Creative Writing: Exploring Different Writing Styles (Level 1)
Choreography by Rae
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Young writers will focus each week on exploring a different writing style.
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 7
Does your preteen like writing stories and creating characters? Maybe they like writing but struggle to organize their ideas. In this writing course, young writers will learn to organize their work, while exploring different writing styles and focusing on the narrative voice. Each week, students focus on a different writing format. Following a group Welcome & Share, we'll do a short warm-up activity (either a writing prompt or a Kahoot!). Next, the teacher will use slides to facilitate a...
- Learn to write with set guidelines - Develop a writing routine - Improve the writer’s understanding of how we communicate with the audience - Improve the writer’s understanding of different styles of narration
Ms. Rae loved writing growing up, but it wasn't until that she found herself in college helping other creatives clarify their written works, that she realized just how important it was for writing to be fun. It is her goal to help every writer she works with amplify their voice through words, all while challenging themselves and creating strong writing habits. Her passion for writing has taken shape in the form of guest blog posts, short plays, poems, song lyrics, and short stories. Ms. Amanda has long loved creating imaginary worlds. started her career in teaching as a volunteer teacher and liked it so much, that she decided to pursue it as a career. Born in Brazil and a native speaker of Portuguese, she has been teaching Portuguese and doing Portuguese translation privately and professionally for over 2 decades. She has a bachelors in Business Administration/Management and a masters in Film Production.
Homework Offered
Completing the outlined writing assignment in Google Docs before the next scheduled class. Students will be given a sufficient amount of time to start their writing in the first class to allow for an opportunity to ask any questions related to the assignment. Depending on writing speed and overall writing habits, students may spend an additional hour outside of class completing each writing assignment.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Each written assignment will receive written feedback and suggestions for revisions. Students will also have an opportunity to receive peer feedback. Students will also complete a written self assessment following each week's assignment, with the purpose of reflecting on their writing experience.Grades Offered
We will use Google Docs, Google Forms, and Near Pod. Students should be familiar with using basic writing software (Microsoft Word, Google Docs, Type Pad, Word Pad).
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
This class is priced to allow us to run it even if we only have 1 student. While our goal is to help students connect with peers in an online classroom, we also aim to avoid cancelations. This class will run even if only 1 student is registered. In the event that you decide this class is not a good fit, please communicate this with us. Running a group class for only 1 student is costly, and we will happily work with you find a class that is a better fit.
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Choreography by Rae has been creating self-confidence boosting programming since 2015. We're more than just movement. Academic and Life Skills: - Creative Writing - Essay Writing - Tutoring - Decluttering & Organization - Storytime Coding &...
Group Class
$175
for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
55 min
Completed by 15 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
2-4 learners per class
