AI Storytelling for Ages 8–12

This lesson will teach you how to create a deep and engaging main character for your stories with the help of AI, specifically Claude. You'll learn the key traits of a character, effective communication with AI, and methods for refining a character card.

This lesson will teach you how to create a captivating and vivid setting for your stories with the help of the AI tool Gemini. You'll learn how to use the 5 senses to enrich descriptions and how to refine AI-generated details with your own unique vision.

In this lesson, you'll learn what conflict is in a story and how to create "kind conflict" for stories intended for children. We'll use ChatGPT to generate age-appropriate obstacles that push the hero into action while not being overly heavy or frightening.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to use Canva Magic Write to create a plot outline for your story. You'll learn why an outline is important, how to arrange ideas coherently, and how to refine the structure suggested by AI.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to create lively and natural dialogue for your characters with the help of ChatGPT. You'll learn that dialogue isn't just about conveying information, but also a means of expressing a character's personality, desires, and emotions.

In this lesson, you'll learn what a scene is and why it's important for storytelling. We'll use Claude to build an effective scene framework that will help convey tension, emotion, and character change.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to create unexpected, yet logical and kind, twists in your stories. We'll discuss why clues are important and how Gemini can help you in this creative process.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to create a convincing and memorable ending for your story. We'll discuss the essence of an ending, its types, and how it reflects a character's change. You'll also learn how to effectively use ChatGPT to generate ending options and craft your own unique finale.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to use the AI tool Claude for light editing of your text, in a way that fully preserves your authorial voice and style. You'll learn that editing is a process of polishing text, not correcting mistakes.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to use NotebookLM as a "memory helper" to check the consistency of your story. You'll go over specific examples, safety rules, and learn how to ask AI the right questions to make your work more cohesive and logical.

This lesson covers how to use ElevenLabs to narrate a scene, focusing on audio as a tool for reviewing and presenting text. Students will learn how to identify areas for improving their writing by listening to the text read aloud, and will understand the ethical considerations of using AI-generated voices.

In this lesson, we'll learn how to use Suno to turn individual, emotional moments from a story into short songs. We'll learn how to write an effective prompt, refine the lyrics, and safely share the created audio, always with adult supervision.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to support your story with visual elements. We'll discuss how to create safe and effective image prompts using ChatGPT, so that your story's cover, scene illustration, or character poster helps immerse the reader in the world of the story.

In this lesson, you'll learn how to finish your story not just by writing it, but by preparing it for presentation. We'll discuss using Canva Magic Write to create titles and descriptions, and, most importantly, learn safe sharing practices to keep your work protected.