Roll the Dice and Write! Creative Short Story Writing for Middle School
In this 4-week course, the roll of the story cubes will help us write our short stories using the five creative writing elements and develop brainstorming, confidence, and writing skills all at once. #creative
Misses Dee
Average rating:
4.9
Number of reviews:(229)
What's included
4 live meetings
3 in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 5 - 8
**For September-May of the 2022-23 scholar year, this course is part of a 6-month course. Please see this PDF for all the course offerings. The pictures are clickable links directly to the Outschool listing for easy enrollment! https://drive.google.com/file/d/1eTquRAl2Yymp-0mUMLNuUCh2KBYrXblS/view?usp=sharing ** Write a new story every week! We will roll the story cubes each week and use the results to guide the day's short story. We will record the dice results and individually plan our characters, setting, plot, conflict, and resolution on the provided template during the first few minutes of the class. We will write our stories using the template as a guide, finishing them within the 45-minute time limit. Everyone will be given the option to share their stories at the end of the session. Students will be encouraged to interact and brainstorm with each other as they need. They may ask and converse with the teacher and peers during each session. Our goal is to complete a different short story from start to finish within class time for each meeting. We might discuss writing strategies during the brainstorming and check for the 5 elements and skills of creating a story when we share. Our goal is not only "learning to write" but "strengthening our writing" through practice. Additionally, learners will participate in giving and receiving constructive feedback from their peers in the last three sessions. They will learn how to "sandwich" their feedback. They will come to understand the great value peer feedback can provide to the writing process. We hope to gain more creativity, brainstorming, planning, using time efficiently, and writing skills each session, strengthening with more practice.
Learning Goals
Students will improve their ability to organize their thoughts and create a plan to write.
Students will gain confidence in their writing ability.
Students will gain confidence in sharing their writing with the group.
Students will improve their ability to give constructive criticism and encouragement to peers.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
None but students should bring a notebook and something to write with to class.
Supply List
A notebook and something to write with.
1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined August, 2020
4.9
229reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Arizona Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
2 Degrees
Bachelor's Degree in Education from University of Massachusetts Amherst
Associate's Degree from Fort Hayes State University
AA in Child Development
BA in Early Language Development
TESOL Certification
Teacher Certification
20+ years of experience in education
Love for creative writingReviews
Live Group Class
$45
for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
45 min
Completed by 14 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-13
1-6 learners per class
