LOL! Funny Jokes and Silly Stories Writing Camp

We will study different parts of speech and figurative language by making our own jokes and writing short stories.

195 total reviews for this teacher

13 reviews for this class

Completed by 51 learners

55 minutes

per class

Twice per week

over 2 weeks

7-9

year olds

3-9

learners per class

per learner - per class

How does a “Multi-Day” course work?

Meets multiple times at scheduled times

Live video chats, recorded and monitored for safety and quality

Discussions via classroom forum and private messages with the teacher

Great for engaging projects and interacting with diverse classmates from other states and countries

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Available Times

Pacific Time

Mon Jun 13

Jun 13 - Jun 22 (2 weeks)

Mo, We
2pm - 2:55pm

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Tue Jun 21

Jun 21 - Jun 30 (2 weeks)

Tu, Th
4pm - 4:55pm

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Description

Class Experience

This class will be fun, creative, and interactive. Learners will understand and use different parts of speech (nouns, adjectives, adverbs) and figurative language (puns, hyperbole) to write and tell their own jokes. 

The class will be a mix of games and activities and discussions that will get learners to focus on how they use language, and they how they can make any writing funny. All concepts will be practiced with some targeted writing exercises.

Students will also get to perform their...

The primary goal is to have fun!

But we will also focus on:
- understanding that some words sound the same but have different meanings (homophones) and to create jokes (puns) using these words
- expanding nouns to enhance written and spoken language.
- recognizing question words and learn to punctuate "knock knock" jokes
- recognizing language patterns and conversation conventions
- recognizing puns
- understanding the use of questions and answers to create jokes
- writing clearly and concisely for comic effect
- understanding and explaining how to use compound words
- using hyperbole to create tall tales
- putting all of these concepts to use by writing a short, funny story

Learners will be challenged to continue coming up with their own jokes after class, and encouraged to share them with their friends and family.
Worksheets will also be posted after each lesson for any students who want to do extra writing practice.
Jokesheets, lists of all the jokes we covered in class, will also be posted after each lesson for learners to enjoy and to share with their friends and family.

Learners should have a pen/pencil and some paper or a notebook to write on.

Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

1 hour 50 minutes per week in class, and maybe some time outside of class.

Teacher

Madeleine Pelletier

Reading Stories, Writing Stories, Telling Stories

195 total reviews

124 completed classes

About Me

Hi! I'm Madeleine. I love to read and write, and I love to teach writing and literature. I have more than fifteen years experience as an English teacher, working in many different countries around the world. 

My classes are fun and active, where...