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Fantasy Fiction Writing Camp: Under the Sea: Mermaids, Pirates, & Monsters

A one-week creative writing camp full of rich world building and undersea characters such as mermaids & monsters.
Leeyanne Moore MFA
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(228)
Class

What's included

5 live meetings
2 hrs 55 mins in-class hours
Assessment
Students are keenly aware of their peer's reactions to their work. They know when everyone is listening breathlessly. They know when everyone is excited about their writing. Positive reinforcement for strong writing from the group encourages students to write at a more challenging level.

Class Experience

US Grade 4 - 5
We'll start by brainstorming different creatures and characters that can live under the sea. Let your imagination go wild, creating octopus kings, mermaid clans, or strange, powerful creatures that lurk in the deep.  

There's no homework--just fun, as students improve their writing skills and practice their presentation skills by reading their work out loud to others if they want to.

FOR PARENTS: 
We will start by brainstorming a map of our new world so students can visualize an underwater kingdom. Then we'll create extraordinary characters that we'll have a blast writing about. In every workshop class we start with brainstorming exercises, then students write fiction for 15 minutes.  Afterwards, everyone can read his/her/their writing out loud. Everyone in the workshop will say what they like about the story or recall details they remember about the writing. 

The class is so much fun students won’t even realize they are learning to focus, creating sustained works of fiction. Moreover, they will practice reading out loud as well as listening to each other and working to form helpful comments for the reader. Great thinking, reading, and speaking skills are in use--though to kids it all seems like fun!  Many children have so much fun they are eager to keep writing even after the workshop is over.
Learning Goals
Learning Goals:
FOR PARENTS: 
As the class goes on students will get practice in:
•	Organizing their thoughts with pre-writing exercises
•	Reading their work out loud
•	Listening to their peers in an engaged and respectful way
•	Giving articulate, respectful, and helpful feedback to their peers
•	Developing focus and concentration on a task
•	Letting their creative ideas flourish
•	Exciting collaborative engagement with other students
learning goal

Other Details

Supply List
Students should have access to writing paper and pen for each workshop class.  We want to put our inner critic away--it's too easy to erase words on the computer.   Tip: have a folder on hand so you can put stories from the workshop together at the end of each day.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined May, 2020
4.8
228reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
This workshop is for teens who relish a creative challenge. There's so much to write about--new characters, new creatures, new adventures--your teen won't want to stop even after writing time is over.  The collaborative world building element of creating their own planet creates a bond between students that they won't forget. This instructor has seen tremendous, professional writing emerge from students while using this format.

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$75

for 5 classes
5x per week, 1 week
35 min

Completed by 38 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-11
3-6 learners per class

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