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Creative Writing: Writing From a Picture Prompt

Completed by 229 learners
Ages 8-11
Live Group Class
In this ongoing class, students will learn how to think creatively and write a story from a picture prompt.
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:
(124 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
3-9 learners per class
50 min

What's included

1 live meeting
50 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 3 - 5
In this ongoing class, young writers will learn to begin forming sentences by thinking creatively about different pictures they see. Students will first have a brief lesson on sentence and story structure in each class. This will be kept brief, so students can spend more time writing their sentences. 
This is an excellent class for learners who are interested in writing, need to learn more about story and sentence structure, like writing from prompts, and are willing to be creative with their stories. 
After a brief lesson (5-10 minutes), students will be given a picture prompt and time to write. Depending on the class size, the time to write may vary. I will allow as much time to write as possible with periodic check-ins to the students to help build sentences, stretch the story, and allow them to explore their imagination by talking it out with me and their peers. 
At the end of class, students will be encouraged to share their writing with their peers. I will not force anyone to share their writing, but I would encourage each child to be brave and work on their speaking and presenting skills. 

Note: this class does not focus on spelling or grammar. Help is given, but it is not the primary focus. If this is your hope please check out my Introduction to Creative Writing 8 week course or reach out to me for private tutoring.  

Picture Prompts for each week: 

August Month Picture Theme - Outside 
Topic / Picture 
Week of 6 Onomatopoeia / Nature 
Week of 13 Similes and Metaphors / Ocean 
Week of 20 Figurative Language / Forest 
Week of 27 Imagery / Creek 

September Month Picture Theme - Animals
Topic / Picture 
Week of 3 Beginning / Cats 
Week of 10 Middle / Dogs 
Week of 17 Endings / Frogs 
Week of 24 Hero's Journey / Wild Animals

Learning Goals

Students will develop an understanding of creative writing, how to stretch a story, better sentence structure, and how to present a story to the class.

Other Details

Supply List
Students should be prepared to write in class by having a pen/ pencil and writing paper.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

4.9
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Missouri Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Master's Degree in English from Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor's Degree in English from Knox College
Emalie Moore is a certified Middle and High school English Teacher. She began teaching on Outschool in 2020, has taught in the physical classroom, and worked as a writing tutor. 

A life-long learner herself, Emalie holds a BA in Creative Writing, MA in English and Creative Writing [concentration in screenwriting], and will recieve her MFA in writing [concentration in Fiction] in May of 2025. While working she also decided to pursue her American Board Certification for Teacher Excellence and is now officially certified for both middle and high school English Language Arts.  

Emalie believes all students deserve a change to thrive and flourish. No matter if checking out a writing class for the first time or joining in after writing for years each student has something to bring to the conversation! We all learn with one another.

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