Creative Writing Workshops for K–12
August 18–21, 2020
Weekly writing sessions for K through 12th grades will focus on the exhibition Caravans of Gold Fragments of Time: Art, Culture, and Exchange Across Medieval Saharan Africa.
Excavated at the site of Gao Ancien, Gao Region, Mali
Openwork disk
10th to 14th century C.E.
Copper alloy
Direction nationale du patrimoine culturel, Bamako, Mali
Nubian Explorers
Elementary school
August 18
10–10:45 a.m.
To register, click here. Registrants will receive an email with instructions on how to access the webinar.
Every Object Tells a Story
Using visual language structures, creative prompts, and artifacts, participants will be introduced to various types of writing styles (expository, persuasive descriptive, narrative) in order to construct their own stories.
Ashanti Poets
Middle school
August 18
1–2 p.m.
To register, click here. Registrants will receive an email with instructions on how to access the webinar.
The Power and Projection of the Narrative
Using dialogue structure through various examples of prose and poetry, students will find their voices and create poetry through various visual techniques.
Zulu Scholars
High school
August 20
11 a.m.–12 p.m.
To register, click here. Registrants will receive an email with instructions on how to access the webinar.
Interpretation, Connections, and Analysis
Through careful interpretation and analysis, students will examine an artwork or artifact and write about the interesting global connections in the piece.
