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If I Owned a Magic Tree House: Creative Writing to Foster a Love of Writing

Junior authors turn those imaginative ideas in their heads into a written story. Developing characters, worlds, and exciting adventures, learners harness and organize their creative ideas into a coherent story to share with others.
Lemons-Aid Learning
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8 live meetings
3 hrs 20 mins in-class hours
Homework
1 hour per week. Feedback is given to all students in class and when they submit their work.
Grading
Students receive badges as they master narrative writing skills.

Class Experience

US Grade 1 - 3
Beginner - Intermediate Level
Does your child have a wild imagination? Do you hear stories of dragons, tigers, princesses, and characters with wonderfully imaginative character traits and maybe even special powers? We will teach them to harness, organize, and express those ideas in a written story with illustrations and a cover.

Using example passages from ๐˜›๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜”๐˜ข๐˜จ๐˜ช๐˜ค ๐˜›๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ ๐˜๐˜ฐ๐˜ถ๐˜ด๐˜ฆ books, young authors learn tricks of the trade such as how to develop a character with flaws, strengths, conflicting desires, problems, friendships, and enemies. ๐Ÿ‘ธ

They practice using the five senses to write descriptively as they develop a setting nobody has ever experienced before. ๐Ÿœ๏ธ

Last, they learn to organize their ideas so that their stories have a coherent plot with an adventure or problem for their main character to experience. 

As they write, they also illustrate, bringing another element to their storytelling and another opportunity to express the creative ideas living in their imaginations. ๐Ÿ–๏ธ

From outer space to the ocean's depths, from a new world in the center of the earth to a cutesy corner of a special fantasy land, they will travel wherever their imagination dreams and learn to write!
Learning Goals
Learn to use the five senses to write descriptively.
Learn to develop a fictional character.
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Syllabus

Curriculum
Follows Teacher-Created Curriculum
Standards
Aligned with State-Specific Standards
8 Lessons
over 4 Weeks
Lesson 1:
Imaginations Activate!
 Learners discuss and draw their imaginations to prepare for writing. 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 2:
Storyteller's Super Powers: Characters
 Learners view characters in a novel and learn how it's done. Then, they create their own. 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 3:
Conflict Creators
 Learners create conflict for their characters. 
25 mins online live lesson
Lesson 4:
Storyteller's Super Powers: Setting
 Authors dive deep into their imaginations and bring forth their ideas on setting using descriptive writing techniques. 
25 mins online live lesson

Other Details

Supply List
Learners need paper, pencil, and a way to illustrate their ideas (crayons, colored pencils, etc.). If they want thorough feedback on their writing, they will use Google Docs through a teacher-provided link.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
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Teacher expertise and credentials
New York Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Kimberly Parinisi
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Kimberly Parinisi
Pennsylvania Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Jenn Riale
Washington Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts
Karen Lemons
Washington Teaching Certificate in Foreign Language
Karen Lemons
Washington Teaching Certificate in Social Studies/History
Karen Lemons
Missouri Teaching Certificate
Ali Marie
Tennessee Teaching Certificate in Science
Danielle Mortimore
Master's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Karen Lemons
Master's Degree in Education from Western Governors University
Danielle Mortimore
Bachelor's Degree from Purdue University
Becky Padgett
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Philadelphia College of Bible
Kimberly Parinisi
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Millersville University
Jenn Riale
Bachelor's Degree in Education from Liberty University
Kristen Freeman
Bachelor's Degree in English from Florida State University
Karen Lemons
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from Missouri State University
Ali Marie
Bachelor's Degree in Music from Western Connecticut State University
Blake Dahlmeyer
Bachelor's Degree in Political Science and Government from Patrick Henry College
Brian Smyth
Bachelor's Degree in Biology/Biological Sciences from Middle Tennessee State University
Danielle Mortimore
Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics from University of Northwestern - St. Paul
Kendra Mancuso
All instructors who teach this class have degrees, qualifications, certifications, training, and experience in early literacy. All of them are trained Orton-Gillingham teachers. 

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weekly or $99 for 8 classes
2x per week, 4 weeks
25 min

Live video meetings
Ages: 6-8
2-6 learners per class

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