Summer Fiction Writing Camp
In this summer course, your child will engage in writing fiction stories where they will work on their understanding of the writing process, writing craft, basic editing skills, and presentation skills.
Maria Ramirez, M.A. Elementary Education
Average rating:
5.0
Number of reviews:(281)
What's included
8 live meetings
6 in-class hoursClass Experience
This is a summer course that focuses on the steps of the writing process, basic editing skills, presentation skills and building a writer's craft. We will focus on writing fiction stories. Each class will follow a structured format including modeling, practicing and sharing. I will provide whole group and individual instruction during each class. Fiction Stories This unit will focus on using your imagination to tell a story. We will work on creating characters, a setting, a problem, and a solution for each story. We will learn how to construct strong introductions, sequence a story into a beginning, middle, & ending, and write concluding sentences. Topics Covered Week 1: What is fiction? We will learn how to identify fiction stories and discuss key elements like problem, solution, and the use of personification. We will learn how to brainstorm ideas and plan. Writing We will learn how to take the ideas we planned and put them into a beginning, middle, and ending. Topics Covered Week 2: Writing & Checking We will continue writing our stories and learn how to add details to make our stories more descriptive. We will learn how to use a writing checklist to edit our stories. Writing & Celebrating We will work on writing and editing our stories to make them better. We will have an author celebration on the last class where each student will read one of their stories they created during class. The Writing process: Step 1: Brainstorm Step 2: Plan Step 3: Write Step 4: Check Step 5: Share
Learning Goals
Students will improve their overall understanding of the writing process. They will learn and practice how to transfer their ideas into written format. They will learn how to check and edit their work. They will practice reading aloud their works during class.
Other Details
Supply List
Students need paper, pencil, and coloring materials for each class. There will be documents needed for class that will be posted to the classroom page prior to each meeting.
Language of Instruction
English
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Joined January, 2020
5.0
281reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Hello! My name is Maria Ramirez. I have a masters degree in elementary education from Simmons University. I hold a Massachusetts teaching license for grades 1-6 and a Moderate Disabilities License for PreK - 8. I have been teaching children for over 16 years in charter, public, private, online schools, homeschool, and internationally during the school year and summer. I am passionate in finding fun and engaging ways to teach. I believe in nurturing each student's curiosity and excitement to learn through hands on exploration and discovery. I am a mother to two children ages 7 and 9. We love to spend time vegetable and fruit gardening, taking care of our chickens, painting, going on nature walks, and reading books together.Reviews
Live Group Class
$96
for 8 classes4x per week, 2 weeks
45 min
Completed by 7 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
3-6 learners per class
