Curriculum
— Think about what the world might be like in ten, fifty, or one hundred years. Write about what it would be like to grow up during that time. Who would...
— Write a mystery story. Think about the arc of your story, and plan out the actions and motives of the characters. Does the reader know something the characters don’t, or...
— Sometimes a plot turns on a mistake or a miscommunication. What if the crucial email, letter, text or phone message never arrived? It could be a disaster, or it might...
— Write a story about a change in someone’s life. This could be small (a new class or teacher) or large (moving house). Ask yourself these questions: what is the change...
— Take your favorite character from a book you’ve read and place them in this coronavirus situation. What would they do? How would they act? How might they feel? Consider submitting...
— Take a look at these photographs of houses from the Library of Congress. Choose one house that speaks to you and write a short story or play that takes place...
— Write about what super-heroes and super-villains do in their spare time or on their days off. Feel free to make it funny: maybe Voldemort enjoys yoga, or Wonder Woman writes...
— Endings are hard. Try thinking about endings as punctuation: Period: it’s all neatly tied up and finished. Question mark: a few things are left open – whatever will happen next?...
— Study this painting for at least five minutes (set a timer!), zooming in to get a better look and taking notes on what you notice. Then write a 16-line poem...
— Technology is great. But what other incredible things do you wish it could do? Let your imagination roam free and write a story about a world where your amazing invention...