List of Online Classes

List of Brave Writer Online Classes

(Last updated in September 2019)

To make navigation of our website easier, here is a current list of classes we offer organized by age. You can find more details about our classes here. Our current schedule of classes is located here, and you can register for classes here. 

Classes for Ages 5-8

Story Switcheroo (ages 5-8, family class)

Parents and children will partner in this class to explore the wonders of fairy tales. Using favorite traditional tales as a starting point, young writers will create original scenes and stories complete with illustrations.

Telling Tales (ages 7-10, family class)

Telling Tales is a class where parents partner with children to explore tall tales, ancient myths, and favorite legends. Children will build on story elements common to those tales as they hone their ability to tell stories aloud and in writing.

Classes for Ages 9-10

The Writer’s Jungle Online (ages 9-14, parent is student)

Our foundational class. This is where we recommend everyone with writers in this age range begin. TWJO is the online version of the first 9 chapters of the Writer’s Jungle. It offers an environment where families receive support, modeling, and gentle accountability to complete the processes described in the manual.

Arrow Book Club (ages 9-12, child is student)

Arrow Book Club facilitates book discussion on excellent works of literature. This rich experience of putting thoughts and insight into writing will create the foundation for applying the insights to academic formats later. 

Comic Strip Capers (ages 9-18, child is student)

Comic Strip Capers will teach students how to write a comic strip that explores both the properties of narrative and artwork.

Groovy Grammar Workshop (ages 9-14, family class)

Groovy Grammar Workshop empowers families to implement a natural approach to teaching grammar. This workshop stands the whole concept of grammar on its head. Rather than studying terminology and dissecting sentences, students are encouraged to play with language, to explore how words bump up against each other and generate meaning.

Just So Stories (ages 9-12, parent is student)

The Just So Stories course exposes kids to the classic animal tales in Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories. Brave Writer techniques such as list-making, freewriting, revision strategies, and editing are all used in this new context of story-writing. A great follow-up to The Writer’s Jungle Online.

Middle School Writing Projects (ages 9-14, child is student)

Middle School Writing Projects allows kids to show off their expertise on any given school subject or passion in a project of their choice. Perfect for middle school, and for families who want experience with non-fiction writing in preparation for academic formats in high school.

Movie Discussion Club (ages 9-18, child is student)

Movie Discussion Clubs expose children to the literature of film. These classes teach students to discuss movies using appropriate cinematic language for analysis, while also teaching them about the nature of plot, characterization, setting, and more. Appropriate for ages 9-18, depending on the films offered.

Nature Journaling (ages 9-18, family class)

Nature Journaling provides an introduction and exploration of how to record observations of the natural world in word and art. Each student’s journal will offer the opportunity to experience connection with the natural world. 

Playing with Poetry: Discovery (ages 9-18, family class)

Playing with Poetry: Discovery is a class that gets the entire family writing a variety of poems for four weeks. A great class for reluctant writers who may resist other kinds of writing. 

Playing with Poetry: Exploration (ages 9-18, family class)

Playing with Poetry: Exploration is a class that gets the entire family writing a variety of poems for four weeks. A great class for reluctant writers who may resist other kinds of writing.

Shakespeare Family Workshop (ages 9-18, family class)

The Shakespeare Family Workshop introduces families to the world of the Bard. This hands-on five-week workshop is great for all kinds of learners.

Skip into Science (ages 9-14, chid is student)

With Skip into Science, children will ask, think, play, and share like a scientist—from question to research to experiment to a final written project.

Spinning a Folktale (ages 9-14, child is student)

Spinning a Folktale is an encouraging class for a child who is new to Brave Writer and either a reluctant or an eager writer. It’s also a fun way to subtly add some geography to one’s homeschool. 

Telling Tales (ages 7-10, family class)

Telling Tales is a class where parents partner with children to explore tall tales, ancient myths, and favorite legends. Children will build on story elements common to those tales as they hone their ability to tell stories aloud and in writing.

Writing a Greek Myth (ages 9-14, child is student)

Writing a Greek Myth gives kids obsessed with mythology and Rick Riordan the chance to write their own mythological adventures. One of Brave Writer’s most popular classes for this age group.

Write for Fun: Dream Big (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Dream Big is designed to enrich students’ writing experiences and help them expand their toolkit of writing prompts and activities to be used in any writing endeavor. Writing prompts range from memory photos, to updating nursery rhymes, to writing from the perspective of an animal.

Write for Fun: Go Wild (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Go Wild gives kids a chance to enjoy writing. It’s a 3-week romp through creative writing that focuses on content over mechanics. Writing prompts range from scrounged poetry, to exploring the neighborhood, to the always-fun freewriting frenzy. 

Write for Fun: Fly High (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Fly High encourages kids to let their creative energy emerge in writing without formats or focus on mechanics. Writing prompts range from interviewing a famous character, to creating a tour guide, to exploring famous thingamajigs.

Classes for Ages 11-12

The Writer’s Jungle Online (ages 9-14, parent is student)

Our foundational class. This is where we recommend everyone with writers in this age range begin. TWJO is the online version of the first 9 chapters of the Writer’s Jungle. It offers an environment where families receive support, modeling, and gentle accountability to complete the processes described in the manual.

Arrow Book Club (ages 9-12, child is student)

Arrow Book Club facilitates book discussion on excellent works of literature. This rich experience of putting thoughts and insight into writing will create the foundation for applying the insights to academic formats later. 

Boomerang Book Club (ages 11-18, child is student)

Boomerang Book Club facilitates book discussion on excellent works of literature. This rich experience of putting thoughts and insight into writing will create the foundation for applying the insights to academic formats later. 

Book/Movie Duo (ages 11-14, child is student)

Book/Movie Duo gives kids the chance to compare and contrast favorite books and movies. Students will discuss theme, character development, and plot arc while developing skills necessary to analyze literature and cinema in academic formats.

Comic Strip Capers (ages 9-18, child is student)

Comic Strip Capers will teach students how to write a comic strip that explores both the properties of narrative and artwork.

Groovy Grammar Workshop (ages 9-14, family class)

Groovy Grammar Workshop empowers families to implement a natural approach to teaching grammar. This workshop stands the whole concept of grammar on its head. Rather than studying terminology and dissecting sentences, students are encouraged to play with language, to explore how words bump up against each other and generate meaning.

Journaling Jumpstart (ages 11-18, child is student)

Journaling Jumpstart is a four-week excursion into a variety of journaling practices meant to boost a child’s enthusiasm for writing and independence in tackling writing tasks. 

Just So Stories (ages 9-12, parent is student)

The Just So Stories course exposes kids to the classic animal tales in Rudyard Kipling’s Just So Stories. Brave Writer techniques such as list-making, freewriting, revision strategies, and editing are all used in this new context of story-writing. A great follow-up to The Writer’s Jungle Online.

Middle School Writing Projects (ages 9-14, child is student)

Middle School Writing Projects allows kids to show off their expertise on any given school subject or passion in a project of their choice. Perfect for middle school, and for families who want experience with non-fiction writing in preparation for academic formats in high school.

Movie Discussion Club (ages 9-18, child is student)

Movie Discussion Clubs are a chance to expose children to the literature of film. These classes teach students to discuss movies using appropriate cinematic language for analysis, while also teaching them about the nature of plot, characterization, setting, and more. Appropriate for ages 9-18, depending on the films offered.

Nature Journaling (ages 9-18, family class)

Nature Journaling provides an introduction and exploration of how to record observations of the natural world in word and art. Each student’s journal will offer the opportunity to experience connection with the natural world. 

Passion for Fiction (11-18, child is student)

Passion for Fiction is designed for your kids who can’t stop writing or who are dying to write stories but would like a little guidance. In Passion for Fiction, students will work on the elements of fiction using specific exercises to grow in their craft. 

Penning the Past (ages 11-18, child is student)

Penning the Past is designed to explore the genre of “biography” when writing about historical figures. 

Playing with Poetry: Discovery (ages 9-18, family class)

Playing with Poetry: Discovery is a class that gets the entire family writing a variety of poems for four weeks. A great class for reluctant writers who may resist other kinds of writing. 

Playing with Poetry: Exploration (ages 9-18, family class)

Playing with Poetry: Exploration is a class that gets the entire family writing a variety of poems for four weeks. A great class for reluctant writers who may resist other kinds of writing.

Shakespeare Family Workshop (ages 9-18, family class)

The Shakespeare Family Workshop introduces families to the world of the Bard. This hands-on five-week workshop is great for all kinds of learners.

Skip into Science (ages 9-14, chid is student)

With Skip into Science, children will ask, think, play, and share like a scientist—from question to research to experiment to a final written project.

Spinning a Folktale (ages 9-14, child is student)

Spinning a Folktale is an encouraging class for a child who is new to Brave Writer and either a reluctant or an eager writer. It’s also a fun way to subtly add some geography to one’s homeschool. 

Writing a Greek Myth (ages 9-14, child is student)

Writing a Greek Myth gives kids obsessed with mythology and Rick Riordan the chance to write their own mythological adventures. One of Brave Writer’s most popular classes for this age group.

Write for Fun: Dream Big (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Dream Big is designed to enrich students’ writing experiences and help them expand their toolkit of writing prompts and activities to be used in any writing endeavor. Writing prompts range from memory photos, to updating nursery rhymes, to writing from the perspective of an animal.

Write for Fun: Go Wild (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Go Wild gives kids a chance to enjoy writing. It’s a 3-week romp through creative writing that focuses on content over mechanics. Writing prompts range from scrounged poetry, to exploring the neighborhood, to the always-fun freewriting frenzy. 

Write for Fun: Fly High (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Fly High encourages kids to let their creative energy emerge in writing without formats or focus on mechanics. Writing prompts range from interviewing a famous character, to creating a tour guide, to exploring famous thingamajigs.

Writing the Short Story (ages 11-18, child is student)

Students have the chance to work through the steps to write and complete an original short story. Over the course of five weeks, each student will conceive and draft a short story of up to 1,500 words.

Classes for Ages 13-14

The Writer’s Jungle Online (ages 9-14, parent is student)

Our foundational class. We either recommend writers in this age range begin here or with our Essay Prep classes. TWJO is the online version of the first 9 chapters of the Writer’s Jungle. It offers an environment where families receive support, modeling, and gentle accountability to complete the processes described in the manual.

Audiovisual Presentations (ages 13-18, child is student)

Audiovisual Presentations teaches students to complete individual customized projects. Projects include PowerPoint, Keynote, and Prezi presentations. 

Book/Movie Duo (ages 11-14, child is student)

Book/Movie Duo gives kids the chance to compare and contrast favorite books and movies. Students will discuss theme, character development, and plot arc while developing skills necessary to analyze literature and cinema in academic formats.

Boomerang Book Club (ages 11-18, child is student)

Boomerang Book Club facilitates book discussion on excellent works of literature. This rich experience of putting thoughts and insight into writing will create the foundation for applying the insights to academic formats later. 

Comic Strip Capers (ages 9-18, child is student)

Comic Strip Capers will teach students how to write a comic strip that explores both the properties of narrative and artwork.

Essay Prep: Dynamic Thinking (ages 13-18, child is student)

Essay Prep: Dynamic Thinking enables students to develop their writing voices while it teaches them how to think rhetorically. It is one of a series of three preparatory classes for Expository Essay.

Essay Prep: Reading the Essay (ages 13-18, child is student)

Essay Prep: Reading the Essay introduces students to literary analysis of the essay form. It’s one of a series of three preparatory classes for Expository Essay. 

Essay Prep: Research & Citation (ages 13-18, child is student)

Essay Prep: Research & Citation gives students the tools to find, evaluate, and credit expert sources as part of a research project. It is one of a series of three preparatory classes for Expository Essay.

Expository Essay: Exploratory & Persuasive (ages 13-18, child is student)

The Expository Essay: Exploratory & Persuasive class is essential for any student ready to learn the formats of essay writing. It prepares students for all academic writing to follow.

Fan Fiction (ages 13-18, child is student)

The Fan Fiction class teaches kids to create stories using already existing characters from a previously published work of literature or other art form. 

Groovy Grammar Workshop (ages 9-14, family class)

Groovy Grammar Workshop empowers families to implement a natural approach to teaching grammar. This workshop stands the whole concept of grammar on its head. Rather than studying terminology and dissecting sentences, students are encouraged to play with language, to explore how words bump up against each other and generate meaning.

Journaling Jumpstart (ages 11-18, child is student)

Journaling Jumpstart is a four-week excursion into a variety of journaling practices meant to boost a child’s enthusiasm for writing and independence in tackling writing tasks. 

Literary Analysis (ages 13-18, child is student)

Literary Analysis courses seek to analyze a work of literature in-depth, exploring the various plot devices, settings, characters, and themes, as well as authors’ biographies and other pertinent background information. 

Middle School Writing Projects (ages 9-14, child is student)

Middle School Writing Projects allows kids to show off their expertise on any given school subject or passion in a project of their choice. Perfect for middle school, and for families who want experience with non-fiction writing in preparation for academic formats in high school.

Movie Discussion Club (ages 9-18, child is student)

Movie Discussion Clubs are a chance to expose children to the literature of film. These classes teach students to discuss movies using appropriate cinematic language for analysis, while also teaching them about the nature of plot, characterization, setting, and more. Appropriate for ages 9-18, depending on the films offered.

Nature Journaling (ages 9-18, family class)

Nature Journaling provides an introduction and exploration of how to record observations of the natural world in word and art. Each student’s journal will offer the opportunity to experience connection with the natural world. 

Passion for Fiction (11-18, child is student)

Passion for Fiction is designed for your kids who can’t stop writing or who are dying to write stories but would like a little guidance. In Passion for Fiction, students will work on the elements of fiction using specific exercises to grow in their craft. 

Penning the Past (ages 11-18, child is student)

Penning the Past is designed to explore the genre of “biography” when writing about historical figures. 

Photography and Writing (ages 13-18, child is student)

Photography and Writing will teach you the basics of how your camera works as well as the fundamentals of composition so that you can create the images you are seeing in your head, to tell the story you want to tell. 

Playing with Poetry: Discovery (ages 9-18, family class)

Playing with Poetry: Discovery is a class that gets the entire family writing a variety of poems for four weeks. A great class for reluctant writers who may resist other kinds of writing. 

Playing with Poetry: Exploration (ages 9-18, family class)

Playing with Poetry: Exploration is a class that gets the entire family writing a variety of poems for four weeks. A great class for reluctant writers who may resist other kinds of writing.

Powerful Fiction Techniques (ages 13-18, child is student)

Powerful Fiction Techniques leads writers into new territories of advanced technique in fiction writing. This is the ultimate class in experiencing what revision can do to pages of words. 

Scriptwriting (ages 13-18, child is student)

Scriptwriting is designed for kids who love movies and want to write their own scripts but who would like a little guidance. In Scriptwriting, teens will work on the elements of writing engaging scripts using specific exercises to grow their craft. 

Shakespeare Family Workshop (ages 9-18, family class)

The Shakespeare Family Workshop introduces families to the world of the Bard. This hands-on five-week workshop is great for all kinds of learners.

Skip into Science (ages 9-14, chid is student)

With Skip into Science, children will ask, think, play, and share like a scientist—from question to research to experiment to a final written project.

Songwriting (ages 13-18, child is student)

Songwriting is the class that explores songs as a form of poetry that speaks to our core identity. Teens have the chance to investigate the art of songwriting, explicate songs as they would poems, and create songs of their own.

Spinning a Folktale (ages 9-14, child is student)

Spinning a Folktale is an encouraging class for a child who is new to Brave Writer and either a reluctant or an eager writer. It’s also a fun way to subtly add some geography to one’s homeschool. 

Writing a Greek Myth (ages 9-14, child is student)

Writing a Greek Myth gives kids obsessed with mythology and Rick Riordan the chance to write their own mythological adventures. One of Brave Writer’s most popular classes for this age group.

Write for Fun: Dream Big (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Dream Big is designed to enrich students’ writing experiences and help them expand their toolkit of writing prompts and activities to be used in any writing endeavor. Writing prompts range from memory photos, to updating nursery rhymes, to writing from the perspective of an animal.

Write for Fun: Go Wild (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Go Wild gives kids a chance to enjoy writing. It’s a 3-week romp through creative writing that focuses on content over mechanics. Writing prompts range from scrounged poetry, to exploring the neighborhood, to the always-fun freewriting frenzy. 

Write for Fun: Fly High (ages 9-14, child is student)

Write for Fun: Fly High encourages kids to let their creative energy emerge in writing without formats or focus on mechanics. Writing prompts range from interviewing a famous character, to creating a tour guide, to exploring famous thingamajigs.

Writing the Short Story (ages 11-18, child is student)

Students have the chance to work through the steps to write and complete an original short story. Over the course of five weeks, each student will conceive and draft a short story of up to 1,500 words.

Classes for ages 15-18

Advanced Composition (ages 15-18, child is student)

Advanced Composition teaches textual criticism. Experience writing expository essays required.

Audiovisual Presentations (ages 13-18, child is student)

Audiovisual Presentations teaches students to complete individual customized projects. Projects include PowerPoint, Keynote, and Prezi presentations. 

Boomerang Book Club (ages 11-18, child is student)

Boomerang Book Club facilitates book discussion on excellent works of literature. This rich experience of putting thoughts and insight into writing will create the foundation for applying the insights to academic formats later. 

College Admissions Essay (ages 15-18, child is student)

Whip your college application essay into shape with a class designed to walk you painlessly, perhaps even pleasurably, through the process. We use the Common App as our model, but students are free to bring the writing prompts from specific colleges into the class, if they like.

Comic Strip Capers (ages 9-18, child is student)

Comic Strip Capers will teach students how to write a comic strip that explores both the properties of narrative and artwork.

Essay Prep: Dynamic Thinking (ages 13-18, child is student)

Essay Prep: Dynamic Thinking enables students to develop their writing voices while it teaches them how to think rhetorically. It is one of a series of three preparatory classes for Expository Essay.

Essay Prep: Reading the Essay (ages 13-18, child is student)

Essay Prep: Reading the Essay introduces students to literary analysis of the essay form. It’s one of a series of three preparatory classes for Expository Essay. 

Essay Prep: Research & Citation (ages 13-18, child is student)

Essay Prep: Research & Citation gives students the tools to find, evaluate, and credit expert sources as part of a research project. It is one of a series of three preparatory classes for Expository Essay.

Expository Essay: Exploratory & Persuasive (ages 13-18, child is student)

The Expository Essay: Exploratory & Persuasive class is essential for any student ready to learn the formats of essay writing. It prepares students for all academic writing to follow.

Expository Essay: Rhetorical Critique & Analysis (ages 15-18, child is student)

The Expository Essay: Rhetorical Critique & Analysis class is a continuation of skills developed in Expository Essay: Exploratory & Persuasive. 

Expository Essay: SAT/ACT Format (ages 15-18, child is student)

The Expository Essay: SAT/ACT Format class is designed for college-bound high school students as preparation for timed writing, specifically for timed writing on SAT and ACT tests.

Fan Fiction (ages 13-18, child is student)

The Fan Fiction class teaches kids to create stories using already existing characters from a previously published work of literature or other art form. 

Journaling Jumpstart (ages 11-18, child is student)

Journaling Jumpstart is a four-week excursion into a variety of journaling practices meant to boost a child’s enthusiasm for writing and independence in tackling writing tasks. 

Literary Analysis (ages 13-18, child is student)

Literary Analysis courses seek to analyze a work of literature in-depth, exploring the various plot devices, settings, characters, and themes, as well as authors’ biographies and other pertinent background information. 

MLA Research Essay (ages 16-18, child is student)

The MLA Research Essay walks high school students through the steps of writing a persuasive essay using the Modern Language Association (MLA) format. The final essay will be 5-7 pages including Works Cited.

Movie Discussion Club (ages 9-18, child is student)

Movie Discussion Clubs are a chance to expose children to the literature of film. These classes teach students to discuss movies using appropriate cinematic language for analysis, while also teaching them about the nature of plot, characterization, setting, and more. Appropriate for ages 9-18, depending on the films offered.

Nature Journaling (ages 9-18, family class)

Nature Journaling provides an introduction and exploration of how to record observations of the natural world in word and art. Each student’s journal will offer the opportunity to experience connection with the natural world. 

Passion for Fiction (11-18, child is student)

Passion for Fiction is designed for your kids who can’t stop writing or who are dying to write stories but would like a little guidance. In Passion for Fiction, students will work on the elements of fiction using specific exercises to grow in their craft. 

Penning the Past (ages 11-18, child is student)

Penning the Past is designed to explore the genre of “biography” when writing about historical figures. 

Photography and Writing (ages 13-18, child is student)

Photography and Writing will teach you the basics of how your camera works as well as the fundamentals of composition so that you can create the images you are seeing in your head, to tell the story you want to tell. 

Playing with Poetry: Discovery (ages 9-18, family class)

Playing with Poetry: Discovery is a class that gets the entire family writing a variety of poems for four weeks. A great class for reluctant writers who may resist other kinds of writing. 

Playing with Poetry: Exploration (ages 9-18, family class)

Playing with Poetry: Exploration is a class that gets the entire family writing a variety of poems for four weeks. A great class for reluctant writers who may resist other kinds of writing.

Powerful Fiction Techniques (ages 13-18, child is student)

Powerful Fiction Techniques leads writers into new territories of advanced technique in fiction writing. This is the ultimate class in experiencing what revision can do to pages of words. 

Scriptwriting (ages 13-18, child is student)

Scriptwriting is designed for kids who love movies and want to write their own scripts but who would like a little guidance. In Scriptwriting, teens will work on the elements of writing engaging scripts using specific exercises to grow their craft. 

Shakespeare Family Workshop (ages 9-18, family class)

The Shakespeare Family Workshop introduces families to the world of the Bard. This hands-on five-week workshop is great for all kinds of learners.

Songwriting (ages 13-18, child is student)

Songwriting is the class that explores songs as a form of poetry that speaks to our core identity. Teens have the chance to investigate the art of songwriting, explicate songs as they would poems, and create songs of their own.

The Scoop: The Art of Journalism (ages 15-18, child is student)

The Scoop: The Art of Journalism provides an introduction to journalism and news writing. 

Writing the Short Story (ages 11-18, child is student)

Students have the chance to work through the steps to write and complete an original short story. Over the course of five weeks, each student will conceive and draft a short story of up to 1,500 words.