Designed for
Students who have a foundation in English writing, want to create writing portfolios or participate in writing competitions
Level
All levels
Class format
One-on-one and small group (Max. 7 students/class)
Class Introduction
Outcome
After completing the course, students are expected to reach the following goals:
- Submit to several writing contests
- Completing writing pieces:
- Four Poems
- One Short Story or Piece of Short, Narrative Non-Fiction
- A chapbook compiling all of this material into a stylish portfolio
Competitions
In addition to create their own writing collection, students will also submit the following competitions under the guidance of the teacher:
Chapbook competition:
Boaat Press Chapbook Contest (currently discontinued)
Poetry competition:
Rattle Young Poets Competition
Short story contest:
Scholastic competition National Academic Writing and Art Award-Short Story Category
Couse content
Lesson | Topics |
1 | Introduction to the course:
What is a Chapbook? Lecture, Slides, Examples (including detailed history) Trends in Contemporary Poetry: Reading Aloud Students are often exposed to hundred-year-old poetry in traditional English classes, this part of the lecture will familiarize students with more contemporary poetry that is more relatable, inspiring, and that can teach valuable writing skills |
2 | Introduction to Contemporary Poetry: Part 1
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3 | Introduction to Contemporary Poetry: Part 2
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4 | Poetry revision activity: Poetry revision worksheet + group seminar Chapbook design seminar: example, design software introduction + question time, writing artist bio |
5 | Introduction to the Short Story: A journey not taken Short Stories: Plot & Theme
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6 | Short Story Writing Workshop II Short Story Revision Activities
End of Class Activities:
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7-12 | 1:1 Instruction between student and teacher in a pre-arranged class. We will concentrate on more detail on 1 – 2 of the student pieces. This class will be an hour-long |
Feedback
Students and their parents will receive brief feedback after each class, via Teachworks, regarding the student’s general participation in class. Students will also receive feedback on graded assignments via email. At the end of the course, the student will receive a final report card, which thoroughly speaks to their overall participation in the course, including major assignments.