I designed a five-week writing course, which I then taught to a middle school student. I guided my mentee through the process of drafting, editing, and submitting to publications. We focused on revisions, all while ensuring that they honored their authentic writer's voice. We discussed articles/literary passages related to that week's lesson and reviewed writing exercises (eg. character personality charts and free writes). 

"In this workshop, we will dissect a variety of novels and their respective film adaptations. A close analysis of specific and general elements of a given novel reveals the success of the novel’s associated movie. Some prose reads as though it desperately wants to become a film. Other prose is ambiguous, leaving a wealth of creative decisions for the director. Most prose, however, relies on intentional language to provide vivid insight into its characters. The language itself, from the syntax to stylistic elements, are half of the story. Upon translation to film, these elements are lost. Together, we will discover prose’s unique strength as an art medium."