Childrens Writing
| Course Code | BWR104 |
|---|---|
| Qualification | Statement of Attainment |
| Payment Options | Upfront & Payment Plans |
| Delivery | Online & Correspondence |
| Duration | 100 Hours |
Become a Successful Childrens Writer
Childrens writing is a specialised craft. It is a rewarding, inspirational and often demanding branch of writing and it seems that there is a growing market for books for children. Because we all were once children, and because childrens books often appear so simple, many would-be writers believe that writing for children is easier than writing for adults. This is not the case, for children are as choosy about what they read as any adult (maybe even more so) and will quickly put down a book that does not immediately hold their interest. Adult readers, on the contrary, are often more willing to wade through a couple of unexciting chapters before they decide that a story is not worth reading.
There is no "golden rule" when it comes to writing for children. Many successful writers of children’s stories and books succeed because they have developed a sensitivity to children's needs and have developed their writing accordingly. Others succeed because they write well, even though they are not particularly sensitive to children or their needs. In other words, you do not have to have or even like children to write good books or stories that children will want to read. But you do have to write well, and that can take a lot of hard work.
Student Comment: I never considered children’s writing very stimulating, until now. Janine - Children’s Writing.
There are 10 lessons in this course:
- Introduction
- Understanding Children
- Children's thoughts
- Children's needs
- Child development.
- Overview of Children’s Writing
- Categories (fiction & non fiction)
- Understanding the market place
- Analyse and understand what is needed for the different categories, etc.
- Conceptualisation: Conceiving a concept
- Where & how to find inspiration/influence.
- Developing a concept
- How to plan.
- Children’s Writing for Periodicals
- Children’s pages in magazines
- Newspapers, etc.
- Short Stories
- Non-Fiction
- Texts (writing to satisfy curriculum).
- Other (eg. nature, history, biography, hobbies).
- Fiction
- Settings
- Characterisation
- Fantasy
- Science fiction
- Adventure.
- Picture Books and Story Books
- Editing your work
- Grammar
- Spelling & punctuation
- Improving clarity
- Cleaning out clutter
- Expansions.
- Project
- Write a short story, picture book or kids page for a (hypothetical) periodical.
Each lesson culminates in an assignment which is submitted to the school, marked by the school's tutors and returned to you with any relevant suggestions, comments, and if necessary, extra reading.
Aims:
- Describe children’s cognitive development and target writing to be appropriate to various developmental stages.
- Explain the nature and scope of writing for children.
- Describe the process of planning a written manuscript of children’s writing.
- Describe the planning and processes involved in writing articles for children’s magazines.
- Develop a short story for children to read.
- Discuss the specific requirements associated with writing children’s non-fiction
- Describe the various categories of children’s fiction and the writing processes involved.
- Explain the scope and nature of literature aimed at young children.
- Explain the scope and significance of editing skills and processes for children’s writing.
- Plan, evaluate, edit and present a piece of writing for children
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