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Written and Illustrated - Storytelling for Beginners

Completed by 3 learners
Ages 7-12
Live Group Class
In this ongoing class, young students who love to draw and tell stories will learn the basics of writing and illustrating through weekly story prompts and guided activities.
Average rating:
4.8
Number of reviews:
(160 reviews)

Live video meetings
1x per week
3-6 learners per class
45 min

What's included

1 live meeting
45 mins in-class hours per week

Class Experience

US Grade 2 - 5
Beginner Level
"Written and Illustrated" is an ongoing, learner-directed class for young artists and storytellers who enjoy telling their tales visually. Weekly writing prompts will help jumpstart our imaginations, with live drawing instruction to help bring our vision to life!

This class is learner-directed. While I provide story prompts and may help learners brainstorm ideas if they need it, it will be up to each individual child what story they tell and how they tell it. Students can create a new, standalone story each time we meet, or they can choose to work on bigger projects with multiple pages that they add to over several meetings. They may illustrate their story in any media they wish (crayon, pencil, paint, etc.), and optional printout files will be provided for learners who are more comfortable using a template.

At the end of each meeting, students will be given the opportunity to share their work, and students will be invited to post their creations in the classroom as well.

Other Details

Supply List
The only supplies necessary for this class are the writing tools and art media of the learner's choice. Learners are welcome to use:
- Pen and pencil
- Colored pencil
- Crayon
- Marker
- Watercolor
- Digital drawing apps
- etc.
Optional printout files will be provided for learners who need a template.
 1 file available upon enrollment
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.

Meet the teacher

Joined July, 2020
4.8
160reviews
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Teacher expertise and credentials
Greetings! I'm Lydia Holloway, a professional graphic designer, illustrator, writer, and educator. You can call me "Miss Lydia" and my pronouns are she/her!

I've been crafting, drawing, crocheting, sewing, and basically learning as much as I can about as many things as I can for as long as I can remember. As passionate as I am about creative pursuits, I am even more excited to share what I have learned with others. I have been teaching on OutSchool since 2020, and  have taught enrichment activities to K-6th (USA) students since 2011. Prior to that, I was a private tutor, teaching arts and crafts out of my home.

I cover a wide range of subjects and have extremely diverse interests, but I have one simple, fundamental belief behind my myriad pursuits: I want to learn how to make, grow, and produce as many things for myself as I can. And I want to share that knowledge with others!

I was born and raised in Kansas, the daughter of two educators, one teaching junior high science and the other teaching art and elementary English. Although I initially pursued a career in graphic design, the call to teaching was too strong to resist. In 2011, I fell into what would end up being my dream job: assisting with the local after-school program. I remained with the program for a decade, teaching arts, crafts, science, and more to a diverse group of in-person learners.

I believe the greatest gift we can give the next generation is the ability to create, not just in the practical sense, but in the sense of overcoming mental and emotional hurdles that would otherwise stifle us. I teach my students to create freely, for the joy of it, as well as giving them the practical skills they need to accomplish their goals. We are empowered by knowing how to create things for ourselves, and we are enriched by the freedom to create without self-consciousness. Art is neither good nor bad: it simply is, and by creating it, we are allowed to "just be" as well.

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