Workshops
Coming in Spring 2011 Adult Continuing Education Workshops – Sherwood Park
Are you interested in tackling the vast magazine market, getting your views out to the public or using your experience and knowledge to help others? Well then Writing for Magazines may be the course for you. Over 12 hours we will discus the anatomy of a magazine, how to pick markets that are right for you story, and how to make an editor want to commission your work. We will also take a look at the business of magazine writing, including copyright and the lucrative market for recycling.
This years writing for magazines class will run Tuesday and Thursday night, October 6 to 22, from 6:30 to 9:30, at Salisbury Composite High School in Sherwood Park.
If the project you have been contemplating is a book length piece maybe Writing and Publishing That Non-fiction book is what you have been looking for. The six hours course which delves into the mechanics of writing and publishing a non-fiction book length project will run two Tuesday nights, November 24 and December 1, from 6:30 to 9:30, at Salisbury Composite High School in Sherwood Park.
For more information on either course please check Elk Island’s online guide – link in the Blogroll to the right – or call the registers office at 780-467-7292
School Workshops
Social Studies
- Grades 4 to 9 - Titanic: The Canadian Connection – Did you know there were Canadians on board the Titanic? Famous Canadians including the president of our railway, a major with the Queen’s Own Rifles, even an heir to the Molson fortune?
2009 marks the 97th anniversary of one of the most captivating catastrophes in history. A tragedy which not only changed our world but also our perceptions of it; nothing will ever be unsinkable again. Titanic Teacher Resources available on request.
- Grades 6 to 8 (grade 6 curriculum) - John Diefenbaker: The Outsider who Refused to Quit. Curriculum tie-in: The three levels of Government – which one meets your needs. (Note: I am also an elected local government politician.)
Creative Writing
- Grade 4 to 8 - The five senses play an extremely important part in writing. For a story to ‘work’ the reader must be able to see, hear, feels, taste and smell the story the writer is telling. But how do you bring your senses into your writing project?
- Using props and prompts we will practice describing our senses, then produce a short writing assignment using what we have learn. ((Maximum 30 students)
Multi-day in class workshops
- Grades 4 to 9 - Building a newspaper. One of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to teach students the mechanics of writing is an in-class newspaper. In this workshop Lanny will walk you and your students through the activities needed to start and run your own small class newspaper including designing story boards, managing editorial meetings, researching stories, interviewing subjects as well as organizing and editing.
Single page newspaper layout can be easily done in Microsoft Word or WordPerfect. You can also layout your newspaper as a web page or create a bulletin board paper. Length of workshop varies depending on the classroom needs. (Approximately two, two hour sessions for basic start up, plus follow-ups if needed.)
- Grades 7 to 9 - The five Fast Steps to Better Writing: preparing, drafting, revising, strengthening and polishing. This multi-hour workshop (two to four, two hour sessions) is based on the course Writing with Power and Precision which Lanny teaches for Edmonton Public Schools Continuing Education Department. It includes multiple hands-on exercises, gauge to the specific grade level. (Guide Books available.)
- Titanic: The Canadian Connection: On a cold day in April, 97 years ago, many of Canada’s dreams and much of its future sunk to the bottom of the ocean. Follow me on a journey that celebrates some of those lost souls.
- Writing non-fiction: This workshops delves into the mechanics and challenges of writing non-fiction. Tailored to societies and groups wishing to tackle non-fiction projects.
- Writing For Magazines & Business Writing: With Power and Precision (Please check back for upcoming workshops)
