Honors Creative Writing

Honors Creative Writing provides the opportunity to develop the artistry of writing. Together we write, read about writing, and share our writing as we discuss ways to craft successful pieces of writing. Students will publish their writing to an online portfolio; the final portfolio will showcase a year of growth for the writer. In addition to completing the writing style exercises and major writing assignments, students will write an adventure story throughout the year and will have written a 50-page “novel” by the end of the year.

Prerequisite

Students must have an A or B in English from the previous year.

Special Purchases

Writing Tools by Roy Peter Clark

Recommended: Screenplay-formatting program access (ex. Celtx, Adobe Story, Scrivener, etc.)

Homework Estimate

Less than 30 minutes on average, if students manage class time well

Major Concepts Covered

Descriptive writing (including personal essays); Narrative writing (nonfiction and fiction); Expository writing; Drama (screenplays); Poetry

Insider Information

While there is much room for personal creativity in this course, there is also an intense amount of writing. The course is structured in a workshop format, so students have time in class to work on both daily writing exercises and long-term writing assignments. Good time management skills are essential, or much of the work will extend to homework.