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Creative Writing: Write A Book, Short Story, or Novel (Level One)
Jackson Pearce Classes: Love Writing
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Taught by an award-winning published author! In this class students will work on a novel-length work where they learn the finer points of creative writing from real authors.
Class Experience
US Grade 8 - 11
✨New to Outschool? Use code JACKSON20 to save $20 on this class!✨ 𝗜𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀, 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲, 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹, 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆! This class-- like all our organization's classes-- is taught exclusively by award-winning published authors. Using the myriad of tips and tricks I've learned from over a decade of writing professionally, speaking in schools, and teaching camps/classes, I encourage students to treat writing as play-- but to also hold themselves...
8 lessons//8 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Elements of a story and story structureWeek 2Lesson 2Character creationWeek 3Lesson 3Effective writingWeek 4Lesson 4Writing dialogueWeek 5Lesson 5Writer's block and "hacking" your writing processWeek 6Lesson 6Open/discussion classWeek 7Lesson 7Editing and revisingWeek 8Lesson 8Final feedback!
- Students will work on a single long-form writing piece over the course of eight weeks.
- Students will learn advanced creative writing skills, including structure, character creation, dialogue, and effective scenes.
- Students will receive personalized feedback each week from the teacher, who is a published author.
Jackson Pearce is the author of sixteen books for tweens and teens, including the 𝘗𝘪𝘱 𝘉𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘵𝘵'𝘴 𝘎𝘶𝘪𝘥𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 series (Scholastic), the 𝘌𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦, 𝘌𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘳 series (Bloomsbury), and the 𝘋𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴 series (Bloomsbury). Her books are published in twenty-three languages around the world, and have won multiple state and national awards. Tracy Banghart is the author of several young adult books, including the Grace and Fury series (Little, Brown), and the forthcoming Perfect Girl (Feiwel & Friends). She has a BA in English from Davidson College and an MA in Publishing from Oxford Brookes University. Saundra Mitchell is the author of nearly twenty books for tweens and teens,including the Edgar Award nominee SHADOWED SUMMER and Indiana Author Award Winner and Lambda Nominee ALL THE THINGS WE DO IN THE DARK. She is the editor of four anthologies for teens, DEFY THE DARK, ALL OUT, OUT NOW and OUT THERE.
1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: 7 or more throughout the classFeedback: includedDetails: Students are asked to turn in their writing progress each week. If they do not, it's fine-- there will be no shaming, I promise! However, if it isn't turned in, I'm not able to provide feedback on it.Assessment
Frequency: includedDetails: Grades can be provided if requested.Grading
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Below are my general classroom rules and policies. These will also be explained to students when we begin class! -For everyone's safety, and to ensure an engaging and social experience, students are required to have working microphones and video for the entirety of this class, positioned such that we can both hear and see them. -Students are asked not to use filters or virtual backgrounds-- though if there is an important reason to use a virtual background, please just let me know ahead of time that your student will be using one (no questions asked!). -Students will be asked to introduce themselves by sharing their name, pronoun, and a favorite book. -The Zoom text chat is generally set to "host only", meaning students can chat with me, but not to one another or the entire classroom.
Joined November, 2018
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Teacher expertise and credentials
1 teacher has a teaching certificate
Georgia Teaching Certificate in Secondary Education
1 teacher has a Graduate degree
Master's Degree in Education from Lehigh University
3 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in English Language and Literature from Davidson College
Bachelor's Degree in English from The University of Georgia
Bachelor's Degree in English from Agnes Scott College
Hello! My name is Jackson Pearce, and I'm the owner of Love Writing-- an organization dedicated to inspiring kids to love writing, reading, and all things language arts. After teaching on Outschool by myself for three years, I decided to bring in...
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Group Class
$29
weekly or $229 for 8 classes1x per week, 8 weeks
50 min
Completed by 339 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 12-17
5-8 learners per class
