Little Learners Narrative Writing

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 begin each class by introducing ourselves and getting to know each other. We also get to know the fictional short story and prompt that will help us brainstorm thoughts for each writer's narrative. The months are broken up into different themes. For instance, one month we may focus on first person point of view while the next our main focus might be fairy tale writing.
     However, every session we practice organizing our thoughts by making sure our stories have a beginning, middle and end. We use linking words like: because, and, then, so to help us add more. I will help writers structure such thoughts with the use of graphic organizers before we build our short stories. 
     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! Students of all writing abilities are welcome. I try to make sure that I reach each student at their own ability level. And don’t worry about spelling! Even pseudo letters and pictures are a great start here. (:  
**If your writer is more advanced please look at my "Author at Work" classes

Schedule:

Week of July 23rd - 29th:
Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
     Prompt: Imagine you found yourself in a land of monsters. Are they friendly? What happens? How do you get home?

Week of July 30th - Aug 5th:
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day by Judith, Viorst
    Prompt: Imagine your worst day ever. What happened?

Week of Aug 13th - Aug 19th:
We Don't Eat Our Classmates by, Ryan T. Higgins
     Prompt: A dinosaur at school?! What would happen in your story if a dinosaur came to school?

Week of Aug 20th - Aug 26th:
The Camping Trip by Lily Browne
    Prompt: Do you like to camp? Describe a camping trip or any vacation you have taken with your family. What happened first, next and last?










Previous Texts and Prompts:
The Pigeon Wants a Puppy by, Mo Willems
     Prompt: Uh oh! Your pet can talk to you! What does it want? Do you give in?
My Friend Rabbit by, Eric Rohmann
    Prompt: Using a picture from the story write about what you and the animals are reaching for
Stellaluna by, Janell Cannon
   Prompt: Tell us about a quest you are sent on
Go to Bed Monster! by, Natasha Wing
    Prompt: Imagine one of your drawings comes to life. What did you draw? What happens? 

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.