Crafting Short Bites - Summer Writing Intensive for Ages 11-15

Learners will spend four days a week, for two weeks, learning about and talking about the different components that are needed to write a short story and how to make it work.

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55 minutes

per class

4x per week

over 2 weeks

11-15

year olds

2-12

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Description

Class Experience

For many authors starting a new story can be a little bit daunting. For others, sometimes learning a specific part of crafting a story can be daunting. And, for others, sometimes wrapping up a piece can be daunting. In this summer camp we will dive right in and start a new piece, and each following day learn about and apply a specific part of story writing. Finally, we will wrap it all up at the end and have a short piece that is built of all the individual components. (Note: because these...

Students will learn and practice the skills needed to write short works of fiction, as well as develop the confidence that they have the ability to tell such a story.

I have several years teaching experience with homeschooled teens who were either leery of writing, or excited about writing, and I enjoy working with both in the same class.

Minimum of a forty-five minutes after each class session, although the actual work done will be up to the student. After each class students will work further on their existing piece, and can send the work to the teacher for feedback after each session.

Notebook/paper and pencil/pen. A handout will be given each class for reference, but printing it is optional.

3 hours 40 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 2 - 4 hours per week outside of class.

Teacher

Val Gryphin

Educator / Publisher / Author / Editor / Business Owner

43 total reviews

132 completed classes

About Me

Greetings! My name is Val. I’m an editor, publisher, educator, and, of course, a voracious writer and reader, particularly in the scifi, fantasy, and mainstream genres. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Johnson State, and a Master of...