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WHAT IS LUCK OF LEGENDS?

I get kids exploring, adventuring, and telling their own stories through role-playing, helping them meet academic standards for presentation, writing, and media use.  

In this class, a group of five kids aged 7-13 will take on the role of heroes on a fantastic adventure.  It nourishes creative storying-telling, critical thinking, improv skills and teamwork, while also motivating students to develop stronger academic skills. 

Kids will decide together what sort of world and heroes they want to play - superheroes on Mars, goblins defending their swamp from a housing development, monster teens on their first day of high school, explorers in the depths of space - if they can imagine it, I can help them create it!

In addition to game play, kids will earn perks writing back stories for heroes and drawing scenes and characters. Parents are welcome to watch the game on Zoom to see how the story unfolds!

WHO I AM: My name is Michael Low, and I am a fully certified, live-scanned California English teacher, parent, story-teller and game designer.  I put my skills to use helping kids tell amazing stories, create fantastics characters, and build their own legends! 

WHAT KIDS NEED:

Each child will need a reliable internet connection, a laptop or combination of phone and tablet, and a quiet room to play in.  They will need access to Zoom, a camera, and a Google account to access some of the collaborative documents they'll be writing together.  A headset is not necessary, but would be great!  

If you have a friend group who’d like to play together, feel free to apply as a team!  Whatever your kids are into - superheroes, galactic defenders, wizards and dragons, teen monsters - I can accommodate.

The first session is free if you decide to cancel for any reason.

COMMON CORE ALIGNMENT: This class is not just deeply engaging, it's designed as curriculum to motivate kids intrinsically to develop as writers, speakers, collaborators, and document editors.  

Each class hits the following academic standards: 

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W. 3.3 - 6.3

  • Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, relevant descriptive details, and well-structured event sequences.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W. 3.4 - 6.4

  • Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience. (Grade-specific expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1-3 above.)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W. 3.5 - 6.5

  • With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language standards 1-3 up to and including grade 6 here.)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W. 3.6 - 6.6

  • Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing as well as to interact and collaborate with others; demonstrate sufficient command of keyboarding skills to type a minimum of three pages in a single sitting.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL. 3.5 - 6.5

  • Include multimedia components (e.g., graphics, images, music, sound) and visual displays in presentations to clarify information.

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August 8, 2022 - Rae Ridgway
Our 9 y.o. daughter could not get enough of this class! She had been dreading a daily Zoom 2-hr summer camp, but although this class is offered remotely, it is NOT your typical Zoom experience. In the sessions that I overheard, every kid in the room was excited and engaged. By the end of the week, she was practically begging if she could take this class again. She LOVED the story-telling experience and Mr. Low gave her exceptional freedom and trust while setting up conditions for storytellers to strive and thrive, learning through struggle. I was SO impressed with the strong character development I witnessed, not only of their fictional characters, but also in their growing egos and identities. I am confident that this experience helped to boost her self-esteem around writing, which had been badly damaged in the public education system. Although she goes to what is considered a top public school, her third grade teacher made her hate writing. Luck of Legends has helped to rehabilitate her self-confidence and hopefully helped her recognize that learning happens as part of a team, something that Mr. Low excels at building. If you want your kid to learn soft skills, sign them up up! If you want your kid to learn writing, sign them up! If you want to feed your kid's creative spark, sign them up! I guarantee you, they will achieve all three AND have fun doing it!!!
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August 8, 2022
My heart! As one parent to another, I know how much this means - thank you SO much for your kind words. For what it's worth, I think online education is often badly understood - Zoom meetings and classes can be incredibly effective social and academic experiences IF the tools are used the right way. The key is putting kids in the driver's seat, helping them create their own worlds and inviting them to build community with emotionally engaging play - honestly, I'm just thrilled to be working with such great tools and have been so happy I'm able to help the students I work with.

Your daughter has been an absolute rock-star, and I do hope we get the chance to keep working together this year. Thank you so much for your support!
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June 10, 2022 - Rochelle Migliore
My 7 year old LOVED LOVED LOVED this class! By the 2nd day he was already asking to sign up for another session. His current session ended and he's so excited for the next one.
His school teacher has said the only thing he needs to work on is his writing, and he gets lots of writing practice in this class. The most important part is he's voluntarily writing. If he's told, "you have to write a paragraph/essay/answer" he will push back and not want to write at all but he will write a lot on his own; letters, raps, stories, etc. When he's told to write, especially if it's for a reason that doesn't make sense to him, he puts up a fight.
But if, like in this class, it's something he's interested in and he has a say in its creation, even working collaboratively with other kids, he will write and write and write.
The instructor, Michael, clearly loves teaching and working with kids. The class is well structured, he runs it very well and really seems like a perfect person for this.
I'm so happy we found this class!
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Luck of Legends: Learning to Write Through RPGs!
June 11, 2022
This absolutely makes my day! It may seem obvious, but my experience is that everyone who masters a skill feels two things: true creative ownership and agency. Add peer support, and any skill becomes a thrill to practice, which is what led me to develop my approach. I'm so glad to hear he had as excellent a time as I did - some qualitative feedback on his growth on 5 Common Core Standards is incoming. Looking forward to playing and working with him more!
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April 29, 2022 - Emily Anderson
I can't say enough good things about Luck of Legends and Michael as a teacher. I signed my 9 year old daughter up for Spring Break. I work from home full-time and so she sat next to me each day while I was working. I got to listen to her with Michael and the other students as they talked about their characters, thought through their storylines, and shared with each other. Offline my daughter was immersed in creating her story, developing her characters and coming up with different elements to incorporate into her writing. Michael has a gift of engaging kids and bringing them along with him on adventures. Oh, and I'm also a writer by profession so I got an extra delight out of seeing kids fall in love with storytelling.
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Luck of Legends: Learning to Write Through RPGs!
June 11, 2022
This means the world coming from a parent - that it's coming from a pro is an added treat. Your daughter was actively asking for challenges and pushing herself as a writer from the get-go, and that gave me the added pleasure of being able to work on things like character development arcs, the influence of narrator voice and avoiding breaking the 4th wall, suspension of disbelief, and more. I hope I'll see her again in the next session she can make, and thanks SO much for your support!
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My son is 6 1/2 but can read at 3rd or 4th grade level. However, he HATES writing. Can he take your course and do you think this would be helpful to create a love of writing? (Role-Playing Game & Writing Camp) -
asked on Jun 30, 2020
Jul 01, 2020 - Michael M Low
Every kid is different, and a lot would depend on his interests (and making sure we got him into a game he was excited to play!). In my experience, a lot of the struggle and frustration in writing comes from a lack of motivation. My players tend to get excited to write new material for the game (alien species, new planets, etc.) because the game gets them inspired, and because their work leads to their characters getting new and improved in-game abilities! If you’re interested, I’d recommend signing up for one week, starting this coming Monday. You can join a first session and he can make a character, then if it’s of interest, keep going; if not, the sample session will be free! If he enrolls with friends, I can happily modify the game to meet his interests - take a look at the available topics for the sessions and see if any might be of particular interest. Thanks, and please feel free to reach out - I can give you contact info for other parents, and would also be happy to chat on the phone! -
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Is there homework involved between sessions? (Role-Playing Game & Writing Camp) -
asked on Jul 01, 2020
Jul 02, 2020 - Michael Low
Yes! Each day, we end the session by planning for the next - each student gets to pick a part of the story they want to prepare: design the alien planet the characters will travel to, describe the life cycle of the alien life form whose egg they've picked up, and so on. By the end of each week-long game, kids have built a world in a Google slides deck that parents can enjoy, too! One of the parts that is most exciting is that it's homework that is purely positive - kids pick what they'll design, and the work is public, giving them a chance to read, collaborate, and connect outside the game. The social win of seeing their work read and celebrated is huge for most kids, and helps build the bonds that (as a teacher) I've noticed are usually lacking from online experiences. It also inspires kids to put in a little extra - there's no danger of any negative consequence, but plenty of opportunity for peer recognition and the fun of seeing their creations used in the game. A lot of kids end up writing much more than they're used to - and loving it! -
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Hi my son is 8 year old in second grade. He has speech delay problem, which means his communication level is not up to his age. His interaction level is also not up to his age. But his thinking level is more than his age. Which means, when he creates his own toys and plays with it with by his stories but he cannot tell the same story to me when I ask to. During his play his narration is too good but he can’t do the same to me or in the class. Will this class be helpful to bring out or break the obstacles he has in interacting? (Role-Playing Game & Writing Camp) -
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Is most of the writing done by hand or via typing? I see there is an image of a child writing by hand -- is that what the writing/homework looks like? (Role-Playing Game & Writing Camp)
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