A ten-page paper on a novel of the student s choice, written during the spring semester, is a course requirement. As I Lay Dying , Shakespeare s King Lear , Euripides Bacchae , Sophocles Oedipus Rex , and plays by Ibsen, Chekhov, and Williams. The Creative Writing class is a one-semester course open to all upper school students. The class is designed for students who want to explore their potential as writers. Classes will focus on student-generated work although writing prompts and short readings will be assigned.
Lessons focus on techniques for writing and revising poetry and short fiction.
A collection of original writing of substantial length is required of each student. The Creative Writing class will also be responsible for collecting work from the student body and publishing the school's monthly literary publication. Journalism is an elective offering students an opportunity to learn the newspaper business from the ground up. As a second English course, we explore good non-fiction writing, including feature writing, news and editorial writing, sports, and reviews. Journalism students also work with layout, graphic design, photography, and desktop publishing software.