Natalia Rusinova, PhD in linguistics, with over 20 years of teaching English to people of all ages.
Who is this course for?
Age: high school students Level: A2-B2 English Group: to 5 people Duration: 8 lessons Friday at 7 p.m.
What will be on course?
This course is designed to help teenagers and pre-teens develop their creative writing skills in English while strengthening key areas of grammar and vocabulary. We are going to work on stories both individually and collaboratively.
By the end of the course, each participant will have several original short stories. Along the way, students will gain practical tools for structuring narratives, linking ideas smoothly, and avoiding common errors. The course emphasizes collaboration and creativity, encouraging learners to give and receive constructive feedback, read their work aloud, and even create a class anthology of stories.
Goals
Strengthen control of narrative tenses
Improve sentence structure and word order in storytelling
Expand vocabulary through adjectives, adverbs, and linking words
Develop skills in story structure
Build confidence in creative self-expression through writing and speaking
Instruments & Tools
Google Meet
Google Docs
Google Forms/Quizzes — quick grammar and vocab checks
Story dice / images / memes — digital cards shared on screen
Padlet or shared folder — for publishing final stories
Outline of Topics (6–8 lessons, 60 min each)
Lesson 1 – Telling Simple Stories Lesson 2 – Action & Background Lesson 3 – Adding Depth with Narrative Tenses Lesson 4 – Describing People & Places Lesson 5 – Structuring a Story Lesson 6 – Guided Writing Lesson 7 – Independent Story Writing Lesson 8 – Publishing & Sharing
Outcomes
By the end of the program, students will be able to:
Write a 150–200 word narrative with accurate tense use
Use a range of descriptive language (adjectives, adverbs)
Apply story structure to organize ideas clearly
Link sentences and paragraphs with cohesive devices
Edit their own and peers’ writing for accuracy and clarity
Present stories aloud with confidence and creativity