Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Inktober Cartooning
It's Inktober! Illustrator Jake Parker created this event in 2009 to encourage people of all skill levels to draw something once a day for the month of October, and to share their drawings on social media (#inktober, #inktober2020, @inktober). You don't have to be a great artist to participate, this is something ANYONE can do, regardless of experience. The point is to improve your skills and to inspire/be inspired by others. Read on for more information and join our Inktober drawing classes!
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): WriterLab—Perfectionism
This time in WriterLab, we'll look at how perfectionism can be a roadblock for our creativity, and learn techniques on how to push past it to enable the creative process to flow.
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Read The Rainbow
This week, we take a look inside ourselves and think about our identity. What makes us uniquely us? We will explore books, activities, and join a discussion, all on the theme of recognizing the importance of individuality and self-expression. As Oscar Wilde famously said, "Be yourself—everyone else is already taken."
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Hocus Pocus!
Grab those pointy hats and rev up your brooms, because this week we're taking a look at those who spark magic into the books we read.
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Banned Books Week
In honor of Banned Books Week (September 27 – October 3), we'll be exploring challenged and banned books.
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Just Write!
This month, we'll be delving into poetry. Before you think this is not for you, give it a try!
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Random Fandom—The Hunger Games
This month, we celebrate the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins.
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): MakerLab- Author of Your Own Life
Be the author of your own life. Who are you and who do you want to be?
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): #MurderTrending
#MurderTrending by Gretchen McNeil is our featured book for this month. Explore these activities inspired by the book and its social media theme.
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Just Write, Writer Lab
What makes a writer? The desire to tell a story, a love of language, an eye for detail, practice, practice, practice. How well should you know your characters? Do you need to outline before you write? How important is length?
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Hamilton
If you love the Broadway musical, Hamilton, keep reading! These activities will take you behind the scenes and introduce you to the world of Hamilton beyond listening to the soundtrack.
Teen Think Tank (6th - 12th Grade): Back to School
In Drawing for Joy, author and illustrator Stephanie Peterson Jones offers beginning artists a low-stress way to build a successful daily drawing practice in just 15 minutes a day. The exercises start with a focus on simple shapes such as circles, squares, and other geometric textures, then progress gradually toward creating more realistic motifs, including florals and other natural shapes, all built with line and pattern.
