WORKSHOPS

826CHI works in collaboration with after-school programs and community-based organizations to offer creative writing workshops to students in neighborhoods across Chicago. These workshops, which explore writing and another area of study, include:

• Book as Body (Grades 1-12). Students read and write poetry and short stories that discuss the body.

• Images & Imagination (Grades 5-12). We'll guide students through the adventure of writing original stories, using clippings from National Geographic magazines as their only guide.

• Aliens, The Apocalypse, & Activism: The Role of the Imagination in Social Change (Grades 6-12). This workshop will explore the fusion of social justice and science fiction.

• ChiTown, Rise Up! (Grades 8-12). In this workshop, we'll take a journey through Chicago through its art, stories, and culture, so that we can write our own truths about our city.

• Poets in Revolt! (Grades 8-12). In this workshop, we'll examine poems from the labor movement to third wave feminism.

• The Uncommon Essay for The Common App (Grades 9-12). Students will learn the basics of personal narrative in order to craft an essay that they can use for college, scholarships, and job applications.

• ...and more! We are willing to develop new workshops for qualifying after-school programs & community organizations.

All of our workshops are Common Core Standards-aligned.

TIP: If you are signed up to help with a workshop and are unable to make it, please email Asia at asia@826chi.org or Natasha at natasha@826chi.org and let either of them know you will not be attending – the earlier, the better. If you have to cancel the day of the workshop, please call us at 773-772-8108 to let us know you won’t make it.