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Creative Writing 20

November 22, 2022

The instructor for this course is MJ Sherven

Course History

First Offered in 2003

Developed by Barb Wotherspoon

Revised 2020

MJ Sherven

Curriculum Guide

Pre-requisite ELA A10 OR ELA B10


Creative Writing 20 Outline

Creative writing is defined as any writing where the purpose is to express thoughts, feelings, and emotions rather than to simply convey information. This course will ask the writer to share their ideas of humanity through a variety of styles such as journal entries, poetry, play scripts, fiction, and non-fiction storytelling. Lessons guiding you through the process will be provided in the class to enable you to create new levels of writing that will engage any reader.


Course Information / Credit Recovery Units


Module One: A Place to Begin (50 Days)

Tools Needed for Entire Course:

  • The Writing Process
  • Elements of a Story
  • Levels of Learning
  • Literary Devices

The Writing Process:

  • Questionnaire
  • Reading Experiences
  • Responding as a Writer
  • Life Map

Literary Devices – purpose, use, and types studied

  • 24 literary devices studied but module one will focus on 8

Creative Writing Journals:

  • #1 - #5

Personal Reflection Manuscript

*** Total of 10 writing assignments

Worth 40% of course


Module Two: The World Around Us (40 Days)

Observing People

  • Observing family member
  • Observing public

Interviewing People

  • Creating engaging interview questions
  • Conducting engaging interviews

Literary Devices – purpose, use, and types studied

  • 24 literary devices studied but module two will focus on 8

Creative Writing Journals:

  • #6 - #9

Manuscript – Module Two

  • You will write a guided manuscript using the style of your choice.


***Total of 8 writing assignments

Worth 25% of course


Module Three: Imagination (25 Days)

Research skills for creative writing

Poetry skills

Literary Devices – purpose, use, and types studied

  • 24 literary devices studied but module three will focus on 8

Creative Writing Journals:

  • #10 - #13

Choose a Prompt – free writing using one of 52 prompts

Manuscript – Module Three

  • You will write a guided manuscript using the style of your choice.

 

***Total of 7 writing assignments

Worth 15% of course


Module Four: Differing Perspectives (20 Days)

Role-Playing

More Research

Literary Devices – purpose, use, and types studied

  • 24 literary devices studied but module four will focus on 8

Creative Writing Journals:

  • #14 - #15

Choose a Prompt – free writing using one of 52 prompts

Manuscript – Module Four

  • You will write a guided manuscript using the style of your choice.


***Total of 5 writing assignments

Worth 15% of course


Module Five: Final Manuscript (10 Days)

Choose a Prompt – free writing using one of 52 prompts

Manuscript – Module Five

  • You will write a guided manuscript using the style of your choice.

 

***Total of 2 writing assignments

Worth 5% of course



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