Flex (Recorded) Classes
Below, you’ll find a current list of my work-at-your-own-pace flex classes. These classes are perfect for students who prefer to work independently or for families who want to take classes whenever their schedules allow.
Each class takes about an hour to complete, but feel free to take your time and stretch out the lesson or writing times.
Links to additional videos and handouts are also provided.
Please note all of my flex classes can be found in my Member Library. Join Creative ELA at any membership level to have immediate access to all of them and future classes.
Flex Classes for Creative ELA Members
Give a Book Talk—a class to help students write and present information about a book of their choosing.
Create Comic Book Characters—Using inspiration from Jim Davis and Charles Schulz, students create comic book characters and begin a comic.
Commas: Games and Activities to Get Commas in the Right Place—a class that introduces students to comma rules and helps them practice what they learn.
Create a Puppet Show: a two-part class where students design puppets, write a script, and perform their show.
Create Your Own Board Game—a class that helps students create a game, come up with rules, and design their game pieces.
Creative Writing Portfolio—this class helps students put together and organize a portfolio to showcase their work and progress throughout the year.
Ekphrastic Writing—This class uses famous pieces of art to help students find inspiration and tell the artwork’s story.
Gifts of Writing—a class to introduce students to the many ways their writing can become a gift to someone special.
Memories to Memoir: Students learn about memoirs and write a memoir poem.
Myths and Fables: What makes a myth and a fable? In this class, we learn about both and write one of our own.
Narrative Writing– Students will learn how to write a narrative by looking at a variety of ways to begin or lead the reader into their story.
National Novel Writing Month All Year Long-in this class, students use prompts and activities to help them begin a novel.
Outlining Our Next Great Story— With help from writer Shannon Messenger, the creator of the Keeper of the Lost Cities series, students will learn how to outline a story they want to write.
Paragraph Sandwiches: How long should a paragraph be? What makes a paragraph a paragraph? In this class, students learn how to write well-developed paragraphs about a topic of their choice.
Persuasive Writing—this class looks at the persuasive techniques ethos, pathos, and logos and encourages students to use these strategies in a piece of persuasive writing.
Photo Stories—Students will use photographs they’ve taken or have access to to gain inspiration and begin a piece of fiction or nonfiction.
Playwriting– A two-part class that introduces students to writing plays and helps them begin writing a one-act play.
Poetry Poetry Poetry—In this class students learn about different types of poems and try their hand at writing the types of poems they like best.
Postcard Fiction—Students design a postcard using an original drawing or image of their choosing and then use the image to write a micro-story on the back of the postcard to send to someone they care about.
Public Speaking and Speech Writing— In this class students write a speech and prepare to present it.
Rewriting History– What if we could change something from the past? In this class, students take on the challenge of learning about a historical event and using their creative ideas to change the outcome.
Revising and Editing– Students learn revision and editing techniques to help them take their writing from a draft to the finish line.
Riveting Research—In this class students choose a topic they are interested in and learn ways to document, take notes, and write about their findings.
Sci-Fi Your Day—Students imagine they are in the far-off future or another universe and create a day in the life for themselves.
Write a Short Story— In this two-part class, students learn about the elements of a short story, brainstorm, and begin to draft a story of their own.
Time Capsule Zine—Students create a zine (mini-magazine) and fill it with words and images from today, so they can later find it and be reminded of their past.
Unexpected Character Workshop— Using author Kelly Barnhill’s advice, students create unexpected characters for a story they are writing or want to write.
Each month, an additional flex class is added to my Creative ELA Member Library. Join any of my memberships to access all my flex classes.
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