What's included
1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
Lego can be lots of fun! Please bring your favorite LEGO creations to class as inspiration for your story. After each student has had the opportunity to share, we will then begin the process of unlocking the story ideas. I will guide the students through the process of developing an outline. I will also provide visual images or key ideas designed to prompt creative thinking. Together we will brainstorm and develop the characters, plot, and storyline. We will also talk about turning boring sentences into exciting ones using adjectives and strong verbs. This has been a favorite exercise for all my writing classes. Take a sentence like "He jumped in the boat." and turn it into "The little boy excitedly leaped into the hull of the bright blue boat. We will practice by taking some of the student's sentences from their outline and developing them into exciting sentences. Students will be encouraged to write the outline in class, some student may move into story development. Students will be encouraged to write first and then edit later. This will be a small class of no more than 6 learners to ensure engagement interaction and support. This class will proceed with only one learner but it is much more enjoyable with several so please encourage your OS friends to join.,
Learning Goals
Students will design a story outline with exciting and interesting sentences around their favorite Lego structures and characters.
Other Details
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Outschool is neither affiliated with, nor sponsored by, nor endorsed by the LEGO Group, owner of the LEGO® and LEGO® logo marks.
Teacher expertise and credentials
I have always been obsessed with writing. I remember in the third grade I wrote a short story and my teacher chose me to present it in a city-wide oratory. I was hooked, I wanted to be a writer. In college, I took many classes in writing but they seemed to stifle my creativity and my career took a different direction.
For me, writing is a way of breaking away from reality because, as one of my professors told me, the paper will never reject my pen. Now, I enjoy blogging, journaling, and teaching creative writing to young learners. I hope to see your child in my classroom!
Reviews
Live One-Time Class
$13
per classMeets once
45 min
Completed by 16 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-11
1-6 learners per class