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Writing for Young Readers: Opening the Treasure Chest
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 13 hours
  • Course by Commonwealth Education Trust
  • Offered by

About

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.

Modules

Introduction to Writing for Young Readers

    • 2 Videos
    • 5 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Writing for Young Readers - Promotional Video
  • Welcome to Writing for Young Readers

5 Readings

  • Course Overview
  • How to Get Help
  • FAQs
  • Instructors and Guest Authors
  • Course Materials

Introduction to Your Writing Identity

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Your Writing Identity

Your Writing Life

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Your Writing Life - Part One
  • Your Writing Life - Part Two

You, Your Culture and Story

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • You, Your Culture and Story

1 Readings

  • Extracts: You, Your Culture and Story

Cultural Myths and Legends

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Cultural Myths and Legends

1 Readings

  • Extracts: Cultural Myths and Legends

Viewpoint

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Viewpoint - Part One
  • Viewpoint - Part Two

Guest Speaker Interview - Uma Krishnaswami

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • Interview with Uma Krishnaswami - Part One: 'the very young experience the world through their skins'
  • Interview with Uma Krishnaswami - Part Two: 'for me place and the people are inextricable'
  • Interview with Uma Krishnaswami - Part Three 'it came out in eight Indian languages'
  • Interview with Uma Krishnaswami - Part Four: 'I suddenly began to see the entire story'

Guest Speaker Interview - Apirana Taylor

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • Interview with Apirana Taylor - Part One: 'I carried exercise books with me everywhere I went'
  • Interview with Apirana Taylor - Part Two: 'I'm leaving something behind for future generations'
  • Interview with Apirana Taylor - Part Three: 'one word is worth a thousand pictures'
  • Interview with Apirana Taylor - Part Four: 'your ears are often your best editor'

Module Summary Your Writing Identity

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Module Summary Your Writing Identity

Peer Review - Your Writing Identity: Life Event from a Viewpoint

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Your Writing Identity: Life Event from a Viewpoint

Introduction to Genre, Form, and Audience

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Genre, Form, and Audience

Genre

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Genre - Part One
  • Genre - Part Two

1 Readings

  • Extracts: Genre Types

Form

    • 2 Videos
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2 Videos

  • Form - Part One
  • Form - Part Two

Audience

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Audience - Part One
  • Audience - Part Two

1 Readings

  • Extracts: Audience

Guest Speaker Interview

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer - Part One: 'it can be nice to write just for the sake of writing'
  • Interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer - Part Two: 'my favourite authors have permeated my brain'
  • Interview with Finegan Kruckemeyer - Part Three: 'it truly is a magical feeling'

Module Summary Genre, Form, and Audience

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1 Videos

  • Module Summary Genre, Form, and Audience

Peer Review - Genre, Form and Audience: Define your Audience

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Genre, Form and Audience: Define your Audience

Introduction to Structure

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Structure

Character

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Character - Part One
  • Character - Part Two

1 Readings

  • Extracts: Character

Setting

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Setting

1 Readings

  • Extracts: Setting

Plot and Theme

    • 2 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Plot and Theme - Part One
  • Plot and Theme - Part Two

2 Readings

  • Sample Plot Chart
  • Extracts: Plot and Theme

Language and Dialogue

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Language and Dialogue

1 Readings

  • Extracts Language and Dialogue

Other Language Tools

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Other Language Tools

Guest Speaker Interview

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • Interview with Tololwa Mollel - Part One 'I let an idea simmer in my head'
  • Interview with Tololwa Mollel - Part Two: 'let the story show you the way'
  • Interview with Tololwa Mollel - Part Three: 'I give them their right to live as characters'
  • Interview with Tololwa Mollel - Part Four: 'I really enjoyed the act of writing itself'

Module Summary Structure

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Module Summary Structure

Peer Review - Elements of Structure

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Elements of Structure

Introduction to Editing and Proofreading

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Editing and Proofreading

Structural Editing

    • 3 Videos
    • 2 Readings
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3 Videos

  • Structural Editing - Part One
  • Structural Editing - Part Two
  • Structural Editing - Part Three

2 Readings

  • Structural Editing Checklist
  • Extract: Structural Editing

Copyediting and Proofreading

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Copyediting and Proofreading - Part One
  • Copyediting and Proofreading - Part Two

1 Readings

  • Copyediting Checklist

Guest Speaker Interview

    • 3 Videos
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3 Videos

  • Interview with Summer Edward - Part One: 'The story keeps telling itself in my mind'
  • Interview with Summer Edward - Part Two: 'don't be afraid to cut'
  • Interview with Summer Edward - Part Three: 'I practice silence'

Module Summary Editing and Proofreading

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Module Summary Editing and Proofreading

Peer Review - Editing and Proofreading

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Editing and Proofreading

Introduction to Publishing

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Introduction to Publishing

Forms of Print Publishing

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Forms of Print Publishing

1 Readings

  • Examples of Different Publishing Platforms

Forms of Digital Publishing

    • 2 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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2 Videos

  • Forms of Digital Publishing - Part One
  • Forms of Digital Publishing - Part Two

1 Readings

  • Examples of Different Digital Publishing Platforms

Publishing Opportunities

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Publishing Opportunities

Approaching Publishers

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Approaching Publishers

Guest Speaker Interview

    • 4 Videos
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4 Videos

  • Interview with Victoria Azaro - Part One: 'every day I learnt something new'
  • Interview with Victoria Azaro - Part Two: 'you need to wear lots of hats'
  • Interview with Victoria Azaro - Part Three: 'I really draw from my culture'
  • Interview with Victoria Azaro - Part Four: 'write from the heart'

Where to From Here

    • 1 Videos
    • 1 Readings
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1 Videos

  • Where to From Here

1 Readings

  • Examples of Writing Organisations

Module Summary Publishing

    • 1 Videos
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1 Videos

  • Module Summary Publishing

Peer Review - Publishing

    • 1 PeerReview
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1 Peer Review

  • Publishing
Maria Gill
Instructors

Maria Gill

Alex Alexandrou
Instructors

Alex Alexandrou