Whether your learner is already passionate about writing or you are looking to cultivate a passion for writing join our class! Students will have the opportunity to collaborate, build upon their pre-existing skills, and develop a deeper love for the art of writing. 

   We will begin class by introducing ourselves and writing our name at the top of our paper. Using prompts provided, or their own ideas, writers in this class will discuss their thoughts with the group and work together to help each other set up an outline for their writing. We will provide a special focus on organization and parts of a story in our writing. We will focus on having a beginning, middle and end while using transition words in between. 
   I want to provide learners that take this class with as much freedom of creativity as possible. I will provide suggestions and meet each learner at their own ability while helping them expand upon the unique skill set they each bring with them. So, writers are welcome to use sentence frames provided or even create a shared piece with me if they are new to writing.  If there is time we will draw a picture to accompany our writing. We will conclude our lesson by sharing our work! If they choose not share, I would love to have a picture uploaded in a message to me so, that I may provide adequate feedback.

Students of all writing abilities are welcome. And don’t worry about spelling! Even pseudo letters and pictures are a great start here. (:   

Again, students are welcome to use the prompts I provide or write freely with a similar idea that comes to mind.

Schedule:

Week of March 31st - April 6th:
    Prompt: Imagine you are playing at a park and turn into a bug! Now what?!
 
Week of April 7th - April 13th:
    Prompt: What is your favorite outdoor activity? What is your least favorite? Why?

Week of April 14th - April 20th:
   Prompt: Surprise object! I'm going to bring something in that will be a surprise and tell me what kind of story you can write with my surprise object in it. 

Week of April 21st - April 27th:
     Prompt: Write a story about going on an adventure with your best friend.

Week of April 28th- May 4th:
    Prompt: Your new shampoo makes tree branches and leaves grow out of your head! What do you do?




Previous prompts:
Prompt: Surprise object! I'm going to bring something in that will be a surprise and tell me what kind of story you can write with my surprise object in it. 
Prompt: Write a story that includes the sentence, “I should have seen this coming.”
Prompt: Imagine that you are stuck inside a TV. What will you do? What shows would you visit?
Prompt: You wake up to find a tiny box by your bed with an even tinier note...
Prompt: You wake up one morning in a "winter wonderland"... what does that look like to you?
Prompt: If you had a secret superhero name, what would it be? Why? What could you do?
Use these five words in a story - frigid, beach towel, lizard, soar, yellow
Prompt: What are some adaptations that help animals survive in winter? Now write a story about you with that adaptation
Prompt: Use as many adjectives as you can! Let's talk about what they are and make a word bank - who can use the most?
Prompt: Try to begin your writing with an image or use mine:  "The hills rolled before me like a never ending ocean of green. I was home."
Prompt: If I had a magic car that could take me anywhere.. even back in time! I would go..
Prompt: Try to begin your writing with an action. Or use mine: "There was nothing left to do. I had to walk away."
Prompt: Use as many verbs as you can! Let's talk about what they are and make a word bank - who can use the most?
Prompt: Think of an uncommon pet... now what would it be like if it was yours?


Materials needed: 
-paper (lined or not! Though lined will help to keep our sentences aligned.) 
-a writing utensil (pencils preferred)

Disclaimer: If there are zero learners enrolled 24 hours before a meeting time the meeting is presumed to be canceled.

Cancellation policy: As an ongoing class, learner subscriptions are charged on a weekly basis. If a learner is going to miss class please stop the subscription by the Saturday before to ensure you aren't charged. A refund will not be issued otherwise.