Pass-Around Stories

Completed by 2 learners

Ages 12-15

Live Group Class

Write, pass, write, pass--come and collaborate on group stories!

Lisa Bagchi

Average rating:

5.0

Number of reviews:

(113 reviews)

Live video meetings

1x per week

2-6 learners per class

60 min

About Learning Overview Teacher Reviews

What's included

1 live meeting

1 in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 7 - 10

Beginner - Advanced Level

This class offers a great way to experiment with writing in a playful, no-pressure way. Students can grow their comfort and skill with writing while enjoying collaboration with peers and exploring their own voices. 

At the start of class, each student gets a simple subject (just one word) that loosely connects with an overall theme with which to begin a story (first four weeks of subjects below). Next, I set a timer for 7 minutes, and students dive in and write, going with whatever arises in their imaginations on the subject they receive, beginning a story that someone else will finish. 

When the timer goes off, we 'swap,' and each student moves to someone else's story and continues it. This will ensue (with a little more time after each trade-off to allow for reading time) until each story has an ending. 

At the end of the writing time, we will share each of the completed stories. Students can read aloud the story on which they began, or I can read aloud--whichever the student prefers. 

A Four-Week subject schedule: (While some of these subjects may arise again after the first four weeks, I will generally bring different themes and words to the sessions.) 

Week one:
Elves
Dungeon
Cauldron
Forest

Week two:
Tacos
Party
Swimming pool
Flip flop

Week three:
Plane
skateboard
motorcycle
bus

Week four:
Detention
Fire alarm
Recess
Principal

Learning Goals

Students will:

Become more comfortable with writing
Develop writing skill
Explore and grow personal voice
Grow confidence in a fun, supportive group
Develop love for writing
Grow friendships and community around writing

Other Details

External Resources

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

Meet the teacher

Lisa Bagchi

Joined July, 2020

5.0

113reviews

Profile

Teacher expertise and credentials

Michigan Teaching Certificate in English/Language Arts

Hello!
   My name is Lisa Bagchi, and I run many different classes on Outschool. Favorites include reading classes that center around discussion of theme, character, diction, and whatever else we can find, as well as creative writing groups in which we explore ideas through the written word, share work, and offer encouraging feedback. 
   I am a certified English/language arts teacher and have been a middle and high school teacher for over a decade. In addition to core English, I've created and taught many elective courses, including Poetry Out Loud, Flash Fiction and Fairy Tale Studies. I am also a private reading and writing tutor.
   I believe that learning and play are deeply interwoven. I aim to create a feeling of community and joy in my classes, and to foster a supportive dynamic among learners. I love watching students light up, laugh, work through challenges, and become more confident learners. 
   I am also mom to a wonderful nineteen year old and a huge animal and nature lover. My favorite activities include pizza and a movie or playing cards with my son, my daily walk with my dogs, Moka and Floki, and sitting by the lake near my house with a good book. I also have three cats, one of whom likes to follow Moka and me on our walks if she catches us leaving! Moka may just show up in my Outschool classes from time to time...and a kitty or two may sneak in as well. 
   Hope to see you there!