Building a Book Writing a Story from Your Own Life

The course is designed as a microcosm of the process an author goes through from first spark of an idea, to development of story, to refining the work to make it stronger, and finally to rehearsing and presenting the completed piece to an audience. The class process involves learning games and exploring concepts like plot, setting, character, and dialogue. An optional component involves acting out key elements of a student?s story and photographing these for use in the student?s book. At the end of the residency, each student has written?and illustrated with photos?her/his own book. A student reading allows student authors to present their work to the class or school assembly.