Course Details
Creative Writing (Grade 10-12)
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Course Information
- Subject Area
- English Language and Literature
- State Course Code
- 01104
- Length
- One Semester
- Total Hours
- 118
Course offers students the opportunity to develop and improve their technique and individual style in poetry, short story, drama, essays and other forms of prose. The emphasis of the course is on writing; however, students may study exemplary representations and authors to obtain a more full appreciation of the form and craft. Although most creative writing classes cover several expressive forms, others concentrate exclusively on one particular form (such as poetry or playwriting).
Learning Goals
Students will:
- Identify different types of creative writing such as fiction, poetry and nonfiction.
- Explore their creativity and discover their personal writing style and voice.
- Build complex characters and explore what is takes to bring them to life.
- Examine the purpose and value of setting.
- Develop the skills to write concise fictional dialogue.
- Apply creative writing skills to nonfiction medium.
- Explore poetry writing.
- Develop revision skills.
Choose Curriculum
Creative Writing
For many hundreds of years, literature has been one of the most important human art forms. It allows us to give voice to our emotions, create imaginary worlds, express ideas, and escape the confines of material reality. Through creative writing, we can come to understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. This course provides students with a solid grounding in the writing process, from finding inspiration to building a basic story to using complicated literary techniques and creating strange hybrid forms of poetic prose and prose poetry. By the end of this course, students will learn how to discover their creative thoughts and turn those ideas into fully realized pieces of creative writing.
Online
Items
| Name | Kind | ISBN | Returnable | Shared |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creative Writing | Online Class | No | No |
Timeline
Unit 3: Fiction First
Unit 5: Speech in Writing
Unit 7: Finding Your Inner Poet
Unit 8: Revision and Purpose