This course is for curious students and aspiring authors with a passion for writing for young readers. Participate in a dynamic online community of writers as you experiment with your own writing and develop your voice. This course will guide you with a combination of video lectures, online readings, peer reviews, and guest appearances from world-renowned children’s authors. As you work through the writing exercises, you will give and receive feedback from your peers and gain tools and techniques for improving your writing.
During this course you will identify stories that matter to you, explore cultural significance and boundaries, and shape your identity as a writer; become familiar with standard elements of narrative (character, setting, plot, theme, language, dialogue, point of view); reflect on your own work and practice essential self-editing skills; see the different ways in which words and art interact, and the possibilities of longer narrative forms; come away with practical insights into publishing options; and create a plan for pursuing your enthusiasm for writing. By the end of the course, you will have ten to twelve extracts of writing that you can develop into a portfolio.
Join a dynamic community of many voices from around the world. Find inspiration in your own voice, heart, and place so that you can tell the stories for young readers you’ve always wanted to tell.
Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest
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Commonwealth Education Trust
教学大纲 - 您将从这门课程中学到什么
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1Your Writing Identity
Good children’s writing commonly has a strong sense of identity. This module will give you a chance to think about and practice putting yourself into your writing. We will start by looking at how you can establish effective writing habits and how you can use your own experiences and culture to enrich your writing. We will also discuss ways that you can add depth to your writing by drawing on myths and legends, and by experimenting with different viewpoints.
18 个视频 （总计 90 分钟）, 7 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
18 个视频
Welcome to Writing for Young Readers3分钟
Introduction to Your Writing Identity4分钟
Your Writing Life - Part One3分钟
Your Writing Life - Part Two4分钟
You, Your Culture and Story5分钟
Cultural Myths and Legends4分钟
Viewpoint - Part One4分钟
Viewpoint - Part Two2分钟
Interview with Uma Krishnaswami - Part One: 'the very young experience the world through their skins'7分钟
Interview with Uma Krishnaswami - Part Two: 'for me place and the people are inextricable'5分钟
Interview with Uma Krishnaswami - Part Three 'it came out in eight Indian languages'5分钟
Interview with Uma Krishnaswami - Part Four: 'I suddenly began to see the entire story'8分钟
Interview with Apirana Taylor - Part One: 'I carried exercise books with me everywhere I went'9分钟
Interview with Apirana Taylor - Part Two: 'I'm leaving something behind for future generations'6分钟
Interview with Apirana Taylor - Part Three: 'one word is worth a thousand pictures'7分钟
Interview with Apirana Taylor - Part Four: 'your ears are often your best editor'3分钟
Module Summary Your Writing Identity2分钟
7 个阅读材料
Course Overview10分钟
How to Get Help10分钟
FAQs10分钟
Instructors and Guest Authors10分钟
Course Materials10分钟
Extracts: You, Your Culture and Story10分钟
Extracts: Cultural Myths and Legends10分钟
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2Genre, Form, and Audience
In this module we will give you an overview of genres and forms that are popular for young readers. We will then move on to a discussion of audience – who your readers are and how you can make your work appealing to your chosen audience. By the end of the module you will have a good sense of the wide range of genres and forms available to you and some techniques that you can use to make the most of the genre or form you are working in.
11 个视频 （总计 51 分钟）, 2 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
11 个视频
Genre - Part One3分钟
Genre - Part Two4分钟
Form - Part One4分钟
Form - Part Two4分钟
Audience - Part One4分钟
Audience - Part Two3分钟
Interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer - Part One: 'it can be nice to write just for the sake of writing'8分钟
Interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer - Part Two: 'my favourite authors have permeated my brain'6分钟
Interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer - Part Three: 'it truly is a magical feeling'5分钟
Module Summary Genre, Form, and Audience2分钟
2 个阅读材料
Extracts: Genre Types10分钟
Extracts: Audience10分钟
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3Structure
We’ve covered qualities of writing that make it appeal to an audience – its form, its genre, and its strong personal voice. Now we’ll move on to some structural elements that are key to holding your writing together. We’ll start by looking at character and setting, then move on to plot and theme. Finally, we will focus on language. Language can really bring your writing to life by adding a layer to your characters and setting and by giving your plot a good pace. This is the last module where we look at creating new writing. In the next two modules we’ll focus on editing your work and getting it published.
13 个视频 （总计 58 分钟）, 5 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
13 个视频
Character - Part One3分钟
Character - Part Two3分钟
Setting4分钟
Plot and Theme - Part One4分钟
Plot and Theme - Part Two3分钟
Language and Dialogue4分钟
Other Language Tools4分钟
Interview with Tololwa Mollel - Part One 'I let an idea simmer in my head'4分钟
Interview with Tololwa Mollel - Part Two: 'let the story show you the way'6分钟
Interview with Tololwa Mollel - Part Three: 'I give them their right to live as characters'5分钟
Interview with Tololwa Mollel - Part Four: 'I really enjoyed the act of writing itself'4分钟
Module Summary Structure2分钟
5 个阅读材料
Extracts: Character10分钟
Extracts: Setting10分钟
Sample Plot Chart10分钟
Extracts: Plot and Theme10分钟
Extracts Language and Dialogue10分钟
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4Editing and Proofreading
In this module you will learn how to transform your draft work into something that flows well, is free of errors, and is ready to be published. We’ll start by looking at structural editing, where you look at your work’s plot, structure, and themes. Then we’ll move on to the copyediting and proofreading stage, where you focus on perfecting grammar and spelling. We have provided resources and checklists that will help you to practice applying our editing tips to your own work.
10 个视频 （总计 42 分钟）, 3 个阅读材料, 1 个测验
10 个视频
Structural Editing - Part One3分钟
Structural Editing - Part Two4分钟
Structural Editing - Part Three4分钟
Copyediting and Proofreading - Part One4分钟
Copyediting and Proofreading - Part Two2分钟
Interview with Summer Edward - Part One: 'The story keeps telling itself in my mind'5分钟
Interview with Summer Edward - Part Two: 'don't be afraid to cut'5分钟
Interview with Summer Edward - Part Three: 'I practice silence'5分钟
Module Summary Editing and Proofreading1分钟
3 个阅读材料
Structural Editing Checklist10分钟
Extract: Structural Editing10分钟
Copyediting Checklist10分钟
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323 个审阅36%
完成这些课程后已开始新的职业生涯
28%
通过此课程获得实实在在的工作福利
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创建者 DB•Feb 7th 2016
I am a beginner wantabee author and publisher, first steps are elementary, as I need. Self paced, life can get in the way. Instructors are wonderful, as are the guest speakers and interviewees Thanks.
创建者 FO•Jul 17th 2017
This course introduces writing in an easy to understand way. The interviews with published authors are very insightful as well. The exercises are a great avenue to practice what the Mooc instruct
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