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Creative Writing: Surprise Picture Prompts (12 Weeks)

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Ages 7-10
Live Group Class
In each week's class, students will learn a writing lesson, be shown a surprise picture to use as inspiration, and will be given 10-20 minutes to write a creative short story which they can share with the group at the end of class.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(206 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week, 12 weeks
2-6 learners per class
60 min

What's included

12 live meetings
12 in-class hours
Mastery Evaluation
1-2 per week

Class Experience

US Grade 2 - 5
In each week's class, students will learn a writing lesson, be shown a surprise picture to use as inspiration, and will be given 10-20 minutes to write a creative short story which they can share with the group at the end of class.

This class will meet 1 time per week for 12 weeks.

*Note: This class is a condensed version of my ongoing/weekly Surprise Picture Prompts class. There are a variety of options available for this same class that I have created to fit different schedules: 
- Ongoing/Weekly (does not end, has been ongoing since July 2020, topics repeat approximately every 2 years)
- 12 weeks, meeting 1 time per week
- 12 weeks, meeting 2 times per week
- 24 weeks, meeting 1 time per week
- 24 weeks, meeting 2 times per week

Class Activities: 

- Introduction

- Writing Lesson: 
          Students will learn about a specific writing topic that will help them to become better writers and/or implement new ideas into their writing.

Topics: 
Week 1: Characters
Week 2: Conflict
Week 3: Story Starters
Week 4: Story Endings
Week 5: Adjectives
Week 6: Instead of Said
Week 7: Sentences
Week 8: Dialogue
Week 9: Fiction Genres
Week 10: Figurative Language
Week 11: Words
Week 12: Poetry

- Choose our surprise picture: 
          A student is randomly chosen each week to choose our surprise picture. The chosen picture (often a cute or funny, age-appropriate image) will be used as inspiration and the topic of the story each student writes. 

- Brainstorming: 
          The teacher will facilitate a time of brainstorming and answering questions about the picture to help students develop ideas for their stories before writing.

- Writing time: 
          Students will write their stories in a private (just one student) breakout room for 10 to 20 minutes. The time given varies based on the number of students in class and how long other activities take. Most weeks, most class sections will have 15-20 minutes. On some occasions, in full classes, or where there is more discussion during the writing lesson and brainstorming times, students may have less than 15 minutes, but never less than 10. Students are encouraged to write as much as they can in the time they have and are reminded that it is okay if their story is not completely finished when time is up.

- Sharing time: 
          Students are welcome to read their stories aloud (though not required). The teacher and students will offer positive comments, emojis, and reactions to each other. 

- After class: 
          Students will receive weekly post-class handouts. that include a review page of our writing lesson topic, optional activities that students can complete for extra practice, and a resources page that often includes videos or book suggestions that relate to that week's lesson.

*Please note that this class does not focus on helping students improve spelling, grammar, punctuation, capitalization, or other writing mechanics.

Learning Goals

Students may be able to improve their creative writing skills, oral reading and speaking, and expand their imaginations as they create their very own short stories.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
All images used in this course are age-appropriate and do not contain any graphic, violent, or controversial material.
Pre-Requisites
Students should have a basic understanding of writing sentences and a short story (five or more sentences).
Supply List
Students should come to class with: 
- Something to write on (notebook, paper, Word or Google Docs document)
- Something to write with (if writing on physical paper)
- A creative mind
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined June, 2020
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206reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Liberty University
I have been teaching the ongoing/weekly version of this class weekly since July 2020.

I hold a degree in Elementary Education.

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