Practice coming up with ideas for useful and imaginative children’s books.
If you dream of trying your hand at creating a children’s book, this course will show you the techniques you need for success, from creating compelling characters and dialogue to crafting the book with pictures and graphics.
What You Will Learn
Students in High School: Create a Children's Book will:
- Discover how to use a word processor to write your book prior to formatting
- Learn to establish characters, settings, and learning points for different age groups
- Explore different kinds of children’s books and different reasons they are popular
- Gain an understanding of how to create a book cover using a free online site, Canva
- Analyze how to add images to your book with simple Canva techniques
- Practice writing different kinds of children’s stories
- Put this new knowledge to work by crafting a full children’s book in Canva
- Learn how to self publish your book
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Course Number: LIT-90029
Credit: 0.00 unit(s)
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7/15/2024 - 7/19/2024
$175
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CLASS TYPE:
Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).
Turret, Samantha
Samantha Turret is a transplant from New Jersey and New York City who found her way to sunny Los Angeles. She is an actress, voice actor and teacher best known for cohosting Nickelodeon's “Top Elf” alongside the one and only Santa Claus. She has also worked on shows on MTV, A&E, Discovery and Lifetime. As a voice actor, she can be heard on commercials and podcasts, and as the narrator of popular children's audiobooks such as “Pearl the Magical Unicorn” and “Rivals! Frenemies Who Changed the World.” Samantha loves live theater and has performed throughout the country in regional productions, off-Broadway and in schools with Story Pirates. She has taught theater and creative writing in New York, New Jersey and California for the past eight y...Read More
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POLICIES:
Early enrollment advised.
No UCSD parking permit required.
No visitors permitted.
No refunds after: 5/31/2024.
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NOTE:
This is a live online course. Instructor will contact student 24-hours in advance of start date with Zoom information (please check email associated with STUDENT'S account - not parent's account). TBA if the course requires supplies or the use of Canvas. Contact srs@ucsd.edu with all questions.
If a student decides to drop from the course, they can receive a full refund until 5/13/24 and a half refund until 5/31/24. No refunds will be granted starting 6/1/24.
| DATE | DAY | START | END | LOCATION |
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| 7/15/2024 | Mon | 1:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | |
| 7/16/2024 | Tue | 1:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | |
| 7/17/2024 | Wed | 1:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | |
| 7/18/2024 | Thu | 1:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | |
| 7/19/2024 | Fri | 1:00 p.m. | 4:00 p.m. | |
There are no sections of this course currently scheduled. Please contact the Pre-College Programs department at 858-534-0804 or precollege@ucsd.edu for information about when this course will be offered again.