Elements of Fiction, 5th-12th, 2026-2027

$250 covers the entire course

Elements of Fiction, 5th-12th, (no IEW experience needed)

Minimum 4 students.

Instructor: Amy Lee Bell

Times and dates subject to change if you purchase this class before April 1st, 2025.

Mondays @ 8:40-9:10am CST

10/5, 10/19, 11/2, 11/16, 11/30, 1/11, 1/25, 2/8, 2/22, 3/8

Once you purchase the class and fill out THIS REGISTRATION FORM, we will email you the Google Classroom code. That's where you'll find your link to Zoom, etc. If you register fewer than 24 hours before the first class starts, the class recording will be made available to you. Contact us if you wish to begin later in the semester. 

There are no required materials for this class. 

Students will learn to deeply analyze the elements of fiction using the Socratic method. This class covers plot, conflict, setting, character, and theme, along with literary devices such as onomatopoeia, alliteration, imagery, simile, metaphor, allusion, and symbolism.

To see instructor credentials, check out our FAQ page.

To make sure our teaching philosophy aligns with yours, please review the following articles before signing up for classes: Letter to Parents, Our Teaching Philosophy, The 4 Deadly Errors of Teaching Writing.

Online classes meet via Zoom.

If a student is unable to complete the class for some reason, they will still have access to the videos. :)