訓練營：說故事基礎第一部分（9-11 歲）

Note: This one week camp covers the same material as my 5-week, once-a-week class, Basics of Storytelling I.

Using discussion and writing exercises, Basics of Storytelling Part I will cover the topics of narrative writing, character, setting, plot & conflict, and beginnings & endings. After each class, students will be assigned a short homework activity, usually writing a 7-sentence to 7-paragraph story.

At the beginning of each class, we will go over students' homework stories. Students may read their own stories out loud or ask the teacher to read them out loud. After each story is read, students are encouraged to tell the writer what they liked. They may also ask any questions they have, for example, if a certain sentence or paragraph confused them. Students will be instructed to treat their classmates’ works respectfully.

After reading and commenting on stories, we’ll go over some writing vocabulary and cover the specific creative writing topic for that day (listed below). Class will involve lots of student discussion and interaction as students ask and answer questions, comment on each other’s work, and complete writing exercises, both together and individually.

Students should be able to write in class, either with pencil and paper or on the computer. They will need to type their short stories (or have someone else type their stories for them) so they can submit them to the Outschool classroom. They will also need to participate in class discussion, though they may do so with the chat feature if they desire.

First class: What is narrative?
Second class: Character
Third class: Setting
Fourth class: Plot and Conflict
Fifth class: Beginnings and Endings