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Creative Writing: Surprise Picture Prompts (Ongoing / Weekly)

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.
Allyssa Kauffman
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4.9
Number of reviews:
(206)
Class

What's included

1 live meeting
1 in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 2 - 4
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 on an ongoing basis, each class with the same structure, but a new picture prompt each week.

Class Activities: 

- Introduction

- Writing Lesson: 
          Topics vary but may include: parts of speech (adjectives, verbs, adverbs, etc.), figurative language (similes, metaphors, personification, etc.), characters, setting, plot, poetry, problem and solution, writing great first sentences and story endings, and a variety of other writing topics. 

          Upcoming Topics: 
Monday, October 14 through Sunday, October 20: Poetry - Haiku
Monday, October 21 through Sunday, October 27: Poetry - Cinquain Poems
Monday, October 28 through Sunday, November 3: Poetry - Synonym Diamond Poems
Monday, November 4 through Sunday, November 10: Poetry - Antonym Diamond Poems


- 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. 

*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.
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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
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 this class on Outschool to multiple sections of students every week since July 2020.

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$16

weekly
1x per week
60 min

Completed by 617 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 7-10
2-6 learners per class

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