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Enrichment • Series

Creative Writing

Claire S

Series Details

Sessions

Public Discussion

This series ended on June 16, 2023. All 1:1 and group chats related to this series are disabled 7 days after the last session.

Series Details

About

Every session we will go over a new topic in creative writing. Some topics will be historical fiction, memoirs, etc. No experience is necessary and all levels of English are welcome to attend. Notice: We will be utilizing google jamborad, so you MUST be able to use it.

Tutor Qualifications

I took a creative writing course my senior year of high school. I continue to practice my creative writing skills to this day.

✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

You may attend what ever sessions interest you.

Dates

May 12 - June 16

Learners

34 / 40

Total Sessions

16

About the Tutor

I am an undergraduate double majoring in Molecular and Cell Biology and Zoology. I am also minoring in Business. I speak 3 languages which are English, German, and Turkish. As a tutor, I am very passionate about helping students reach their full potential in school. I tutor biology, chemistry, writing, German, Turkish, and a variety of AP classes to help students prep for their exams. In my free time, I enjoy crocheting, playing D&D, and watching movies/TV shows.

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Upcoming Sessions

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Past Sessions

16
12
May

Session 1

Orientation

What is creative writing? What makes someone an author? We will be using google jamboard to collaborativly answer these questions and similar questions to help us understand what creative writing is and what we will be doing for this series.
15
May

Session 2

Other Topics

Narrative writing - What is a narrative? - How do you write an effective narrative? We will be looking at examples and seeing what good narratives look like. We will also have the opportunity to write our own narrative.
20
May

Session 3

Other Topics

Historical Fiction - What makes historical fiction its own category? - How do I write a historical fiction piece? We will look at some examples and then practice by writing our own historical fiction piece.
22
May

Session 4

Other Topics

Picture Books - What makes an effective picture book? - What is the main audience of a picture book? We will learn what goes into a picture book and practice writing one ourselves.
24
May

Session 5

Other Topics

Climate Fiction - How has climate change influenced writers? - What makes climate fiction its own genre? We will learn about how contemporary events influence writers' ideas. We will practice writing a piece of fiction influenced by current events.
25
May

Session 6

Other Topics

Memoir - What is a memoir? We will learn how to write a memoir and what elements we need to include in one.
29
May

Session 7

Other Topics

Fantasy - How do we add fantasy elements to our writing? - we will look at some fantasy pieces and write our own.
31
May

Session 8

Other Topics

Poetry Part 1: Versed Poetry - Haiku - Cinquain - Sonnet - Diamante - And more!
3
Jun

Session 9

Other Topics

Poetry Day 2: Free Verse
4
Jun

Session 10

Other Topics

Slam Poetry (Spoken word)
7
Jun

Session 11

Other Topics

Sci-Fi - What is Sci-fi - How do I write a Sci-Fi piece
9
Jun

Session 12

Other Topics

Micro-fiction - Write a story in 300 words
10
Jun

Session 13

Other Topics

Novel Planning Part 1: Characters
13
Jun

Session 14

Other Topics

Novel Planning Part 2: Setting
14
Jun

Session 15

Other Topics

Novel Planning part 2
16
Jun

Session 16

Other Topics

Novel Planning Part 3: Plot and Conflict Congratulations! You have completed a wide variety of creative writing topics to series. This will be our last session as you will have planned out all the main points of your novel.

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