Course Details:

• Tutor: Sara Berliner, Lisa Weddell, Pravin Wilkins, Miriam Wertheimer
• Grades: (rising) 1 – 8
• Type: Independent options available

Course Description:

Build creative thinking abilities and make literary connections through creative projects! Using summer reading texts – or any other grade-level appropriate text – students will learn to read the text critically. Taking the knowledge gained from a close reading of the text, students will spend the next three weeks producing a creative project related to their text!

Projects options include, but are not limited to:

• Building a board game
• Scripting and producing a YouTube movie review
• Planning a creative movie night with games and activities for friends and family.

Skills:

• Critical reading & analysis
• Creative thinking
• Project-based learning
• Time management
• *Collaboration (in group classes)

Timeline:

• Prerequisite: Students must read the summer reading text prior to the start of the course!
• Week 1: Discuss the text; practice critical analysis.
• Week 2: Create a project proposal and timeline; begin working on the project draft.
• Week 3: Check-in date #1 – review project progress; draw deeper literary connections.
• Week 4: Check-in date #2 – final review of the project.