Junior Young Authors Summer Camp: 7-Week Publishing Experience | Summer Workbook & Guided Writing Curriculum
Core Skills: Narrative Planning (Plot Mountain), Character Creation, Sensory Descriptions, Punctuation & Spacing, Peer Feedback, Public Speaking & Author Presentation, and Event Planning.
Turn young storytellers into published authors with the Junior Young Authors Summer Camp workbook from Everyday Play N Learn! This 77-page structured curriculum guides children through a 7-week publishing journey—taking them from a initial idea to designing front and back covers, editing their draft, and launching their book at a Grand Finale celebration.
Features weekly progress stars, guided story draft templates, parent support tips, interactive "Zoom Adventure" screen rules, and printables for book launches and certificate celebrations!
🌟 What's Inside:
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Week 1 – Story Spark: Define story mechanics, map character secret identities, sketch character expressions, and detail settings using five-senses charts.
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Week 2 – Beginning, Middle, End: Master the Plot Mountain concept, practice sentence starters, draft mini-story recipes, and outline solutions to story obstacles.
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Week 3 – Writing Week: Fill out step-by-step guided story drafts, practice comic-style dialogue bubbles (talking, whispering, shouting, thinking), and design sound-effect action words.
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Week 4 – Add Details: Expand simple sentences into "super sentences," use descriptive word banks (size, color, texture), and track character emotions.
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Week 5 – Editing Time: Put on the "Story Detective" hat to fix finger spaces, punctuation, and capitalization, conduct read-aloud checks, and exchange peer "Glow and Grow" feedback.
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Week 6 – Publishing Pages: Design front covers, write back-cover back-story blurbs, craft pen names, draft dedications, and complete "About the Author" pages.
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Week 7 – Author Celebration & Marketing: Practice public reading skills, fill out autograph pages, design "Coming Soon" posters, throw a family mini book party with printable invitations, and collect official fan mail!
Product Details:
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Format: Digital Download (PDF)
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Includes: 77 Guided Workbook Pages, 7-Week Step-by-Step Pathway, Parent Guide & Remote Rules, Printable Launch Party Invites, & Official Certificate of Publication.
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Publisher: Everyday Play N Learn CDC Inc.
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