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Things That Go Bump in the Night: Understanding Short Ghost Stories
Larry Kramer
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(9)
In this 4-week course, learners will examine and discuss the history, common motifs and elements of the supernatural fiction genre, the 'ghost story.'
Class experience
US Grade 6 - 9
If you're discovering eerie and spine-chilling stories for the first time, or want to frighten yourself more by exploring new-to-you authors, then I dare you to enter "Things That Go Bump In the Night: The Short Ghost Story!" In this informal survey course, we will tour the genre by reading representative short ghost stories by classic and current authors. Along the way, we will identify and discuss its Gothic origins, elements and common motifs of the genre, and also assess plot,...
Students will utilize their literary analysis, oral communication and writing skills as they examine and discuss examples of supernatural short fiction/ghost stories, along with creating a short ghost story of their own.
Homework Offered
Reading assignments will be given after each session, with each short story typically 5-10 pages. The class will culminate with individual learner generated short supernatural stories (with time given for in-class brainstorming); the length of the stories will be entirely up to the individual students.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Grades Offered
Worksheets or and/or study guides will be provided, particularly for the writing assignments (ie, charts demonstrating Freytag's Pyramid and The Hero's Journey). Students will need to utilize their own writing materials (pen/paper, word processing program) for composing their ghost stories.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Given today's media content that learners have likely been exposed to, the supernatural stories chosen for the course are quite sedate. But for sensitive learners, the stories may include mature themes such as mild gore or violence, occasional offensive language, mental health issues and other intense depictions.
We will be utilizing links to stories and supplemental articles that are all within the public domain, or are otherwise of free use.
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(9)
Hello, I'm Larry! It's a pleasure to meet you... I have a deep love for the humanities, particularly literature and history. Though I enjoy learning about and sharing all subjects of both disciplines, I'm especially fond of Gothic and...
Group Class
$17
weekly or $65 for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 11-15
1-10 learners per class
