In this oral story-writing workshop, Karen Krossing will explore how to build characters and stories. Creative work is shared through positive peer discussion.Īudience: Grades 1 to 3 (30 students maximum) Karen’s technique promotes intuitive storytelling using a variety of stimulating activities, including word and character games, story dice, photos, and masks. Workshops typically include a discussion of specific story techniques as well as inspirational exercises designed to generate character and story ideas.

Karen delivers customized workshops for all ages. She will conclude with a Q&A, and if time permits, she will share with older audiences a sneak peek of her upcoming novel for children titled Monster vs. She will then facilitate an oral story-writing exercise with the group. Karen will discuss what is fiction versus nonfiction in relation to Sour Cakes and One Tiny Bubble. Through One Tiny Bubble, Karen will encourage students to consider their connection to life around them through a STEM discussion of pre-history evolution and our Last Universal Common Ancestor (LUCA). Through Sour Cakes, Karen will encourage students to develop social-emotional learning about sour moods in oneself and others. She will then introduce her picture books Sour Cakes and One Tiny Bubble through pre-discussion, reading, and follow-up activities (for 30-min sessions, she may present only one picture book).

Karen will start by introducing herself as a writer through childhood photos and writing, relating to the idea that we are all full of stories. The goal of this talk is to inspire a passion for reading and to promote a deeper understanding of ourselves, our world, and the community around us. Picture Book Talk (Fiction and Nonfiction)ĭuration: 60 min (or 30 min for younger audiences) Genre: Picture Books, Middle Grade Fiction, Teen Fiction, Hi-Lo Books for Reluctant ReadersĬost for School and Public Presentation with CCBC subsidy: $200.00, plus applicable taxes Available for IN-PERSON visits in: Toronto (+ regions 1.5 hours or so drive from Toronto)

Take the Stairs by Karen Krossing