Passing this along from Kris McCue, email her at fvhegroupis@hotmail.com if you are interested........
There is still room in the writing and literature classes I have set up in Simsbury for this year. See course descriptions below; elementary-middle school age is listed first and teen/high-school level is below that. The spaces still available are in red.
For those of you who are signed up for the first session I have not automatically registered you for successive sessions as well. If you intend to keep your kids in the classes for more sessions you might want to let me know to factor you in now. Some people are signing up for the whole year's worth of sessions, and others are picking one here and one there.
Hope you are all enjoying your summer!
Kris McCue
Creative Writing for Kids: SESSION 1 4 spaces left
elementary grade-level
First 4 week session: Fridays, September 2, 9, 16, 23 from 3:00-4:00
Teacher: Austin Roberts
at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road, Simsbury
This is an introduction to creative writing for writers who just picked up the pencil. The class will focus on fun writing exercises, oral exercises, and group activities. Prerequisites - The ability to write. This will be geared for the elementary crowd.
class size: 6-15 students
$30 per student for the four week session
Supplies Needed: A composition notebook and Pen or Pencil
To sign up RSVP to Kris McCue at fvhegroupis@hotmail.com, payment confirms your space in the class, when you rsvp to me I’ll tell you where to send payment to Austin.
This class will run from September 2011 through May 2012 in 4 week sessions.
Session 2: Fridays, September 30-October 21
Session 3: Fridays, October 28-November 18
Session 4: Fridays, December 2-23
Winter/Spring sessions TBA
Creative Writing for Kids: SESSION 2 9 spaces left
elementary grade-level
4 week session: from 3:00-4:00 Fridays, September 30-October 21
Teacher: Austin Roberts
at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road, Simsbury
This is an introduction to creative writing for writers who just picked up the pencil. The class will focus on fun writing exercises, oral exercises, and group activities. Prerequisites - The ability to write. This will be geared for the elementary crowd.
class size: 6-15 students
$30 per student for the four week session
Supplies Needed: A composition notebook and Pen or Pencil
Creative Writing for Kids: SESSION 3 15 spaces open
elementary grade-level
Fridays, October 28-November 18 4 week session: from 3:00-4:00
Teacher: Austin Roberts at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road, Simsbury
This is an introduction to creative writing for writers who just picked up the pencil. The class will focus on fun writing exercises, oral exercises, and group activities. Prerequisites - The ability to write. This will be geared for the elementary crowd.
class size: 6-15 students
$30 per student for the four week session
Supplies Needed: A composition notebook and Pen or Pencil
Creative Writing for Kids: SESSION 4 15 spaces open
4 week session: from 3:00-4:00 December 2-23
Teacher: Austin Roberts
at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road, Simsbury
This is an introduction to creative writing for writers who just picked up the pencil. The class will focus on fun writing exercises, oral exercises, and group activities. Prerequisites - The ability to write. This will be geared for the elementary crowd.
class size: 6-15 students
$30 per student for the four week session
Supplies Needed: A composition notebook and Pen or Pencil
Creative Writing for Kids: Winter/spring session TBA
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American Literature: Short Stories 7 spaces left
age 13 and up
First 4 week session: Fridays, September 2, 9, 16, 23, from 4:00 to 5:00
Teacher: Austin Roberts
at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road, Simsbury
This class will explore short stories written by American authors beginning with the creation of the Union through Present day. The class will be broken up into six week sections, each section covering a different literary period and genre. This class is designed as a college preparatory course, thus the literature and classroom discussion will be focused on older students who desire to pursue higher education. Book list is in progress and will be ready for those who rsvp.
class size: 6-15 students
$30 per student for the four week session
Supplies needed: A composition notebook and Pen or Pencil
To sign up RSVP to Kris McCue at fvhegroupis@hotmail.com, payment confirms your space in the class, when you rsvp to me I’ll tell you where to send payment to Austin.
Session 2: December 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2011
Session 3: February 3, 10, 17, 24 of 2012
Session 4: TBA
Modern Author Book Club 6 spaces left
for high school level readers/ young adult books
Last Friday of each month from 5:00 to 6:00, beginning September 30th
Teacher: Austin Roberts
at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road, Simsbury
$10 per month for the book club
This will be a book club that meets once a month and focus primarily on authors who are living, or only slightly dead. We will read one book monthly and then have a lively discussion at our meeting. Book list is in progress and will be available shortly. Sign ups for this class are month to month, you can sign up for the individual months that you’d like, but you must give enough notice so the teacher knows if there will be enough students to hold a class.
To express your interest in this class RSVP to Kris McCue at fvhegroupis@hotmail.com. You will receive a list of the titles to be read and discussed as soon as Austin gives them to me.
British Literature: Short Stories 9 spaces left
age 13 and up
Fridays, September 30, October 7, 14, 21 from 4:00 to 5:00
Teacher: Austin Roberts
at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road, Simsbury
This class will explore short stories written by British (and some European) authors from 1700 - Present Day. The class will be broken up into four week sections, each section covering a different period and genre of literature. This class is designed as a college preparatory course, thus the literature and classroom discussion will be focused on older students who desire to pursue higher education. Book list is in progress and will be ready for those who rsvp.
class size: 6-15 students
$30 per student for the four week session
Supplies needed: A composition notebook and Pen or Pencil
To sign up RSVP to Kris McCue at fvhegroupis@hotmail.com, payment confirms your space in the class, when you rsvp to me I’ll tell you where to send payment to Austin.
Session 2: January 6, 13, 20, 27 of 2012
Session 3: March 2, 9, 16, 23 of 2012
Session 4: TBA
International Short-Short Story 9 spaces left
age 13 and up
Fridays, October 28, November 4, 11, 18 from 4:00 to 5:00
Teacher: Austin Roberts
at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 7 Wescott Road, Simsbury
This class will be a study of short-short fiction, also known as flash fiction or 55's, from around the globe. The class is a combination literature and creative writing class where students will read a short story and then practice 'imitation' (taking the work of a 'master' writer and using the structure and patterns as a form to learn how to improve one’s own art). Book list is in progress and will be ready for those who rsvp.
class size: 6-15 students
$30 per student for the four week session
Supplies needed: A composition notebook and Pen or Pencil
To sign up RSVP to Kris McCue at fvhegroupis@hotmail.com, payment confirms your space in the class, when you rsvp to me I’ll tell you where to send payment to Austin.
This class is 1 session at present, but with enough interest we could run another 4 week session in the spring.
Session 2: TBA
