The Selfish Giant Writing Camp
Join this engaging one-week camp as we explore the timeless tale of 'The Selfish Giant' by Oscar Wilde. Engage in daily Language Arts activities, fostering creativity and language skills.
Ms. Tracey, BA, PG Dip (Hum)
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:(241)
What's included
5 live meetings
3 hrs 45 mins in-class hoursClass Experience
US Grade 3 - 5
Discover the literary genius of Oscar Wilde (1854-1900), an iconic Irish playwright, novelist, essayist, and poet. Delve into his captivating short story 'The Selfish Giant' and engage in daily English Language Arts (ELA) activities designed to enhance your learner's language skills. Day 1: Read and annotate the story and develop prediction skills. Day 2: Master prefixes and suffixes, learn persuasive writing techniques, and craft a formal letter to the giant. Day 3: Enhance your understanding of adjectives, including inferences, the order of adjectives, and comparative and superlative forms. Day 4: Dive into the world of personification and metaphors. Day 5: Extract captivating noun phrases from the text and engage in descriptive writing activities. No prior knowledge is required to participate in this class, as all materials will be provided.
Learning Goals
This workshop will cover :
- English Language Arts
-word reading, (etymology and morphology), both to read aloud and to understand the meaning of new words they meet.
-Use further prefixes and suffixes and understand how to add them –tion and –ness suffixes.
-Identify themes and conventions
-Drawing inferences
-Predicting what might happen
-Identifying main ideas drawn from more than one paragraph and summarising these
-Vocabulary, Grammar & Punctuation
-Writing (Composition)
Other Details
Parental Guidance
This class will use Nearpod an educational, interactive web tool accessed via link during class. No download or login will be required.
External Resources
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
- Nearpod
Sources
The Selfish Giant by Oscar Wilde in the public domain.
Joined December, 2020
4.8
241reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
Non-US Teaching Certificate in English to Speakers of Other Languages
Bachelor's Degree in English from University of Northampton
I have a BA (Hons) degree in English Literature and a Diploma in Teaching Literacy in Primary and Secondary Schools.
I am currently studying an MA in English Literature and am a qualified English Language teacher with TEFL.Reviews
Live Group Class
$50
for 5 classes5x per week, 1 week
45 min
Completed by 9 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-11
2-8 learners per class
