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Using Canva to Illustrate Your Story
ARI Learning by Carly Filewich Inclusive & Social!
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Do you write stories and want to learn how to use Canva to illustrate them? Join us in this small class to explore how to use Canva with text and images.
Class Experience
Do you like to write short stories and want to create a book you can print with illustrations? Canva is a wonderful resource to create visually exciting books! We will use the free version and the free graphics to create a story. I will link a shared document link for the tutorial in the chat at the beginning of class and we can try out different things to see what we can create. Please review the Syllabus for our weekly goals. By the end of the 4-week syllabus, you will have created a...
4 lessons//4 Weeks
Week 1Lesson 1Using Canva and Story PlanningThis week we start out in Canva's free version deciding how we want our story to look. We will spend time talking about setting, characters and story arc. Let's get started with a storyboard to organize our ideas. Homework: Completed storyboard for next class.Week 2Lesson 2Design principles and CoversWe cover some basic design principles including bleed and printing needs. We will work on our Cover Page. There are templates we can use, let's talk about what makes an eye catching cover. Homework: Type your story into a document that we can copy and paste from.Week 3Lesson 3Text formatting, Balancing visualsNow that your story is in progress, let's design each page with graphics and text. Share your work so far and let's talk about balancing those visuals with the text. Homework: Complete a rough draft of your book. Add pages, add text and add graphics.Week 4Lesson 4Proofreading, Editing and Refining your bookProofreading and editing, we go page by page to get feedback and make final adjustments. Exporting files, getting it print ready and sharing it with the world!
- Learners will explore writing methods, practice all the stages of writing from mapping it out to editing as well as creating a finished product to present.
- This course directly relates to B.C. Curricular Competencies for ELA Grades 3-12 under Comprehend and connect (reading, listening, viewing) Create and communicate (writing, speaking, representing).
Carly has worked as a certified early childhood educator and has a bachelor's degree in child and youth care, in addition to having two real live toddlers at home. She loves stories and silly faces. Yvonne, B.Mus McGill University, is an interdisciplinary artist with a wide range of interests. "After a minor concentration in Art History, I continue to be fascinated by the subject and exploration into how we have changed art over the centuries. This includes fashion! I like to upcycle old clothing, create collage and assemblage sculpture, create electronic music and I work a lot with recycled materials and papercrafts. As a homeschooling mom of an ND learner, I've developed project based learning opportunities that combine curricular expectations with specific interests. With a background in hardware repair working for IBM, working as a technical writer creating manuals, and as an artist in my own right, I have a mix of professional experience that I bring to my teaching. I am of Metis and European heritage and enjoy exploring history and current art trends in my culture as well. Learner Led project based learning is where we connect with learners and inspire them to continue in their learning journey."
0 - 1 hours per week outside of class
Homework
Frequency: includedFeedback: includedDetails: Learners might need to work on their story between classes.
We use the whiteboard, annotation tools and share screen for class. Learners need to have access to the Canva.com website.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Please ensure your learner can access the Canva.com website prior to class.
Joined October, 2017
4.7
565reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
2 teachers have a Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from University of Victoria
Bachelor's Degree in Music or Theatre or Arts from McGill University, Canada
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Group Class
$18
weekly or $70 for 4 classes1x per week, 4 weeks
40 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 10-15
2-5 learners per class
