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5개의 라이브 미팅
수업 4 시간 35 분 시간숙제
주당 1-2시간. Students will finish assignments started in class at home before the following week's class.보고계신 지문은 자동 번역 되었습니다
수업 소개
영어 수준 - 알 수 없음
미국 6학년 - 9학년 학년
Fairy tales are engraved into our very fabric. From the oral traditions, to Grimm's fairy tales, and all the way to our modern stories, these tales have conveyed information, taught important lessons and passed on history. But how do fairy tales fit into our modern understanding? In this class we will talk about the importance of fairy tales and their impact. We will tease out what makes them work, but also analyze them for the subtle or blatant biases that were sometimes present. We will choose an old fairy tales that catches our interest, figure out how we could convert it to a contemporary setting and voice, then take our understanding of the genre and write it as a new fairy tale set in the world as it is now. Week One: Before the first meeting, students will read several examples of classic fairy tales as found in the handout. In class, students will discuss those stories and their connections to the ordinary world. What defines a fairy tale? How have they been created though the ages? What components makes them work? Week Two: Now that the components of fairy tale are clear, students will choose a fairy tale that catches their interest. They will write down the plot, the symbolism, the characters, and the morals, then write a parallel description of a modern world retelling. Week Three: This week, students will take the fairy tale that they deconstructed the prior week, and begin rewriting it by following the structure, but changing the setting, characters, and maybe even slightly altering the plot to make it a more modern tale. Week Four: Students will continue to work on their rewritten fairy tale, shaping it and revising in class, and to be finished between classes. Week Five: Finally, students will share parts and summaries of their stories, give examples of how their fairy tales did or did not work, and talk about the importance of fairy tales in the world today. **Notes: - All students will be given one opportunity to change their Zoom name to their preferred name and pronouns at the beginning of class. - While I am aware that there are reasons that a learner would prefer to keep their camera off, I do encourage them to be left on, and I require one visual check in at the beginning of each class. - If your learner is interested in a class, but the rate is not within your budget, please contact me to find out about limited discounts and scholarships I offer for families that need them.
학습 목표
By the end of the series students will have an understanding of the structure and components of fairy tales. By rewriting an existing fairy tale, students will put into practice transferring those stories into a modern voice, with the contemporary understanding of culture and society, but retaining the timelessness of those classic tales.
그 외 세부 사항
수업 자료
Notebook/paper and pencil/pen. A handout will be given each class for reference, but printing it is optional.
Outschool 외 필요 앱/웹사이트
아웃스쿨 사이트의 기능 외 별도의 앱이나 웹 사이트를 사용할 필요가 없습니다.
교사 전문성 및 자격증
Greetings! My name is Val. I’m an editor, publisher, educator, and, of course, a voracious writer and reader, particularly in the scifi, fantasy, and mainstream genres. I have a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Johnson State, and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Spalding University. I have worked in the literary and publishing world for over twenty years in different capacities.
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I have been writing for many years and submitting and publishing for almost as many. My fiction, nonfiction, and poetry has been published in a wide variety of markets, encompassing everything from a long critical essay to a twenty-five-word story. I am a literary editor, specializing in developmental editing, line editing, copyediting, and graphic novel editing, with a focus on speculative fiction. I’ve worked with a wide variety of submission managers and contacts, and I also coach authors on how to prepare their work for publication, research appropriate markets, and handle submissions.
My interest in publishing has existed almost as long as I have been writing. While the ‘zine I published and sold as a teen isn’t necessarily the best indicator of my publishing ability, it did spark my love of publishing and provided a foundational base for my current publishing work. I am one of the founding editors, and current seven-year editor in chief, of a thrice-yearly literary magazine. I supervise a staff of over a dozen editors, handle all accounting and design responsibilities, and work with my team to produce a print and PDF issue every January, May, and September. We focus on intersectionality and underrepresented voices in our outreach, and currently pay all contributors.
My primary nonfiction research and publishing focus has centered around queer fiction, encompassing the history from 1900 to current times, with a focus on how queer literature intersects with queer history and its intersection with other marginalized voices, particularly racial and neurodivergency. My research in this field is ongoing, and I am continually adding to my knowledge base.
I have taught many forms of creative writing and literature classes over the last fifteen years, with subjects ranging from fiction writing to poetry forms to literature classes, to a wide variety of ages including adult learners and homeschooled teenagers. I have always designed my curriculum, and because of this have extensive experience in being able to modify it to match a learner’s skillset without sacrificing either the quality or quantity of learning.
All of these experiences have equipped me with the foundation for my classes. In my creative writing series, ranging from one-time to semester length courses, I cover topics including discovering the parts of fiction writing, creating speculative fiction, and learning to write even when a learner feels they do not have the skills. In my poetry classes we study everything from poetic forms to slam poetry, as well as silly forms like the Clerihew. In my queer literature series, we study queer literature and how it intersects with history and other marginalized voices, equipping the learners with not only the literary history, but knowledge of the contemporary history that surrounds it.
One of my favorite things about teaching is the ah-ha moment when a learner not only comes to an understanding of what we are doing, but also the why. While each class has a set of skills and knowledge for each student to gain, I am keenly aware that all students gain mastery of their skills at different rates, and that there are many different styles of learning. For this reason, I design my classes in a flexible format so that even in sessions where there are a variety of learning styles I can ensure that my learners do not get frustrated, and are able to comprehend and retain the information I am teaching. I offer a variety of courses, including a variety of classes in writing basics, speculative fiction, literary analysis, queer literature, graphic novels, slam poetry, editing, and publishing, as well as the occasional related class.
I live and breathe the literary world, and I look forward to teaching your learner!
리뷰
실시간 그룹 수업
5 회 수업에
US$65
5주 동안 주당 1회
55분
4 명의 학생이 수업을 완료함
실시간 화상 수업
연령: 11-16
수업당 학습자 2-12 명