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NEW! Calling All Future Authors
With a different focus each day, students who want to take their creative writing
skills to a higher level will delve into writing news articles, poetry, dialogue,
a picture book, short stories, or comic book analysis. Participate in creative
activities that will get your writing juices flowing, and the ideas soaring. This
class is designed for students who yearn to live the life of an author.
AGES 9 - 12
KOC590 | 15 hours | $119.00
17660 M-F 7/8–7/12 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. E104 Babb
17661 M-F 8/12–8/16 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. E104 Babb
JumpWRITE In
Create books from concept to completion. Discover your special skills using
imagination, observation, and all of your senses. Through creative, hands-
on activities, we will practice the writing process to help you fully develop
imaginative characters, settings, and plots. Create poetry, short stories, novellas,
or journals. Use your ideas as building blocks for fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and
more ... then combine your work with exciting design elements, interpreting
your written words into a total visualization of a personalized journal or book.
Let your imagination be your guide, as the possibilities are endless!
AGES 8 - 12
KOC128 | 15 hours | $119.00
17723 M-F 7/8–7/12 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. E125 Velnoskey
Reading, Writing, and Mythological Creatures
Dive into the world of mythical creatures from cultures around the world.
Explore the stories surrounding them, and the special powers they have. Use
your knowledge of mythology and folklore to develop a mythical creature of
your own, and create the story behind it.
AGES 7 - 11
KOC764 | 15 hours | $119.00
17768 M-F 7/22–7/26 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. E125 Babb
Storytelling Festival
Explore the ins and outs of writing a story, and bring it to life through the art
of storytelling. Through creative and lively activities, students will discover
amusing and entertaining ideas that make for delightful tales. Stories take on
a life of their own when students share them with the class. At the end of the
week, your masterpiece will be complete, including a creative cover.
AGES 9 - 13
KOC763 | 15 hours | $119.00
17793 M-F 7/29–8/2 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. E125 Nelson
Writing Magic
Characters, setting, and plot - mix them together and what do you get? Magic!
In this fast paced class you’ll make your own magic. Dive into writing through
the lens of young adult fiction - and look at popular series like Harry Potter,
Narnia, Percy Jackson, and Pendragon. Then, using examples from the stories,
you’ll create crafts from the worlds of the novels, and a special writing journal to
imagine fantastic original stories that challenge your imagination.
AGES 8 - 12
KOC180 | 15 hours | $119.00
17829 M-F 8/5–8/9 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. E123 Nelson
Preparing for Writing Classes: Middle School
This class will refresh student knowledge and reinforce the use of the essential
building blocks in writing. Emphasis in this course is placed upon five traits of
writing, including organization, vocabulary, sentence fluency, voice, and ideas.
AGES 11 - 14
KOC118 | 15 hours | $119.00
17763 M-F 7/22–7/26 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. E104 Velnoskey
17764 M-F 7/29–8/2 1 p.m. - 4 p.m. E123 Velnoskey
17765 M-F 8/12–8/16 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. F109 Imirie