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Creative Writing: Creating Stories with Pets and Animals as the Heroes with Cherise Papa
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Learn how to write fiction with animal characters with this one-week, four-lesson boot camp. You’ll come away with a new knowledge of storytelling, the elements of fiction, how to increase your creativity, and great writing skills—and it’s a lot of fun!
Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families is available for this course for $45!
See the sidebar to the left for signup information!Instructor: Cherise Papa
Course Description:
Learn how to write stories about animal heroes and their adventures during this one-week workshop this summer! When you join this four-session course, you will learn about writing stories with animal characters, what’s inside a story, how to make a fun and engaging hero, how to create a world and setting for your story, and how to describe your characters and world using the five senses. You will learn the elements of storytelling, bringing a new creative way of thinking to all your writing and creativity. During each class, we will have a lesson followed by exercises to build your character and world—and practice excellent writing skills. This is a fun course that you’ll definitely enjoy!
©2023-2024 Homeschool Connections and Cherise Papa. All rights reserved. This course is designed by Cherise Papa.
This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment (yes, the 7th commandment) and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
You may print or download to local hard disk extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
All materials are provided FREE by the instructor.
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Creative Writing: Creating Stories with Pets and Animals as the Heroes with Cherise Papa
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Cherise Papa
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Recorded
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Writing ➤ Creative Writing
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Middle School
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Erin M. Brown, MA, MFA, Aubrey Heki, Sharon Hamric-Weis, Bonnie Donlon, Donna Graziose, Daniel Massett
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July 1st, 2023 at 12:00 AM ET
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Recorded, free with subscription
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- This material is only to be used for its intended purpose by active subscribers of Homeschool Connections or purchasers of the course. Any other use without explicit permission is in violation of the seventh commandment, and in violation of US and International copyright laws.
- You may print or download to your own storage extracts for your personal homeschool and non-commercial use only. This is not to be used for homeschool co-ops without express written permission from Homeschool Connections.
- Upon completion of the course, you must delete all copies of course materials from any storage on which you saved permissible extracts.
Special notes
Instructor Access (optional grading support) for Unlimited Access families
is available for this course for $45!
See the sidebar to the left for signup information!
Total classes
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Prerequisites
None
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Suggested credit
Outline
Course outline:
Class 1: Story Writing with Animals—What’s inside a story; what is a hero; what is conflict; how do you make a wonderful story that people want to read.
Class 2: Characters—How do you write animal personalities in a character; how to include animal behavior into a character’s actions; and when pet characters are best friends with human characters.
Class 3: Worldbuilding & Setting—How to create a world full of animals that fit into a story.
Class 4: Description & Using the Five Senses—How to make your story come alive; how to include unique animal senses in writing.
Materials
Homework
Students will practice writing with each of the ideas presented in the recording. Homework will begin during the recording as part of an exercise, with brainstorming and using the concepts discussed. After the recording, they may finish the assignment on their own.
Cherise Papa
cpapa.hsc@gmail.com
About Cherise Papa
Cherise Papa, English B.S., has worked for ten years as a fiction editor helping authors create the books of their dreams.
Currently Ms. Papa is working as a managing editor and building a small press to help authors publish series in indie markets. She also volunteers at Fyrecon and is working behind the scenes at a different press to help publishers enter into new digital markets.
Her passion for story and helping writers discover that passion for themselves has driven her love for editing and teaching. Ms. Papa lives in on the Virginia coast with her husband and three young children, where they enjoy family adventures and fostering their children's creativity through the arts, music, play, and more books and board games than they can count.
You can find her live teaching the Fiction 11 series and grading the Fiction X series.
© 2023 Homeschool Connections; Cherise Papa. All Rights Reserved.
Violation of the above copyright policies may result in expulsion without any refund and/or legal action.