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Wonderful Whales Creative Writing Camp
Kristen Halverson, MSL
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(10)
In this fun 3-week multiday creative writing class, students will learn how to write their own whale themed picture book along with learning about the wonderful humpback whale.
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
This engaging writing multiday class aims to teach students about the key mechanics of writing a fun whale themed picture book in order to enhance the student's writing skills, vocabulary, spark creativity, along with learning about the magnificent humpback whale. We will meet twice a week for 3 weeks. The main goal of this creative writing class is for students to create and finish their own 12-page whale themed children's picture book using a kindness theme. Lastly, students will learn how...
Finish 12-page whale themed picture book with a total of 24 sentences. Learn how to enhance creative along with using proper sentence structures and descriptive language in books. Learn proper grammar and punctuation protocols for juvenile fiction literature.
I'm a published author of 18 books and have been teaching over 20 years. In particular, I've used my animal and marine life themed books in U.S. public library reading programs year-round in the Midwest and Colorado since 2016 and taught children and adults about the key elements of writing a picture book in my local communities along with Outschool since 2020. My 19th picture book releasing in late August, Ocean Rescue features a fictional whale character that helps clean up the ocean and teaching about reducing plastic pollution in our oceans and seas. Regarding my knowledge about humpback whales, I have spent time on the Pacific Ocean observing humpback whale behavior with the San Francisco Whale Company and gained valuable insight from leading conservationist with the Ocean Society organization about their habitats, diet, behavior, and movement around the world.
Homework Offered
After each class, students will be encouraged to write 2-4 pages on their books and work on the artwork for their books.1 - 2 hours per week outside of class
Assessments Offered
Feedback will be given to students that send their weekly writing progress to the instructor. This is optional.Grades Offered
Spiral notebook or Computer Paper Colored Pencils, Markers, and or Crayons Pens and or Pencils *Students may also use printing paper to make their final draft for the artwork and printing of neat text. The story will be set up like a picture book with the words underneath the artwork. In the beginning, students will be encouraged to write their rough draft in a spiral notebook before proceeding to plain white printing paper. The artwork will also go on the plain letterhead paper with nicely printed text below the art when the student's story is ready.
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
Ocean Life Story Time Video will be used for education on humpback whales. (Khan Academy) https://youtu.be/oa9ZUtsc5Gs Elements of a Story will be used to explain main story elements of a book. (Khan Academy) https://youtu.be/Zr1xLtSMMLo
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(10)
For over twenty years, I've been teaching students and adults. I'm also a children's book author and leadership scholar. My subject areas are creative writing, art history, social studies, and animal science. I've taught grades k-12 in the...
Group Class
$24
weekly or $70 for 6 classes2x per week, 3 weeks
45 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-9 learners per class
