La energía del personaje principal: cómo crear personajes increíbles para tus historias
En este curso de 4 semanas, los escritores aprenderán sobre los elementos literarios que conforman un personaje principal asombroso. Crearán sus propios personajes principales únicos y explorarán la escritura de piezas creativas que incluyan a sus personajes.
Jessica Dawkins
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4 reuniones en vivo
2 horas 40 minutos horas presencialesTarea
1 hora por semana. The homework is not tedious, but students may be asked to brainstorm or consider their Main Character outside of class, just to be prepared for next lesson. There may be some additional writing required if it is not completed in class, but this is no more than a few paragraphs.Proyectos
Student projects occur in weeks 2-4 and include: Creating Main Character Archetypes, Developing My Main Character, and Creating a Main Character Storyline. I will provide feedback to the students on their mini projects while we are in class.Certificado de finalización
Students will receive a Certificate of Completion and a few lines to a paragraph of personalized instructor feedback/commentary after completing the 4-week class.Experiencia de clase
Nivel de inglés: desconocido
This class is an entry-level creative writing workshop and literary discussion for teens. It is imaginative, conversational, and hands-on, led by a certified Creative Writing workshop instructor from the University of Central Florida. Here, students focus on learning what makes a great Main Character in literary works. This 4-week course is excellent for boosting writing skills or finding the inspiration and skill set to get a fiction story started. The Syllabus will guide us through the most important elements of Main Character Energy and creating a solid, exciting character worthy of a fiction story. Students will receive educational lectures, guided writing planning, writing tips, slides and discussions about classic main characters and literary works (e.g., Sherlock Holmes, Alice in Wonderland, Harry Potter, Dracula), and discussion about improving and honing their characters.
Metas de aprendizaje
Explore what makes an unforgettable fiction or literary character.Brainstorm unique main characters using attributes of an excellent fiction character from literary works.
Programa de estudios
Plan de estudios
Sigue en plan de estudios Teacher-CreatedEstándares
Alineado con Common Core State Standards (CCSS)4 Lecciones
más de 4 semanasLección 1:
What Is Main Character Energy (In Literary Terms)?
We'll discuss what makes a great main character in literature, including some unforgettable examples. Then, we'll talk about how a writer can translate these attributes into brainstorming their own main character for a fiction story. 40 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 2:
Creating Your Main Character(s)
Today is about artistic experimentation. We will reiterate the important literary attributes of a main character, then we'll create 2-4 main character profiles of interest to us. We'll test their "Main Character Energy" before choosing one to develop further. 40 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 3:
Developing Your Main Character
Let's spend this week developing the character we chose from last week. We'll use writing and creative exercises to "flesh out" our character so we can begin planning a story with plenty of Main Character Energy. 40 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
Lección 4:
Introducing Your Main Character to Their Story
We'll complete our mini course by planning a storyline for our Main Character. This planning session can be used to create a first draft of a fiction story featuring our Main Character. Additional courses will be available to continue with this Main Character and write a story together. 40 minutos de lección en vivo en línea
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Lista de útiles escolares
Have something digital or non-digital to write and plan with! Students can bring a notebook, paper, and writing utensils if they would like to brainstorm or take notes on paper. Students can also use their laptops to brainstorm or take notes, if they prefer it.
Recursos externos
Los estudiantes no necesitarán utilizar ninguna aplicación o sitio web más allá de las herramientas estándar de Outschool.
Se unió el April, 2024
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3reseñas
Experiencia y certificaciones del docente
Licenciatura en Inglés desde University of Central Florida
I am a writing teacher, creative writing workshop instructor, certified Creative Writing workshop instructor by the University of Central Florida, and have a BA in Creative Writing from the University of Central Florida. Reseñas
Curso grupal en vivo
15 US$
semanalmente1 x por semana, 4 semanas
40 min
Videoconferencias en vivo
Edades: 13-16
3-6 alumnos por clase
