Creative Writing: Fiction Fundamentals & Short Story Workshop
Read and write short stories while learning core fiction techniques, then workshop drafts using prompts and feedback to revise and edit.
Paid once.
- Level
- Beginner
- Ages
- 9–14
- Duration
- 60 min
- Classes
- 2 / Week
- Weeks
- 8
- Not satisfied after the first class? Full refund.
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Class Experience
This beginner fiction course explores the twelve elements of effective storytelling through reading assigned short stories, mini-lessons on craft (formatting, point of view, tense, showing vs. telling), in-class writing prompts, and regular workshop sessions where students share work and receive feedback to revise short stories.
Learning Outcomes
Apply the course's core storytelling tools (the twelve elements) to student writing
Use workshop techniques to revise and improve short stories
Complete and edit multiple short stories during the course
Analyze and apply point of view, tense, and showing vs. telling in fiction
Demonstrate improved writing and editing skills through revision
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Meet your Instructor
An experienced elementary coach and tutor who is a soon-to-be published author, this teacher draws on classroom and community work to guide young writers through fiction fundamentals. Instruction focuses on storytelling basics, short-story structure, character development, and pr…
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