Let's Be Superheroes: An Ongoing Creative Writing Class
Students will put their brains together each week to defeat new villains and create more storylines.
Cori Chapman
Average rating:
4.5
Number of reviews:(112)
What's included
1 live meeting
55 mins in-class hours per weekClass Experience
Students will create characters with an origin story that lets the other students know the specifics of each character in their group. These characters will form a team-up group with a set name (like the Avengers, the Defenders, etc.) and we will write short stories each week with a new villain to defeat. Each week, I create a new villain (or a student can ask to create the villain if desired) and everyone else will strategize how to fight the villain for that week. Any new student entering an already ongoing section must have a character prepared to join the team-up and defeat the villain for that week. We will use a shared google doc, and the only rule for creating characters is that they cannot be *too* powerful.
Learning Goals
Students will strategize and invoke their creativity in order to come up with a story that makes sense. They will also learn how to work with other people in a setting that requires it.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
The first class includes the discussion of origin stories that already exist, and a YouTube video is shown to explain the "superhero Venn diagram." Comic books tend to have mature content, and some origin stories include traumatic events. Class is learner led, so students may write something graphic/mature.
Supply List
Students need Google Docs for this class
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined February, 2019
4.5
112reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Bachelor's Degree in English from Syracuse University
With a BA in English, I have learned how to write creatively and academically. Movies and comic books are of high interest to me, and I love thinking up characters with powers. I have been teaching English on Outschool for a year, and tutored English for over twice as long. Alongside teaching English, I have also facilitated a discussion group, which is why I encourage open discussion with each class I teach; it enhances the overall class experience.Reviews
Live Group Class
$12
weekly1x per week
55 min
Completed by 10 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-16
3-10 learners per class
