Age: 8+, Language: English
Teachers: Martin King & Katherine Zhang
About the Class:
Storytelling, Stories make up everything in the world around us. Everything in the world, no matter how seemingly insignificant, all have their own stories to tell.
Students will learn to tell their own stories, real or fictional, and learn to create powerful and memorable experiences for their audiences.
Storytelling prompts
- Describe the moment in your life that has had the greatest impact on you as a person.
- Choose an everyday object in your possession, such as a pencil. What was it like before it reached your hands?
- If you could travel a hundred years into the future or the past, which would you choose and why?
Poetry is like a painting waiting to be unraveled. It helps readers create a vivid picture of emotions, expressions and sound. There are many types of poetry that will be taught but, in the end, the goal of poetry is to give students the power to express themselves confidently, by speaking from the heart, not the mind.
This isn’t mandatory, but we would love for students to share their thoughts and writings. Remember, we teachers are on this journey of self-discovery with you guys. We’re not looking for perfection, but for growth.
Join us as we venture into worlds beyond our own, events beyond our history, and sights beyond our imagination!
- Martin will teach storytelling and Katherine will teach poetry. The class will switch teachers every week.
- We do not use generative AI in the classroom.
- Please bring a computer with an out-of-school Google Account (for Google Docs), or paper, pencil, and an eraser.
About the instructors:
Martin King: fantasy novel writer since fifth grade, and comic book author and artist since second grade, sophomore Martin King enjoys writing stories in his free time and enjoys working on his comic book series.
Katherine Zhang: a junior in Lincoln Sudbury Regional High School. She is passionate about learning and writing poetry, and a believer in Jesus Christ.
招生年龄： 8岁及以上
授课语言： 英语
授课教师： Martin King、Katherine Zhang
课程简介
故事无处不在。每个人、每件物品、每段经历，甚至每个看似平凡的瞬间，都蕴含着独特的故事。
在本课程中，学生将通过故事创作和诗歌写作，培养想象力、创造力以及书面表达能力。课程将引导学生学习如何构思人物、塑造场景、设计情节，并运用文字生动地表达自己的想法和感受。
学生将通过丰富有趣的写作活动和创意写作练习，探索不同类型的故事创作。例如：
- 描述一个对你成长产生重要影响的经历；
- 选择一件日常物品，想象它来到你手中之前经历过怎样的旅程；
- 如果你能够穿越到一百年前或一百年后，你会选择去哪里？为什么？
除了故事写作，学生还将接触诗歌创作。诗歌是一种独特的艺术形式，它能够通过文字描绘画面、传递情感、表达思想。课程将介绍不同类型的诗歌写作方式，帮助学生学会观察生活、感受世界，并用自己的声音表达内心的想法。
我们鼓励学生大胆尝试、自由创作，并在轻松友善的课堂环境中分享自己的作品。课程注重培养学生的创造力、自信心和表达能力，而不仅仅追求写作技巧的完美。
欢迎加入我们，一起探索现实之外的世界、历史之外的故事，以及想象力能够到达的无限可能！
课程安排
- Martin老师将负责故事创作（Storytelling）与叙事写作部分；
- Katherine老师将负责诗歌创作（Poetry）与创意表达部分；
- 两位老师将轮流授课，让学生体验不同形式的创意写作；
- 课堂活动和作业不使用生成式人工智能（Generative AI）工具；
- 学生可携带以下任一学习用品：
- 可使用 Google Docs 的笔记本电脑（建议使用个人 Google 账号）；
- 或纸张、铅笔及橡皮擦。
教师简介
Martin King
Martin目前为高中二年级学生，自小学起便热爱创作奇幻故事和漫画作品。他喜欢设计原创角色与故事情节，并持续进行个人漫画系列创作。
Katherine Zhang
Katherine目前就读于 Lincoln-Sudbury Regional High School（林肯-萨德伯里地区高中），是一名高中三年级学生。她热爱文学与诗歌创作，喜欢通过写作探索思想、表达情感，并希望帮助学生发现写作的乐趣与创造力。
