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Creative Writing
In this course, students develop
the imaginative, critical and technical skills necessary for writing fiction and
poetry. Using the published work of well-known authors as well as original
student writing, students explore various topics and problems that face anyone
embarking on the creative-writing process. Students read texts as writers, not
as critics or historians of literature; each text is reviewed as a template for
imitation and inspiration. The course follows the workshop model where students
bring their own stories and poems to class for group discussion, and students
develop the skills to constructively critique and workshop each other's work.
Through this process, students learn a variety of techniques for improving and
developing their own writing. Handouts, in-class exercises, peer review, and
individual conferences help students define and set goals for strengthening
their writing. Each student will compiled a portfolio of writing and will
complete roughly twenty pages of writing exercises. Students are either
encouraged to begin a new work or to continue a work-in-progress and hone it
into a polished piece of writing by the end of the course. Additionally, this
class will examine the fundamental questions facing writers today: how and why
do writers write? The course is taught by published authors who are current or
former recipients of Stanford's Wallace Stegner Fellowship for emerging writers.
Session 1 (June 24 - July 13)
Session 2 (July 16 - August 4)
Session 2E (July 16 - August 11)
Age and grade requirements: 8th, 9th, 10th
or 11th grade in Spring 2007, and between age 13 and age 17 at start of session.
Students currently in 8th and 9th grade will be placed together; and students
currently in 10th and 11th grade will be placed together and given a more
advanced curriculum.
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Expository Writing
Ideal for motivated and verbally
talented students with an interest in writing about ideas and social issues, the
Expository Writing course introduces students to a variety of essay structures
and modes of essay development. The course examines two different forms of
writing side by side: creative non-fiction and analytical essays, and in doing
so, students compare the use of personal and fictional material with analysis
and criticism. In this course, students investigate examples of reflective
personal essays, expository essays, and research-based arguments written by
expert practitioners of the art of writing, in part to improve their writing
skills but also learn to evaluate and analyze arguments more effectively and
think more critically about the writing process. To this end, students
participate in a variety of informal writing exercises as well as one longer
research project, which allows them to experiment with several different types
of essays, including those based upon textual analysis, personal experience, and
research. The course presents a valuable opportunity for close work with a
master writing teacher, skilled teaching assistants, and other young writers in
a workshop atmosphere.
Session 1 (June 24 - July 13)
Session 2 (July 16 - August 4)
Session 2E (July 16 - August 11)
Age and grade requirements: 8th,
9th, 10th or 11th grade in Spring 2007, and between age 13 and age 17 at start
of session. Students currently in 8th and 9th grade will be placed together; and
students currently in 10th and 11th grade will be placed together and given a
more advanced curriculum.
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