Storytelling uses many different forms such as books, movies, tv shows, games, presentations, and sport. It is through these many modes that Jeremy discovered his interest and desire to be a writer, a storyteller. A creative thinker, Jeremy always has an idea for a new story percolating in his head, even when writing another story. Check them out below or here.
Fun and Interactive Workshops
Interactive Picture Books
In Interactive Picture Books, your students will discover how to put together an interactive picture book from scratch. They will learn how to plan and write a picture book story before adding engaging and supportive illustrations in a thoughtfully designed layout.
An optional extra is to integrate the use of Makey Makey, they will learn about electrical circuits while coding interactions for their readers. This incursion is a relevant, creative and truly integrative approach to STEAM learning.
Infographic Storytelling
Transform complexity into clarity.
Infographic Storytelling, also known as visual storytelling, involves the integration of data and design with story and visuals. Your students will learn how to create an infographic. When students create infographics, they are using information, visual, and technology literacies.
Character Development
Emotions. Emotions. Emotions.
The key to characterisation is the author’s ability to convey emotions as the driving force behind a character’s motivations as well as bringing out a reader’s emotions. Particuarly, empathy. This is how, and why, reader’s connect, and want to connect, with characters and the story.
Planning and Structuring
Plotting versus Pantsing?
No doubt some of your students would prefer pantsing. Pantsing is ‘writing community lingo’ for flying by the seat of your pants. In other words, writing as you go. Plotting, is thereby, in opposition to pantsing. Plotting requires the planning and plotting of story arcs. The Planning and Structuring workshop focusses on plotting by introducing students to The Hero’s Journey and/or the Three-Act Structure using some well known stories such as Harry Potter, Star Wars and The Lion King.
World Building
Coming soon…
Age Range: All sessions are suitable for students in Years 4 – 6.
Session Length: Each session is half a day. Virtual sessions available too.
Maximum Group Size: 50 is perfect but I can cater for smaller or larger groups too (up to 100 students).
Curriculum-alignment: All workshops are Australian and Victorian Curricula-aligned.
Working With Children Check: I am a registered teacher with a VIT card and a WWCC card.
COVID-19 Vaccinations: I’ve had 3 including my booster.
Visit Costs:
1 Session: $339
2 Sessions: $469
3 or 4 Sessions: $677
*Jeremy charges standard Australia Society of Author rates.