This course complements Eastern World Literature, although each course may be taken by itself. In this course students read and discuss works of literature dealing with a specific theme. They are required to make a presentation in which they demonstrate what they have learned from reading and research. Other themes may be offered In future years. The Writing Workshop provides instruction and practice in writing papers for any class in school.
Students learn to use a process approach to writing and write many versions of every paper.
They learn how to develop their own ideas on a subject assigned by a teacher or textbook, how to put these ideas in order, then how to document them with correctly cited evidence. Students also learn to address an audience, how to develop a thesis, and how and where to use appropriate details to prove a point. In addition, students learn to use writing technology for desktop publishing.