Monday July 24th, 2016

First day of camp! We introduced ourselves to one another in class, and broke the ice with our "Draw A Story, Guess the Story" activity! Students were enthusiastic for camp and eager to get started on their main class project.

We're set to achieve a great amount in a short time, ending with a Book Fair Friday the 29th at 330pm. Students will publish their works online via flipsnackedu.com. Each student will receive a username and password to log in to our writing group. Flipsnack allows the student to either type their work, or upload their own drawings and content, as well as select from a variety of images and media outlets to insert into their works. Flipsnack doesn't just benefit students in camp, but also allows them to work on their projects at home when they log in to their Flipsnack website!

Agenda

• Introduction
• Icebreaker
• Elements of A Story
• Class Reading
• Major Project

Introduction
We had a quick run down of our camp goals and projects. We also discussed the expectations of each student in camp, as well as what each student could expect out of their instructor. Each students took a moment to give their name and name a few things they really liked or didn't like.

Our class also discussed how we would reach each project goal, and what the final outcome of the class will be. Campers we're told there would be a Book Fair on Friday to showcase their books, not only with each student, but other IQuest campers, family members, and friends! The instructor informed the camp that we have a lot of work to cover in a short amount of time; we're spending a total of 15 hours together and creating a book. Most published works have around a 15 month process!

Icebreaker - Draw a Story
Students were handed a story board and told to draw a 6 panel short story, including the five elements of a story. Students only to drew the story, and did not write what the story was about. Once finished, the students then switched their drawings with another classmate. The classmate had to guess the students story line buy using only the illustration. Many students came up with hilarious and interesting guesses, but there were a few that got them right!

Elements of A Story
We went over the five elements of a story, mainly focusing on character, setting, and plot. We discussed the importance of each element, what they meant, and how to incorporate them into a story. We also work on activities that focused on getting each element in their story. Campers were handed a blank writing sheet to start brainstorming their major story ideas focusing on the characters, setting, and plot (3 events).

Class Reading
We have a mini library in class with a collection of books for students to choose from! Each day in camp, students get 30 minutes of reading time to help showcase different styles of writing. Students are also able to absorb various author's storytelling abilities, see what elements are included in major stories, and learn how to articulate their own story from reading in class.

 Campers were handed the "Elements of a Story" worksheet challenge after their reading time. The worksheet asked each student to highlight the 5 elements of one the story they read in class.

Major Class Project
Student discussed our large class project. We began with blank sheets of paper to draw graphs on what genre we wanted to write about, encouraging not to write about something the student is not interested as the reader more than likely won't be interested either. Students discussed their main and supporting characters,  their story setting (time and place), as well as their general plot idea. We used blank writing paper to make an outline of our story, a blank sheet of paper for our genre graph, and a blank story board to get our illustration ideas and structure down.

Our camp will us Flipsnack to create our major project. Our camp web address is: msadriennecreativewriting.flipsnackedu.com

Each student has a log in name, usually their first name, but some have their last. Students given username in class. The password for all students to log in is: iquest.

Students were shown the Flipsnack website, but we will work on the site more in class tomorrow (Tuesday). Today we focused more on getting the outline of our story. Tomorrow we'll focus more on finalizing our outline, getting out ideas organized, and checking out the Flipsnack software so students can gt the hang of what they'll be using for their major project.

Homework
Each student was asked to write a final outline and first rough draft of their story to bring to class tomorrow so we can review and get going on our first draft.

Storytelling Camp Overview July 2016

Storytelling In Your Own Words
Ages 8-12

Pull stories from your imagination and put them in a book! Campers will learn the components and structure of good writing and use a storyboard to guide their process. Each child will create and illustrate their own book that will be published online and shared with family and friends as they please.

Class Breakdown

Monday

Introduction

• What We'll Do - A quick run down on our camp goals and projects. Students learn the expectations of each class. 
• How We'll Do It - Class discussion on how our class will reach each project goal, as well as the overall camp goal. 
• Icebreaker - Draw a Story 
• Students are handed a story board and encouraged to draw a short 6 panel story including the elements of a story. Students are only to draw the story, leaving the writing blank. Students will switch their story drawings to another classmate, and the classmate will try and guess their story line! 

Elements of A Story
Students will learn what the elements of a story are, focusing on character, setting, and plot, as well as the importance of the elements, how to incorporate them into their story, as well as work on activities that focus on getting all elements in their stories.

Class Reading 
Students select a book, either online or on our book shelf, to read for 30 minutes. Students will read each day in class to absorb other author's storytelling abilities, what elements are included in major stories, and how to articulate their own story from reading selected material in class.

Major Class Project
Student will discuss our large class project, writing and illustrating a story to publish online for friends and family! Students will organize their thoughts, story elements, illustrations, and what medium they'd like to have their story uploaded.

Students will present their final work on Friday, the 29th, at 3pm in our Camp Book Fair! 

For our published works, students will have a choice of working with the following website to help create their major camp project:

• flipsnackedu.com

Tuesday

Icebreaker - Tell A Story
Students will rely on their creative storytelling skills in this class Icebreaker. The instructor begins with providing a character, a setting, and a conflict. The students then take a turn adding to the story, including the setting, plot, and resolution. They're encouraged to write and draw their portion of the story, so we may piece it together at the end of the activity. 

Evil Unicorn, far away land near in a stone city on the coast of an ocean, created something dangerous.

Elements of A Story
Students will continue the lesson from yesterday, focusing on the final elements of a story; conflict and resolution.

Group Story Telling
Students are placed into small groups with a storyboard and an Elements of A Story worksheet. Students are given 5 minutes each to discuss and decide on each element in their story, as well as to draw and write about their story on their storyboard. Students will share their group story with the class.

Class Reading
Students select a book, either online or on our book shelf, to read for 30 minutes. Students will read each day in class to absorb other author's storytelling abilities, what elements are included in major stories, and how to articulate their own story from reading selected material in class. Students are encouraged to read a different book than the day before to help them see the different ways a story can be told.

Major Class Project
Students are handed materials to begin outlining their major class story. Each student works individually on their story to include each element, as well as illustrations. Students can decide to hand write and draw, then upload their story, or complete their story online.

Wednesday

Icebreaker - Grab Bag Storytelling
Students randomly select items from a grab bag and write a story about it including allof the story elements.

Class Reading
Students select a book, either online or on our book shelf, to read for 30 minutes. Students will read each day in class to absorb other author's storytelling abilities, what elements are included in major stories, and how to articulate their own story from reading selected material in class. Students are encouraged to read a different book than the day before to help them see the different ways a story can be told.

Story Strips
Students select strips of paper written with random settings, characters, and problems. Students then write a short story, including all of the elements of a story, and write them in a small story to share with the class. Students will also illustrate their story!

Major Class Project
Students are handed materials to begin outlining their major class story. Each student works individually on their story to include each element, as well as illustrations. Students can decide to hand write and draw, then upload their story, or complete their story online.

Thursday

Icebreaker - Story Dice
Students roll dice to help them randomly select their story elements. Students will create a story using the elements they rolled.

Class Reading
Students select a book, either online or on our book shelf, to read for 30 minutes. Students will read each day in class to absorb other author's storytelling abilities, what elements are included in major stories, and how to articulate their own story from reading selected material in class. Students are encouraged to read a different book than the day before to help them see the different ways a story can be told.

Major Class Project
Students will work extensively on their major class project to present on Friday. Each student will have a large amount of time to illustrate, upload, edit, proof read, and ensure all the story elements are included in their story.

Friday

Icebreaker - MyFavorite Story
Students will each have a few minutes to discuss their favorite story. Each students will have to list each element of their favorite story, and explain why they enjoyed the story.

Major Class Project
Students will work extensively to finalize their major class project. Each student will have a large amount of time to illustrate, upload, edit, proof read, and ensure all the story elements are included in their story. Each student will share their final story in class with family and snacks!

Book Fair at 3pm!!

Telephone Game 
This classic game will help students listen for important story elements and details as they try to pass a short story initiated by the instructor from one end of the room to the other while trying to keep all the details correct once the story hits the last student.

Class Materials

• Computer
• 3-ring binder to keep all writing material
• Pencils
• Dividers with folders and tabs
• Sheet protectors

Friday June 24th, 2016

Last day of camp!

Our campers worked over time this week to get their books completed in time for our book fair while Ms. Adrienne was at jury duty. We covered so much in camp. We started with some icebreaker games that encouraged creative writing and critical thinking, we read a few stories to get an idea of what different writing styles and genres are like, and we learned new software!

Agenda

• Finish Major Camp Project
• Publish Project
• Present Project at Book Fair (330pm)

Finish Major Camp Project
Today in our last day of camp, students focused on making their final edits, reviewing their final work, and publishing the book by 3pm for our book fair at 3330pm. Students were asked to complete their homework last night; work on finishing their draft for pages 6 through 10, review and edit pages 6 - 10, adding all of their final images, and getting the book to look the way they want. If they completed their homework last night, they will be well on their way to completing their story for publishing at 3pm.

Publish Project

• Students should be finished editing their final draft, and clicking the "Finish" button, about 3pm. Check share with others to share via fb email etc 
• students can edit their work again in the future if they'd like 
• click share on class profile
• print version at iquest to share with class? all pages? cove and title page?

Present Project at Book Fair (330pm)
Our Book Fair is at 330pm today. Other IQuest campers, family, and friends are encouraged to attend. Campers will stand in from of the class and give a brief explanation of their book. Students will share with the audience the:

• Title
• Cover
• Genre
• Point of View
• 1st
• 2nd
• 3rd
• Character
• Main
• Supporting
• Setting
• Time
• Place
• Plot
• with 3 events
• Problem
• Resolution
• Why student decided to write the story they wrote

Students will also have a few print outs of their title page so they can sign and trade them with the other students in our camp!

Thursday June 23rd, 2016

This will be Ms. Adrienne's last day of camp due to jury duty. Mrs. Iris will cover for Ms. Adrienne for the last day of camp tomorrow (Friday). Again, as Ms. Adrienne will not be here Friday, our camp will only focus on the major project for today.

Today's goals and objectives is to make our final rough draft, edit, preview, and begin finalizing our work. We look to get as much finished today so when campers come to camp Friday, they open their computers, log in, and begin making the final edits to their final draft in order to publish around 3pm. The book fair begins at 3:30pm for other students, family, and friends to join!

Agenda
Major Project
Homework

Major Project
Students should have completed their homework last night. If students completed their homework assignment, the first 5 pages should be fully edited and ready to publish. If completed they can immediately begin working on pages 6 though 10 of their story. Students who were looking to draw their images to upload, should have completed all of their images and have them ready to turn into the instructor so the images can be scanned and loaded to their books.

Students goal for today is:

• If homework not completed, complete in class so the first 5 pages of your book are ready to publish
• Begin working on pages 6 through 10 of your book
• We look to have 10 story pages in our book, but if students have time, they can definitely make the book longer. 
• Format the book how you want it
• Make sure text looks as the student wishes, images are loaded, everything is in it's place, things are the right color and theme, etc.

Students worked the entire class on finalizing the first 5 pages, and worked on getting to a stopping point on pages 6 through 10 so they could complete their final edits and publish on Friday by 3pm.

Homework
Students should have started working on pages 6 though 10 of their story, by finalizing their rough draft.

At home, students should:

• Work on completing the draft for pages 6 through 10
• Edit page 6 through 10 making sure their is correct spelling, punctuation, and grammar. 
• Insert their final images for each page they want images for
• Begin finalizing pages 6 thorough 10 so camper can publish in class by 3pm tomorrow
• We'll have the first 2 hours to finalize our books before we publish the books at 3pm. 

Wednesday June 22nd, 2016

We're on serious crunch time for camp! With the instructor having jury duty on Friday, we've been cramming in as much of our major project as the campers can handle. We only focused on our major project today, and had to omit our other camp projects and the reading so campers could be prepared for Friday.

Agenda
Major Project

Major Project 
Today we were able to get into Flipsnack, and began creating our own book! Students were given the camp website, their user name, and a password to log on to Flipsnack. Username is the students first name, and password is iquest. Once students logged in, the created a new book from scratch using the Flipsnack format.

Students had crash course training in how Flipsnack functions including how to upload and add images, add text, and format their books. There were a few glitches with the software, which forced a few students to have to begin from scratch again, but overall, campers got the hang of it and most were able to complete the cover, title page, and first 3 pages of their story.

Today's Goals:

• Use or outline from class yesterday to work on our first rough draft.
• Use our homework assignment, create a first rough draft, to begin working on our rough draft of Flipsnack. 
• If students did not do their homework, they had to complete their draft in class. 
• The outline and rough draft were required to include the 5 elements of a story:
• Character
• main 
• supporting
• Setting 
• Time 
• Place
• Problem
• What is you character trying to do, what is their goal?
• Plot 
• 3 events
• Resolution
• How does your character solve their problem and grow as a person?

Campers completed the following in class:

• Cover
• Title Page
• Title 
• Author 
• Published by Ms. Adrienne's Creative Writing Camp June 2016
• 3 pages of story (pages 3, 4, and 5 in our books)

Homework
Students were give an information packet which included the camp website and log in information. The packet also contained handouts for the 5 elements of a story, how to write a good story, and how to edit a story.

For homework, students are to:

• Read the information packet and make sure their stories include all of the details on the information sheets. 
• Edit their cover, title page, and the first 3 pages of their story. 
• Look for spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors that need correcting, then correct them. Make sure the first 5 pages look exactly how you want them to before class tomorrow. 
• Add images and text
• Those looking to draw their own images, must complete their images tonight, and being them to class tomorrow. The instructor will scan the images so the campers may load them up on Friday before the book fair. 
• Campers may download images from the internet and upload them to their books.
• Campers are encouraged to add more pages with their story text. 
• Goals for tomorrow (Thursday) are:
• Final edits on the first 5 pages
• Add text and images for pages 6 though 10. 
• Begin editing pages 6 through 10. 

Tuesday June 21st, 2016

I received interesting news this morning from Travis County, I've been assigned to attend jury duty on Friday the 24th at 130pm. At this time, there seems no way around the jury duty, so Mrs. Iris will take my place for camp on Friday only. We are set to put our final edits on our major project, as well as publish, then have our book fair the last half our of class. It looks like we will still achieve that goal, but will definitely need to skip some of the class icebreakers and activities. Students were told and we'll have more detail as the days progress.

Agenda
Icebreaker
Elements of A Story
Class Reading
Major Project

Icebreaker
Campers got together and played "Tell a Story". The instructor provided the character, setting, and conflict. The campers then had to complete the story, including the 5 elements of a story.

Elements of A Story
We continued out lesson on the 5 elements of a story, expanding on plot, and discussing conflict and resolution. Our lesson was also emphasized in our icebreaker!

Class Reading
We have a mini library in class with a collection of books for students to choose from! Each day in camp, students get 30 minutes of reading time to help showcase different styles of writing. Students are also able to absorb various author's storytelling abilities, see what elements are included in major stories, and learn how to articulate their own story from reading in class.

Campers were handed a "Story Comparison" worksheet after their reading. The worksheet asked each student to compare certain aspects of their story, depending on of they read a different book from yesterday, or the same book.  Students that read the same book were asked to compare chapters. Students who read different books were asked to compare the books they read.

Major Project 
We discussed what each student did for homework. Unfortunately, that time went by fast, as only one camper did their homework! So instead of having a fresh start for today, we had to make up our homework assignment in class writing a final outline and creating a first rough draft.

Our camp will us Flipsnack to create our major project. Our camp web address is: msadriennecreativewriting.flipsnackedu.com

Each student has a log in name, usually their first name, but some have their last. Students given username in class. The password for all students to log in is: iquest.

Students were shown the Flipsnack website. They created a temporary book template and played around with the software so they could get an idea of how it worked. We'll begin with the software first thing tomorrow, and get the campers to begin their first rough draft of their writing. Since we are short for time in camp, we'll be working on our first rough drat all day tomorrow in camp (Wednesday).

Homework
Get a written draft down to put into our Flipsnack format tomorrow in class.

Monday June 20th, 2016

First day of camp! We introduced ourselves to one another in class, and broke the ice with our "Draw A Story, Guess the Story" activity! Students were enthusiastic for camp and eager to get started on their main class project.

We're set to achieve a great amount in a short time, ending with a Book Fair Friday the 24th at 330pm. Students will publish their works online via flipsnackedu.com. Each student will receive a username and password to log in to our writing group. Flipsnack allows the student to either type their work, or upload their own drawings and content, as well as select from a variety of images and media outlets to insert into their works. Flipsnack doesn't just benefit students in camp, but also allows them to work on their projects at home when they log in to their Flipsnack website!

Agenda
Introduction
Icebreaker
Elements of A Story
Class Reading
Major Project

Introduction
We had a quick run down of our camp goals and projects. We also discussed the expectations of each student in camp, as well as what each student could expect out of their instructor. Each students took a moment to give their name and name a few things they really liked or didn't like.

Our class also discussed how we would reach each project goal, and what the final outcome of the class will be. Campers we're told there would be a Book Fair on Friday to showcase their books, not only with each student, but other IQuest campers, family members, and friends! The instructor informed the camp that we have a lot of work to cover in a short amount of time; we're spending a total of 15 hours together and creating a book. Most published works have around a 15 month process!

Icebreaker - Draw a Story
Students were handed a story board and told to draw a 6 panel short story, including the five elements of a story. Students only to drew the story, and did not write what the story was about. Once finished, the students then switched their drawings with another classmate. The classmate had to guess the students story line buy using only the illustration. Many students came up with hilarious and interesting guesses, but there were a few that got them right!

Elements of A Story
We went over the five elements of a story, mainly focusing on character, setting, and plot. We discussed the importance of each element, what they meant, and how to incorporate them into a story. We also work on activities that focused on getting each element in their story. Campers were handed a blank writing sheet to start brainstorming their major story ideas focusing on the characters, setting, and plot (3 events).

Class Reading
We have a mini library in class with a collection of books for students to choose from! Each day in camp, students get 30 minutes of reading time to help showcase different styles of writing. Students are also able to absorb various author's storytelling abilities, see what elements are included in major stories, and learn how to articulate their own story from reading in class.

 Campers were handed the "Elements of a Story" worksheet challenge after their reading time. The worksheet asked each student to highlight the 5 elements of one the story they read in class.

Major Class Project
Student discussed our large class project. We began with blank sheets of paper to draw graphs on what genre we wanted to write about, encouraging not to write about something the student is not interested as the reader more than likely won't be interested either. Students discussed their main and supporting characters,  their story setting (time and place), as well as their general plot idea. We used blank writing paper to make an outline of our story, a blank sheet of paper for our genre graph, and a blank story board to get our illustration ideas and structure down.

Our camp will us Flipsnack to create our major project. Our camp web address is: msadriennecreativewriting.flipsnackedu.com

Each student has a log in name, usually their first name, but some have their last. Students given username in class. The password for all students to log in is: iquest.

Students were shown the Flipsnack website, but we will work on the site more in class tomorrow (Tuesday). Today we focused more on getting the outline of our story. Tomorrow we'll focus more on finalizing our outline, getting out ideas organized, and checking out the Flipsnack software so students can gt the hang of what they'll be using for their major project.

Homework
Each student was asked to write a final outline and first rough draft of their story to bring to class tomorrow so we can review and get going on our first draft.

​Storytelling In Your Own Words Camp Overview

Storytelling In Your Own Words
Ages 8-12

Pull stories from your imagination and put them in a book! Campers will learn the components and structure of good writing and use a storyboard to guide their process. Each child will create and illustrate their own book that will be published online and shared with family and friends as they please.

Class Breakdown

Monday

Introduction

• What We'll Do - A quick run down on our camp goals and projects. Students learn the expectations of each class. 
• How We'll Do It - Class discussion on how our class will reach each project goal, as well as the overall camp goal. 
• Icebreaker - Draw a Story 
• Students are handed a story board and encouraged to draw a short 6 panel story including the elements of a story. Students are only to draw the story, leaving the writing blank. Students will switch their story drawings to another classmate, and the classmate will try and guess their story line! 

Elements of A Story
Students will learn what the elements of a story are, focusing on character, setting, and plot, as well as the importance of the elements, how to incorporate them into their story, as well as work on activities that focus on getting all elements in their stories.

Class Reading
Students select a book, either online or on our book shelf, to read for 30 minutes. Students will read each day in class to absorb other author's storytelling abilities, what elements are included in major stories, and how to articulate their own story from reading selected material in class.

Major Class Project
Student will discuss our large class project, writing and illustrating a story to publish online for friends and family! Students will organize their thoughts, story elements, illustrations, and what medium they'd like to have their story uploaded.
For our published works, students will have a choice of working with the following website to help create their major camp project:

• flipsnackedu.com

Tuesday

Icebreaker - Tell A Story
Students will rely on their creative storytelling skills in this class Icebreaker. The instructor begins with providing a character, a setting, and a conflict. The students then take a turn adding to the story, including the setting, plot, and resolution. They're encouraged to write and draw their portion of the story, so we may piece it together at the end of the activity. 

Evil Unicorn, far away land near in a stone city on the coast of an ocean, created something dangerous.

Elements of A Story
Students will continue the lesson from yesterday, focusing on the final elements of a story; conflict and resolution.

Group Story Telling
Students are placed into small groups with a storyboard and an Elements of A Story worksheet. Students are given 5 minutes each to discuss and decide on each element in their story, as well as to draw and write about their story on their storyboard. Students will share their group story with the class.

Class Reading
Students select a book, either online or on our book shelf, to read for 30 minutes. Students will read each day in class to absorb other author's storytelling abilities, what elements are included in major stories, and how to articulate their own story from reading selected material in class. Students are encouraged to read a different book than the day before to help them see the different ways a story can be told.

Major Class Project
Students are handed materials to begin outlining their major class story. Each student works individually on their story to include each element, as well as illustrations. Students can decide to hand write and draw, then upload their story, or complete their story online.

Wednesday

Icebreaker - Grab Bag Storytelling
Students randomly select items from a grab bag and write a story about it including allof the story elements.

Class Reading
Students select a book, either online or on our book shelf, to read for 30 minutes. Students will read each day in class to absorb other author's storytelling abilities, what elements are included in major stories, and how to articulate their own story from reading selected material in class. Students are encouraged to read a different book than the day before to help them see the different ways a story can be told.

Story Strips
Students select strips of paper written with random settings, characters, and problems. Students then write a short story, including all of the elements of a story, and write them in a small story to share with the class. Students will also illustrate their story!

Major Class Project
Students are handed materials to begin outlining their major class story. Each student works individually on their story to include each element, as well as illustrations. Students can decide to hand write and draw, then upload their story, or complete their story online.

Thursday

Icebreaker - Story Dice
Students roll dice to help them randomly select their story elements. Students will create a story using the elements they rolled.

Class Reading
Students select a book, either online or on our book shelf, to read for 30 minutes. Students will read each day in class to absorb other author's storytelling abilities, what elements are included in major stories, and how to articulate their own story from reading selected material in class. Students are encouraged to read a different book than the day before to help them see the different ways a story can be told.

Major Class Project
Students will work extensively on their major class project to present on Friday. Each student will have a large amount of time to illustrate, upload, edit, proof read, and ensure all the story elements are included in their story.

Friday

Icebreaker - MyFavorite Story
Students will each have a few minutes to discuss their favorite story. Each students will have to list each element of their favorite story, and explain why they enjoyed the story.

Major Class Project
Students will work extensively to finalize their major class project. Each student will have a large amount of time to illustrate, upload, edit, proof read, and ensure all the story elements are included in their story. Each student will share their final story in class with family and snacks!

Telephone Game 
This classic game will help students listen for important story elements and details as they try to pass a short story initiated by the instructor from one end of the room to the other while trying to keep all the details correct once the story hits the last student.

Class Materials

• 3-ring binder to keep all writing material
• Pencils
• Dividers with folders and tabs
• Sheet protectors