Creative+Writing

Creative Writing is a semester elective offered to students who are passionate about writing, eager to learn and share their ideas with others. During this course students will experiment with a multitude of writing genres from narratives to rap music, poetry to digital stories, and so much more! Students will be expected to write in different atmospheres (both in and outside of the classroom), collaborate with revising groups, and design their own digital portfolio. There will be opportunities to showcase "polished pieces of writing" during a poetry slam, Festival of the Arts, and so much more! This will be a journey that shapes students into writers! To learn more about this course, please click on the course syllabus below.



__Week Four__
September 22: (WN # 6) Planning Your Story, In the computer lab working on a first draft short story **due Wednesday 9/24** September 23: In the computer lab continuing to draft your short story. **Rough draft due tomorrow (10 points). Final draft due 10/6 (75 points)** September 24: Mini Lesson: Great Leads, Revise your rough drafts

__Week Three__
September 15: WN# 5 The Scream, The Things in My Pocket September 16: Silent Reading, Read "The Lady or The Tiger?" Discuss elements of a short story September 17-18: (No Warm Up) Group Assignment: Short Story Immersion and Presentation September 19: (No Warm Up) In the library computer lab - brainstorm for your short story

**__Week Two__**
September 8: Finish WN # 1 Seed Ideas, Visit the library for silent reading books September 9: I AM A Shoe: Writing from a different point of view September 10: WN # 2 Scars Food Bags, Writing with the 5 Senses Setember 11 Silent Reading, Continue to write using the 5 senses Due Tomorrow: WN cover September 12: WN# 4 Write about one thing from your WN cover. Presentations: WN Covers

__Week One__
September 4: Welcome!! Students receive class syllabus and teacher letter. HW: Parents read and sign class syllabus, students finish their letter to the teacher. September 5: Students familiarize themselves with the room, build classroom expectations and discuss consequences September 6: Receive a writer's notebook. WN# 1: Writing Territories