YS Anchor Standards

Through the design of each piece of our programs, we aim to enhance the ability of our writers to: ● Have confidence in their ability to create stories/scripts and share their creative ideas with others. ● Collaborate with their peers and mentors through the creation of agreements, learning feedback models, and collaborative exercises and writing. ● Bring their creative ideas to fruition by teaching them planning and outlining processes and the value of planning/outlining. ● Reflect on personal experiences through storytelling, script writing, mentorship, and community building exercises. ● Understand perspectives different than their own through the creation of characters, writing about challenges, and collaboration. ● Explore their feelings, views, goals, and challenges in life. ● Express themselves around themes, subjects, and issues that are important to them. ● Feel and think that what they have to say is of value to others. ● Connect with others through creative writing, sharing, and interactive exercises.