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What do we do during our entire 5-week
"Become a Published Author" Creative Writing Course?
Week One
We provide the children with Workshop Materials. (Booklet, Writing Materials)
We discuss story types, different genre's of writing and speak with all children about their
style of writing.
We continue to discuss: Story Board Creation and Story Theme Development
"Bubble Brainstorming" and Story Board Creation
Further discussion on story ideas and development
How to start the Story
Including: Exercises on Story Brainstorming
*We touch briefly on Character creation and Character relationships (within the story)
Week Two
We finalise "Bubble Brainstorming" and focus on Story Creation and continue developing Ideas
We continue to discuss: Story Theme Development
Further "Bubble Brainstorming" for the majority of the story
Character creation and importance of character relationships
Story Climax / Turning Points in a story
We formally start the story - in very basic form
Including: Exercises on Story Boarding and character creation
Brief Introduction on grammar, punctuation and spelling
*some children may have started their story by this point.
Week Three
We further develop Story Creation and continue writing with deep continued focus on
Character Creation
We continue to discuss: Story Theme Development
Further deep Character creation and importance of Character relationships
Children continue to write their story
Including: Exercises on Character creation and Story Climax / Exciting Turning Points in a Story
Continued brief discussion on grammar, punctuation and spelling
Week Four
We further develop the stories continuing the draft of the story with a focus on reaching the end of creating the story
We continue to discuss: Story writing incorporating story climaxes/ exciting turning points
Story writing with a focus on dramatic language and expression
Including: Exercises on working towards drafting the entire story
Continued brief discussion on grammar, punctuation and spelling
Week Five
We aim to finalise our stories with the focus on:
We continue to discuss: Story finalisation / the overall Storyline
Story writing incorporating making sense of storylines and story climaxes / turning points
Finalising the story writing with a focus on dramatic language and expression
Making sense of the story whilst respecting grammar!
At this point, the children should have completed
their stories. Should they require additional story
refinement, we will work together to refine and
complete the story until it is complete as part
of the package.
Up Next.... publishing the Story
At this point, we will talk with you about publishing your
child's story and bringing it to life on the Amazons Bookstore.