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Crane Studios

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Group After School Programming and Tutoring

Currently serving schools in Montgomery County.

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Comic Creation Club [10 week]

Grades: 1st - 5th Ages: 7 - 11

Description

Included in the cost of this program:

  1. A SPECIAL VISIT AND Q&A SESSION WITH MARYLAND STATE AWARD-WINNER AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ROSEANNE A. BROWN. She will join in-person to discuss her work on her various published works and share her insights and encouragements with the students.

  2. 1 BRAND NEW SIGNED NOVEL

  3. Professional instruction from a certified teacher with a Master’s degree and 10+ years of classroom experience

  4. New lined writing notebook

  5. New blank sketch notebook

  6. New writing materials (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, pens)

  7. Additional paper and various art materials (colored pencils, markers, etc.)

  8. Reference sheets for continued practice outside of club time


This 10-week club session is brought to you by former Cold Spring Elementary School teacher, Nate Madden.

Participants will receive in-depth instruction on how to bring their comic ideas to life. This will support students in both their narrative writing and artistic skills. Participants will have tons of fun using their imagination to formulate narratives and bring those stories to the page using the comic format. This course is perfect for comic lovers, creative writers, and budding artists.


Content of Each Session:

  1. It Starts with an Idea: Brainstorming & Journaling Strategies

  2. Study the Masters: Analyzing Professional Comics for Craft

  3. Finding Your Style: What do I want it to look like?

  4. Give it a Try: Style & Art Experimentation and Practice

  5. Paneling and Formatting: the What, How, and Why

  6. Communicating Your Message: Scripting Your Comic

  7. Using a Light Touch: Sketching & Inking

  8. Putting on the Finishing Touches: Refinement Techniques

  9. Piecing Everything Together: Start-to-Finish Steps

  10. In-Person Visit with Roseanne A. Brown
Comic Creation Club [12 week]

Grades: 1st - 5th Ages: 7 - 11

Description

Included in the cost of this program:

  1. A SPECIAL VISIT AND Q&A SESSION WITH MARYLAND STATE AWARD-WINNER AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ROSEANNE A. BROWN. She will join in-person to discuss her work on her various published works and share her insights and encouragements with the students.

  2. 1 BRAND NEW SIGNED NOVEL

  3. Professional instruction from a certified teacher with a Master’s degree and 10+ years of classroom experience

  4. New lined writing notebook

  5. New blank sketch notebook

  6. New writing materials (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, pens)

  7. Additional paper and various art materials (colored pencils, markers, etc.)

  8. Reference sheets for continued practice outside of club time


This 12-week club session is brought to you by former Cold Spring Elementary School teacher, Nate Madden.

Participants will receive in-depth instruction on how to bring their comic ideas to life. This will support students in both their narrative writing and artistic skills. Participants will have tons of fun using their imagination to formulate narratives and bring those stories to the page using the comic format. This course is perfect for comic lovers, creative writers, and budding artists.


Content of Each Session:

  1. It Starts with an Idea: Brainstorming & Journaling Strategies

  2. Study the Masters: Analyzing Professional Comics for Craft

  3. Finding Your Style: What do I want it to look like?

  4. Give it a Try: Style & Art Experimentation and Practice

  5. Paneling and Formatting: the What, How, and Why

  6. Communicating Your Message: Scripting Your Comic

  7. Using a Light Touch: Sketching & Inking

  8. Putting on the Finishing Touches: Refinement Techniques

  9. Piecing Everything Together: Start-to-Finish Steps

  10. Comic Strip Project Pt. 1

  11. Comic Strip Project Pt. 2

  12. In-Person Visit with Roseanne A. Brown
Creative Writing Club [12 week]

Grades: 1st - 5th Ages: 7 - 11

Description

Included in the cost of this program:

  1. A SPECIAL VISIT AND Q&A SESSION WITH MARYLAND STATE AWARD-WINNER AND NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR, ROSEANNE A. BROWN. She will join in-person to discuss her work on her various published works and share her insights and encouragements with the students.

  2. 1 BRAND NEW SIGNED NOVEL

  3. Professional instruction from a certified teacher with a Master’s degree and 10+ years of classroom experience

  4. New lined writing notebook

  5. New writing materials (pencils, erasers, sharpeners, rulers, pens)

  6. Reference sheets for continued practice outside of club time


This 12-week club session is brought to you by former Cold Spring Elementary teacher, Nate Madden.

Participants will receive in-depth instruction on creating vibrant, quality stories. This will support students in their school narrative assignments, as well as encourage their personal passion for creative writing. This course is perfect for kids who simply love to write or are looking to improve their writing skills, and even those who intend to pursue a writing career in the future.

Content for the sessions:

  1. Brainstorming & Journaling Strategies

  2. Outlines & Organizer Planning

  3. Character Development Techniques

  4. Setting Development Techniques

  5. Sensory & Emotional Writing

  6. Vivid Vocabulary

  7. Figurative Language

  8. Simple & Complex Plot Structure Formats

  9. Revising & Editing Tips

  10. Short Story Project Pt. 1

  11. Short Story Project Pt. 2

  12. In-Person Visit with Roseanne A. Brown