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Creative Writing: How to Build a Character (Multi-Day Class)

Completed by 38 learners
Ages 11-16
Live Group Class
In this three day class, students will learn how to build a fully-developed and well-thought out character to use in stories.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(112 reviews)
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Live video meetings
2x per week, 4 weeks
3-4 learners per class
45 min

What's included

8 live meetings
6 in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. After the first two classes, there will be a light amount of homework that students will be expected to do before the next class. This will be about character details and backstory, so it won't take more than 30 minutes.

Class Experience

US Grade 6 - 9
In this four week, eight class workshop for young writers, I will be going over a bunch of tips and tricks as to how to create a character to use in stories. Often, students have big ideas for a character, but are discouraged from writing because it's hard to decide exactly how to make that character seem "real". This is a three day class, so each day will be another step in how to develop a character that any reader would easily get attached to. Mainly, students will learn valuable tools that they can use in the future. In addition, the goal of this three day class is to develop one character sufficiently enough to be able to use them in a story that students will hopefully write one day! I encourage anyone who is passionate about writing to attend! 

Each week will focus on a different aspect of character building, and each day will include writing time built into the lesson in order to put what we discuss into practice. Students are encouraged to write outside of class as well, but this is not required. 

The class format will look like this:

Week 1 - Character creation - The "Character House" 
Week 2 - Character relationships and interactions
Week 3 - Characters in conflict and facing problems
Week 4 - Character resolution and story arc

Learning Goals

Students will learn how to build a compelling character and how to use the same strategies learned here for character-building in the future. By the end of the three days, students should feel very confident about the character they've made.

Other Details

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

Meet the teacher

Joined July, 2020
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree from The Ohio State University
I am a teacher with 10+ years of experience in ESL, foreign language, and writing. 

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