certificate. I could not wait to teach!  I began my career teaching middle school Spanish and then went on to teach 4th grade.  My favorite subject to teach was always literature.  I love children's literature!  I stopped teaching in order to raise my four children (2 sets of twins!).  I then went back to work as a children's librarian, which I loved.  And now I am teaching at a play based Quaker preschool which is a delightful place to spend my mornings!  I believe that learning should be fun and hands on.  I feel that getting kids excited about a subject is how real learning takes place.  Let's have fun learning together!

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