This elective is for students in Grades 10–12 who are serious about pursuing the art and craft of creative writing. In this course, the focus is on fiction and poetry. Students read examples of both literary forms, discuss the challenges of each form and then try their hand at a variety of creative pieces, including…

This course is for students in Grades 10–12 who wish to develop and craft a longer work of fiction or a short story sequence over the duration of a semester. Students read advice from established writers on creating longer works, and also select two book-length mentor-texts to read and analyze in terms of craft. During…

This course teaches students to gather and organize information and write articles on deadline according to acceptable professional standards. Students learn to write effective leads and various types of stories while improving their grammar and vocabulary usage. Attention is also paid to bias and libel. This course is a laboratory class, and students are expected…

This course isolates and teaches the following grammatical concepts that directly impact student writing: subject/verb agreement, pronoun/antecedent agreement, common errors in word choice (such as confusing “affect” and “effect”), punctuation, and capitalization. Students begin by taking a thorough diagnostic test that will isolate areas for growth. Students then work their way through all 12 chapters…