Elementary Creative Writing & Grammar
Course: Elementary Creative Writing & Shurley Grammar
Grade Level: 3-4
Day/Time: Monday 10:25 - 11:40am OR 1:35 - 2:50pm
Instructor: Katie Stanton
Cost: $54 per month + $30 application fee
Online Availability: Students can enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student, pending teacher approval.
Books: Order used or new online through Amazon, Thrift Books, AbeBooks, or try McKay’s.
Creative Writing Skills USA, by Charlotte Badenoch and Danielle Okumura, ISBN: 978-1800499898
Blank Story Book for Kids: Draw, Color & Write to Create Up to 10 of Your Own Stories (large format), by Amanda Riar, ISBN: 979-8771001821
Create Your Own Graphic Novel: A Guide for Kids: Write and Draw Your Own Book by David Wayne Chiu, ISBN: 978-1647399078
Supply List: 1” three-ring binder, binder dividers, index cards (lined or unlined), notebook paper, and pencils
Description: Our Elementary Creative Writing and Grammar Courses are designed to provide your student with the building blocks to become confident and creative writers in any genre. We will cover topics such as story structure, the elements of fiction, sensory details and much more. This class also includes a survey of grade-level grammar concepts, with a practical focus on incorporating these concepts into real writing pieces. Weekly assignments will include journal pages, writing prompts and grammar exercises. Students will also write several larger projects throughout the year. If taken as a four-year rotation, students will have studied and written projects in 16 different genres.
Course: Elementary Creative Writing & Shurley Grammar
Grade Level: 5-6
Day/Time: Monday 9:00 - 10:15am OR 12:10 - 1:25pm
Instructor: Katie Stanton
Cost: $56 per month + $30 application fee
Online Availability: Students can enroll in this class as an Online Real Time student, pending teacher approval.
Books: Order used or new online through Amazon, Thrift Books, AbeBooks, or try McKay’s. The Writers Express Handbook can be purchased through Greatsource.com or Amazon.
Secrets of Storytelling: A Creative Writing Workbook for Kids, by Natalie Rompella, ISBN: 978-1647391348
Blank Story Book for Kids: Draw, Color & Write to Create Up to 10 of Your Own Stories (large format), by Amanda Riar, ISBN: 979-8771001821
Create Your Own Graphic Novel: A Guide for Kids: Write and Draw Your Own Book by David Wayne Chiu, ISBN: 978-1647399078
Supply List: 1” three-ring binder, binder dividers, index cards (lined or unlined), notebook paper, and pencils
Description: Our Elementary Creative Writing and Grammar Courses are designed to provide your student with the building blocks to become confident and creative writers in any genre. We will cover topics such as story structure, the elements of fiction, sensory details and much more. This class also includes a survey of grade-level grammar concepts, with a practical focus on incorporating these concepts into real writing pieces. Weekly assignments will include journal pages, writing prompts and grammar exercises. Students will also write several larger projects throughout the year. If taken as a four-year rotation, students will have studied and written projects in 16 different genres.