916 Ink

Virtual Workshop Overview:
Students will enter a virtual world of storytelling and imagination where they will explore a world designed to excite and inspire their creative resources.

After a brief orientation about 916 Ink and our workshop writing method, students will embark on a journey through the creative process, using our Hero’s Journey storytelling curriculum as a guide to create their own narrative or personal story.

First students will collaborate to learn the elements of story using a group creative writing prompt encouraging them to write a piece of fiction together. Students will have the opportunity to share their contribution to a final group story with their peers in a positive environment, free of criticism.

During the second portion of the workshop, students will take the elements of good storytelling that they have practiced and use them to create their own Hero’s Journey narrative.

With the aid of the 916 Ink Wordslingers and Inspirators (volunteer writers), students will have the opportunity to revise their work making creative choices about the flow, feel and final version of their writing.

Each writing prompts is accompanied by a grade-level appropriate reading sample we call a “Spark” that can inspire students or lead to discuss about writing techniques that students may want to use.

Teachers will be present but not required to participate during the workshop unless students are not adhering to expected classroom norms and behaviors.

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