Workshops
Workshops
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Headlines, Deadlines & Just Plain Fun
SUITABLE FOR GRADE 5 AND UP
Face it, journalists have fun. Who wouldn’t want free tickets to concerts and sporting events? Who wouldn’t want to ask people questions that may not always be polite? Who wouldn’t like to learn tips to getting homework done in a hurry?
Structured as a single, 1.5 hour workshop or as a series of four weekly sessions, you’ll learn to write quickly and accurately as you try to meet deadlines and please a curmudgeonly editor.
Write it Now; Write it Fast
SUITABLE FOR GRADE 5 AND UP
Writers’ block? Not a chance!
Face it, “writers’ block” is a figment of your imagination, otherwise known as “Lazy Writer’s Syndrome.” This session is a surefire cure to tackle the symptoms that are holding you back.
Caution: This class may leave you begging for a large wooden block to land on your head. Bring your favourite writing tools; you’ll need them.
Change Perspective, Change the Story
SUITABLE FOR GRADE 6 AND UP
So, you think you’ve got a good story, do you? This class will show you how to make a creative story better by taking one step backwards and two steps to the side as we sashay into areas you probably haven’t considered.
Participants may bring a work-in-progress.
Writing for a Living
SUITABLE FOR GRADE 9 AND UP
Seriously, I get paid to do this!
Thinking of a career that involves writing but don’t want to become an English teacher? From advertising to public service announcements, newsletters, websites, annual reports, magazine articles, posters, radio commentaries, speeches, Facebook updates, and books, I’ve done them all (and more). After all, someone has to come up with those words. Should it be you?
This is a discussion-based session that involves plenty of Q&As.
