{"id":4431,"date":"2015-10-23T00:34:14","date_gmt":"2015-10-23T00:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2016-12-06T19:41:59","modified_gmt":"2016-12-07T03:41:59","slug":"kids-writing-workshop-with-author-elana-arnold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/2015\/kids-writing-workshop-with-author-elana-arnold\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids&#8217; Writing Workshop with author Elana Arnold"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nSometimes I like to make a video mashup of clips from these workshops, especially now that we have a digital camera that will take both photo and video.  So before I go into how amazing and fun and rewarding last week&#8217;s creative writing workshop with <a href=\"http:\/\/elanakarnold.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Elana K. Arnold<\/a> was, why not see it for yourself?\n<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pTrUGvO3NC0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>\nElana gave the kids great exercises that were based on skills that she herself has fine-tuned in her own writing, skills of plot development and character development, of showing a character&#8217;s attitudes and feelings through their thoughts about the world around them.  That&#8217;s what makes Elana&#8217;s books so beautiful, and she taught the kids how to do this very well.  Kids also emerged with a stronger knowledge of other literary devices, and Freytag&#8217;s pyramid that illustrates the correct way to build a plot.\n<\/p>\n<p>\nThis was one of our biggest writing workshops to date, and I think a major draw was the offering of a free copy of Elana Arnold&#8217;s book <a href=\"http:\/\/pgpl-mt.iii.com\/iii\/encore_pasadena\/record\/C__Rb1548751__Selana%20k%20arnold__Ff%3Afacetcollections%3A22%3A22%3AChildren%27sLw%3D%3DJuvenile%3A%3A__Orightresult__X4?lang=eng&amp;suite=pasadena\" target=\"_blank\">The Question of Miracles<\/a>.  Definitely something I hope to provide again in future workshops!\n<\/p>\n<p>\nWe are so grateful to Elana for the work and thought she put into this.  It was a workshop jam-packed with ideas, energy, learning and fun.  Thank you so much Elana!!\n<\/p>\n<p>(P.S. You can check out Elana&#8217;s books for teens <a href=\"http:\/\/pgpl-mt.iii.com\/iii\/encore_pasadena\/search\/C__Selana%20k%20arnold__Ff%3Afacetcollections%3A23%3A23%3ATeenLw%3D%3DYoung%20Adult%3A%3A__Orightresult__X0?lang=eng&amp;suite=pasadena\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and her books for kids <a href=\"http:\/\/pgpl-mt.iii.com\/iii\/encore_pasadena\/search\/C__Selana%20k%20arnold__Ff%3Afacetcollections%3A22%3A22%3AChildren%27sLw%3D%3DJuvenile%3A%3A__Orightresult__X0?lang=eng&amp;suite=pasadena\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.  Soon we will be adding a new book to that second list&#8211;Far From Fair, which comes out in March 2016.)\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2015\/10\/DSCN1038.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4432\" src=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2015\/10\/DSCN1038-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSCN1038\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2015\/10\/DSCN1038-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2015\/10\/DSCN1038.jpg 922w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/pasadena-library.net\/kids\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/10\/files\/sites\/10\/2015\/10\/DSCN1039.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-4433\" 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