Warwick School District

Curriculum❯Creative Writing (sem)

Creative Writing (sem)

Grade Levels: 10 | 11 | 12 |

Course Description

Offered to students in grades 10, 11, 12
This elective is designed for the students who wish to experience writing as a form of artistic self-expression.  Students will learn to write about their ideas, impressions, feelings, and beliefs through various forms and styles of poetry, short stories, drama, and descriptive writing.  The objectives of this course are to encourage students to develop originality in thought and writing and to develop a deeper awareness of themselves both emotionally and intellectually.

Core Curriculum Content Standards

PA Common Core: English Language Arts (2013)

  • Writing: Students write for different purposes and audiences. Students write clear and focused text to convey a well-defined perspective and appropriate content.

    • GRADES 9-10

      • Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience.(1.4.9-10.B)
      • Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.(1.4.9-10.E)
      • Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.-Use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the topic.-Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.-Establish and maintain a formal style.(1.4.9-10.K)
      • Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.(1.4.9-10.L)
      • Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.(1.4.9-10.M)
      • Engage and orient the reader by setting out a problem, situation, or observation, establishing one or multiple points of view, and introducing a narrator and/or characters.(1.4.9-10.N)
      • Use narrative techniques such as dialogue, description, reflection, multiple plot lines, and pacing, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters; use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, settings, and/or characters.(1.4.9-10.O)
      • Create a smooth progression of experiences or events using a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole; provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.(1.4.9-10.P)
      • Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of writing.-Use parallel structure.-Use various types of phrases and clauses to convey meaning and add variety and interest.(1.4.9-10.Q)
      • Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.(1.4.9-10.R)
      • Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.(1.4.9-10.T)
      • Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.(1.4.9-10.U)
      • Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes and audiences.(1.4.9-10.X)

    • GRADES 11-12

      • Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience.(1.4.11-12.B)
      • Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of composition.-Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.-Establish and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms of the discipline in which they are writing.-Establish and maintain a formal style.(1.4.11-12.E)
      • Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.(1.4.11-12.F)
      • Write with a sharp distinct focus identifying topic, task, and audience.-Introduce the precise, knowledgeable claim.(1.4.11-12.H)
      • Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.(1.4.11-12.L)
      • Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events.(1.4.11-12.M)
      • Use narrative techniques such as dialogue, description, reflection, multiple plot lines, and pacing, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters; use precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid picture of the experiences, events, settings, and/or characters.(1.4.11-12.O)
      • Create a smooth progression of experiences or events using a variety of techniques to sequence events so that they build on one another to create a coherent whole and build toward a particular tone and outcome; provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative.(1.4.11-12.P)
      • Write with an awareness of the stylistic aspects of writing.-Use parallel structure.-Use various types of phrases and clauses to convey specific meanings and add variety and interest.-Use precise language, domain-specific vocabulary, and techniques such as metaphor, simile, and analogy to manage the complexity of the topic.(1.4.11-12.Q)
      • Demonstrate a grade appropriate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and spelling.(1.4.11-12.R)
      • Develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on addressing what is most significant for a specific purpose and audience.(1.4.11-12.T)
      • Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments and information.(1.4.11-12.U)
      • Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes and audiences.(1.4.11-12.X)

  • Speaking and Listening: Students present appropriately in formal speaking situations, listen critically, and respond intelligently as individuals or in group discussions.

    • GRADES 9-10

      • Make strategic use of digital media in presentations to add interest and enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence.(1.5.9-10.E)
      • Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.(1.5.9-10.F)
      • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking based on grade 9-10 level and content.(1.5.9-10.G)

    • GRADES 11-12

      • Evaluate how the speaker’s perspective, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric affect the credibility of an argument through the author’s stance, premises, links among ideas, word choice, points of emphasis, and tone.(1.5.11-12.C)
      • Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks.(1.5.11-12.F)
      • Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English when speaking based on grade 11-12 level and content.(1.5.11-12.G)

Units

Unit #1 - Descriptive Writing

Unit #2 - Dialogue Writing

Unit #3 - Stage Play/Screen Play

Unit #4 - Short Story Writing

Unit #5 - Poetry Portfolio

Unit #6 - Commercial Writing

Unit #7 - Independent Project

Unit #8 - Calendar Book: Daily Writing Exercises