I've been thinking of running some fun creative writing classes for children but I've no experience as a teacher aside from some drama workshops I ran a few years ago.
I am a published writer, I've had my short fiction in UK magazines, a poem in an anthology and I've also been commissioned as a writer on radio 4.
I make a living as a freelance copywriter and would love to organise a writing group for children.
My problem is that without any formal training, it's a challenging prospect.
I'm not really sure where to begin. I've been offered a venue and it's for a whole term to begin with so I thought a good approach might be to split the classes into two age groups...7-11 and 12-15. Does that sound ok?
Then, to work with each group on putting together a "school magazine" which they'd all contribute to. So some might want to write jokes, some might enjoy writing articles or stories....and some could illustrate if they fancied that.
I want it to be pressure-free. I don't want them to worry about grammar and spelling but to enjoy the process of finding inspiration through images, local news and their own lives. I would edit their work and show them the changes I'd made with explanatory notes...for the smaller children, I'd keep that very basic though. I don't want it to feel like I'm marking their work...I want them to learn about the creative process without the worry of "getting it right" but is that silly?
Would parents be if I didn't focus too much on their academic ability? I want it to be inclusive so that they can all enjoy it no matter what their spelling/grammar is like.
Any advice or pointers would be so welcome as I keep losing my confidence in the whole thing! Any resource ideas would also be welcome.
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CheapSausagesAndSpam · 02/12/2017 10:54
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