Camp B: Character
Intermediate/Advanced Level
Available spots
Service Description
Welcome to Camp Home2Teach! During each two-week mini-session, we will do a deep dive into an aspect of storytelling: setting, character, and plot. You are currently viewing Camp B: Intermediate/Advanced Character Intensive: Each day of camp, students will receive daily instruction and fun prompts to help them dive into aspects of building characters, with a particular focus on how to reveal your character through thoughts, words, and actions. Students will utilize mentor texts and cycles of peer review to build a character for their own short story (which can be completed in our other camps). Particular focus will be placed on how indirect characterization relies on aspects of setting and plot. Weekly class chats are designed to provide a space for live brainstorming and sharing. Weekly discussion board posts will encourage peer feedback skills; all discussion board posts are carefully monitored by the camp instructor. Daily activities are designed to encourage students to hone new skills in a fun and flexible way. Extension activities will be provided each day for students interested in a deeper dive into the day's concepts. Our summer camps are drop-in style. Campers do not need to complete assignments in sequential order; instead, they jump in on the day they are able to join us (i.e. if they miss Tuesday, they don't need to make up those assignments and instead can move into Wednesday's activities). Daily assignments close at the conclusion of each day, though students are able to access the prompts throughout the camp session. Students earn badges for each day that they complete in camp. Because of the focus on working with peers, summer camps are organized by age, not skill level. This camp is designed for students ages 12-17; for younger students, please see the introductory camp listings. Time Required: Approximately 30 minutes a day. Scheduled class time is a suggestion; assignments may be completed at any time.
Class Schedule
Cancellation Policy
At Home2Teach, we understand that schedules can get busy and occasionally prevent a student from attending a course. With that in mind, we believe that there should be a clear cancellation policy. Course transfers are granted under the following circumstances: The transfer window is open from the time of registration to: -18 days prior to the start of a writing session. -5 days prior to the start of an intersession literature course Parents may transfer their registrations to a future session by emailing writing@home2teach.com during the transfer window. There is no administrative fee involved with registration transfers during this window. The transfer window closes -18 days prior to the start of a writing session. -5 days prior to the start of a literature intersession course. Refunds for online courses are only given under the following circumstances: The refund window is open from the time of registration to: -20 days prior to the start of a session. -7 days prior to the start of an intersession literature course. Parents must request a refund in writing by emailing writing@home2teach.com during the refund window. A full refund will be issued less an administrative fee: -$25 per writing session registration. -$15 per intersession literature course registration. The refund window closes: -20 days prior to the start of a writing session. -5 days prior to the start of a literature intersession course. There will be no refunds or transfers for any courses once the transfer/refund window has closed. Families who do not respond during the pre-class steps week will have their registration automatically transferred to the next session; subsequent non-response will result in a refund of the registration fees, minus a $25 administrative fee per registration.
Contact Details
writing@home2teach.com