We’ll be returning to Narnia for the next installment of the “Writing with…” online classes. In Writing on The Dawn Treader, we will read through The Voyage of the Dawn Treader together and examine how C.S. Lewis achieves his particular kind of magic. Then we’ll apply his techniques to our own writing.
Writing on the Dawn Treader includes six 90-minute live lectures* via Zoom, as well as a dedicated online forum for discussion and writing exercises.
*Recordings of the lectures will also be available for learners who can’t attend the live lectures.
Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):
*Recordings of the lectures will also be available for learners who can’t attend the live lectures.
Dates:
Tuesdays, January 25 to March 1, 2022.
Times:
Student Cohort: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Central
Adult Cohort: 3:00 to 4:30p.m. Central
Cost: $79
Intended Audience:
Adults, High Schoolers and Middle Schoolers
There are two “cohorts” of Writing on the Dawn Treader–one for adults (college-age and up), and one for high-school and middle-school students.
The course content is the same for either cohort, but the two cohorts will attend separate lecture/discussions and participate in separate forums. Adults will be interacting with adults, and students will be interacting with students.
Please register for the appropriate cohort.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Required Text: C.S. Lewis, Voyage of the Dawn Treader. All page references will come from the Harper Trophy paperback (Order: Indiebound, Amazon)
Optional Text: Jonathan Rogers, The World According to Narnia (Order: Rabbit Room)
READING:
The Voyage of the Dawn Treader
WRITING:
One 500-word writing exercise
WATCHING:
One live 90-minute lecture/discussion via Zoom
ONLINE DISCUSSION:
Throughout the week, learners will discuss the reading, the lectures, and their writing exercises in a dedicated online forum.
