Graduation Requirements:
Assessment: Principal Approved
Placement Consideration:
Prerequisites: Students should have successfuly completed Creative Writing 1- 3 prior to being placed in Creative Writing 4 HON
Next Course in Progression:
N/A
Other Information:
Approved Resources: Teacher Created Canvas Page
Course Description: The purpose of this course is to enable students to develop and use complex writing and language skills for advanced creative expression in a variety of literary forms. Emphasis will be on development of a personal writing style. Studying and modeling a variety of genres will be emphasized at this level of creative writing.
The content can include, but not be limited to, the following:
- a thorough and in-depth examination of a variety of short literary collections, including poetry, which includes a variety of professional, peer, and/or teacher examples in order to examine
- effects of figurative, denotative, and connotative language choice
- power and impact of appropriate voice and/or tone
- story structure, sentence structure, and grammatical choices
- reciprocal nature of content and form in development of a personal style
- writing for varied purposes and in varied genres, including
- personal and dramatic narratives
- various poetic forms
- screenplays and multimedia productions
- multi-genre and creative non-fiction selections
- digital writing platforms
- collaboration amongst peers, especially regarding peer reviews of multiple drafts
