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Middle School Vocabulary 1
From Saying to Story - Write with Action, Description, and Feeling (Ages 9-13)
Leon Conrad
Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(227)
A Single-Session Progymnasmata Class on How To Write a Chreia (a short story expanded from a well-known saying), one of the classic traditional 'Middle School' Liberal Arts exercises, taught by Leon Conrad
Class experience
US Grade 5 - 8
This class will guide participants through the process of expanding a short pithy saying into an elegant story which builds to a punchline. In the Progymnasmata syllabus, this composition exercise is referred to as a 'Chreia' - of which there are a number of forms. This is an introductory toe-in-the-water approach to the genre. We start with a well-known saying drawn from modern, early modern, early, or antique times - and the models will differ across different sections for this class....
Participants will learn about the chreia genre, and increase their awareness of its history, of some of the forms it took, and of how and why it was used for so long in the progymnasmata syllabus. They will develop writing skills that include description, action, dialogue, and emotive use of words, and explore opportunities to use a variety of prose styles, illustration, and presentation of their work. They will develop an appreciation of genre-specific writing. They will produce a short original chreia as a learning outcome on this course.
Homework Offered
No specific HW is set for this class. As outlined in the class description above, participants are encouraged to develop their work further and produce a high quality illustrated written or digital version of their chreia based on the work they have done in this class.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
No formal assessment is included, but participants are given individual support during key segments of the class, focusing mainly on their guided work, and, where necessary, are coached to boost their performance in the individual segments.Grades Offered
Participants will need a standard stationery kit (writing implements, ruler, paper, eraser), and drawing tools (drawing pens, coloured pens or paints, or supplies relating to any other form of artwork they wish to use to illustrate or create their fable, e.g. paper crafting, felt work, embroidery, paper sculpture, or animation). They will need access to a scanner or camera to submit digital scans or photos of work, and an over-ear gaming-type set of headphones with built-on microphone and a noise-cancelling feature is recommended for best audio quality for communication in classes. Please note that unless students have a very good reason not to have their video on during class, I expect students to be visible and participate actively in classes I teach. The digital classroom is a social space shaped by our intentions and our activity - and I encourage participants to actively build the kind of space they feel comfortable in, and to actively work on creating a space in which others can also feel comfortable being and acting in. Outschool does provide a 'verification' system for those who have good reasons not to participate visually, and I will respect and support that fully. Please consult https://support.outschool.com/en/articles/4063624-learner-verification for further information and contact 'verification@outschool.com' at least a week before the start of your first class to allow time for the verification process to be completed. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in this matter.
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Average rating:4.9Number of reviews:(227)
Hello, and welcome! Please call me Leon. I'm an award-winning tutor and multi-award winning author based in London, UK. I tutor in the best tradition of the British education system, drawing on a long-standing tradition of integrated and...
Group Class
$40
per classMeets once
75 min
Completed by 32 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 9-13
4-6 learners per class
