This class will be more fun than an amusement park and more enlightening than Einstein's Theory of Relativity! If you believed that... then you need to attend this class to learn that hyperboles are not meant to be taken literally! Rather, hyperboles are a literary device that writers can use to enhance their writing. 

In this one-time live course, learners will examine uses of hyperbole from literature and from teacher examples. Interspersed with the instruction is plenty of involvement from the learners. Besides a fun warm-up in which they have to entice the class to attend a party by using hyperbole, they will be involved throughout the course in identifying and generating their own hyperboles. 

Central to creating hyperboles is the notion that our hyperboles should be fresh and creative, not trite.

The final project is for learners to create a description or advertisement for a holiday using hyperboles. However, these are not regular holidays... these are holidays like Polar Bear Plunge Day, Pickle Day, Lost Sock Memorial Day... holidays that will spark their creativity! 

Learners are welcome to send me their assignments after class for feedback.