Colour My World Easter 2021 Writing Workshops
Pick Your Week:
Week 1 : Tue-Thu 30 Mar-1 Apr
Week 2 : Wed-Fri 7-9 Apr
Colour My World is on the hunt for creative writers!
SHORT STORY WRITING – show not tell – descriptive language (8-10 yrs)
PERSUASIVE WRITING – building believable worlds (11 yrs+)
8 – 10 years old
Storytelling 101
(Writing with exposition,
plot development and resolution)
Fees : $1,950
Pick Your Week:
Tue-Thu 30 Mar-1 Apr
Wed-Fri 7-9 Apr
10:00 am – 11:15 am daily
Learn plot structures and key elements such as similes, metaphors, hyperboles and personifications in story writing. Be guided closely through each stage of the writing process; from brainstorming to drafting and final edits, participants will pen their own version of a short story. Writing length : one-sided A4 paper
11+ years old
The Art of Persuasion
(A persuasive text complete with introduction, argumentation and conclusion)
Fees : $2,100
Pick Your Week:
Tue-Thu 30 Mar-1 Apr
Wed-Fri 7-9 Apr
11:30 am – 12:45 pm daily
Have an idea or something to say but don’t know how to present it? Learn advanced persuasive writing processes and convince your reader to accept a particular point of view or take a specific action. Participants will write a persuasive text by researching the topic, understanding the audience, and identifying convincing key points. Writing length : one-sided A4 paper
Facilitator’s Profile : Originally from Belgium, Bernard Henin has a BA Sc degree of Applied Science (Biotechnology). After an international career serving science and internet-based companies in UK, he followed his passion and became a writer and an English teacher. Bernard now specialises in communication, having written STEM magazines aimed at children as well as non-fiction books in space science. Henin has hosted public speaking workshops at international schools and events throughout Hong Kong and UK. He is the project leader of CMW Speak Aloud & Creative Writing programmes.