Students will revel in this class of creepy and kooky stories.  Whether you pick a heroine who silently screams uncovering the secrets in a decaying estate, or werewolves who are addicted to baseball, we'll all have fun together writing stories full of gloom and ghostly hauntings.  

FOR PARENTS: 
We will start by brainstorming a map of a haunted place together so students can visualize the creepy setting that will help them dive into writing.  

In every workshop class we start with brainstorming exercises, then students write fiction or poetry for twenty-five minutes.  

Afterwards, anyone can volunteer to read her writing out loud. 

Everyone in the workshop will say what they like about the story and/or recall details they remember about the writing. 

Classes Exercises:
1) A stranger comes to town
2) The discovery of important lore that drives a curse, or a blessing.
3) Something happens--contact is made with a paranormal creature. 
4) Reversals & Recognitions: someone or something is not what it seems!
5) Run for your lives---if you can! Your main character attempts to escape the setting, but circumstances make for life-and-death difficulties. 

The class is so much fun students won’t even realize they are learning to create sustained works of fiction at a more sophisticated level of thought, organization, and writing skill level than ever before.  Many kids have so much fun they are eager to keep writing even after the workshop is over.  Try the next course in this series: City of Doom - https://outschool.com/classes/526ae6e2-9937-4d54-b751-d6d0c3dc6270?sectionUid=d25ff63a-3458-4e9e-9d33-99ce9c25544c&showDetails=true#usVrGbvrE4