Minneapolis Public Schools

Develop your English grammar skills and take your writing and speaking to the next level of excellence. Explore the eight parts of speech, punctuation and mechanics, and foundational sentence construction. Learn about phrases, clauses, problem words and common grammar mistakes through videos, games and hands-on exercises. Register online: ed2go.com/mplscommed. Classes beginning monthly starting September 16.

Writing about your own life can be rewarding. There are many forms your material can take: personal essay, memoir, short stories, online blog, and even performance monologues. This all-levels class covers finding the heart of a personal story, deciding what needs to be told, compressing time, developing a specific voice, and utilizing scenes and structure.

Autobiographical storytelling has become a hugely popular art form, dominating theatre festivals, TED talks, podcasts and radio shows. Learn how to find and craft the rich, revealing and connective stories in your own everyday life through writing exercises, discussion and even a little improv. Focus on the essential building blocks that make up a story, and how to create a compelling voice in writing or in performance. Have a notebook and pen, or a laptop computer ready for in-class writing time. Taught by professional actor/writer/storyteller Amy Salloway.