| Program Type | Workshop | Residency |
| Art Form | Literary Arts & Storytelling |
| Curriculum/a | Social and Emotional Learning | Language Arts / Literacy |
| Target Grades | Elementary School (1st - 5th grade) | Middle School (6th - 8th grade) |
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Testimonial
"I highly recommend Jason Edwards' StoryCrafting program as a very effective presentation which not only educates students about the essential elements of a story, but motivates them to write and read on their own. Mr. Edwards possesses the rare quality of being able to connect with students of various ages and abilities and elicit participation from each child. His program created an excitement for writing and reading in even our most reluctant students."
Andrea, PTA, Buchanan-Verplanck ES
Andrea, PTA, Buchanan-Verplanck ES
Description
Destination:INSPIRATION StoryCrafting Adventure is an interACTIVE experience where kids don't just watch a show: they JOIN IN! Award-winning author Jason Edwards introduces the elements of StoryCrafting and brings them to life by drawing upon the participants’ own inspirations, guiding them through a mix and match assortment of interactive segments including a live performance, recorded videos with follow-up projects, on-line activities, and direct engagement with the author. Children of all levels of ability proceeds at their own pace, creating characters, settings, plot, and dialog in this interactive, improvisational adventure. Successive sessions review all elements of the creative writing process in detail.
Objectives
1) Children will learn the basic elements of all stories – Characters, Settings, and Plot, as well as the magic ingredient that makes them great : INSPIRATION!
2) Students will participate individually and/or collectively in brainstorming ideas for characters, choosing settings, and producing plot and dialog. They will also practice tactics for addressing writer’s block and confronting story problems.
3) Students will understand and practice the use of each of the Story Crafting elements and procedures in order to assemble a story.
4) In successive sessions students will pre-write, draft, edit and revise a short story, honing their creative writing skills.
2) Students will participate individually and/or collectively in brainstorming ideas for characters, choosing settings, and producing plot and dialog. They will also practice tactics for addressing writer’s block and confronting story problems.
3) Students will understand and practice the use of each of the Story Crafting elements and procedures in order to assemble a story.
4) In successive sessions students will pre-write, draft, edit and revise a short story, honing their creative writing skills.
Pricing Information
$580 for single presentation, in-person or hybrid
$1,470 or full day with multiple presentations
$3,670 for full week (5 days)
Call to discuss pricing for pre-recorded videos.
$1,470 or full day with multiple presentations
$3,670 for full week (5 days)
Call to discuss pricing for pre-recorded videos.
Program Length
45-90 minutes per program.
1 - 5 sessions per residency.
1 - 5 segments per performance.
1 - 5 sessions per residency.
1 - 5 segments per performance.
Participants
20 - 200
Technical Specifications
For the in-person assembly program, a projector with a computer hook-up is required, as well as a wireless microphone. Successive in-person sessions should have a Smartboard, whiteboard, or other erasable presentation medium available. For the VIRTUAL program(s), each participant must have a computer or other internet device to access presentations, activities, and all other content,