In addition to exploring different poetic forms, students learn how to create characters, establish conflict, and develop a plot while writing a short story. Students examine the work of professional poets and fiction writers. Creative Writing II Students continue to develop their voices as writers by working on the genre of their choice, either poetry or fiction, while also studying the one-act play. Each student completes a one-act play and a project in either poetry or fiction. This course focuses on fiction written for juveniles and young adults.
Students examine the rich variety of literature published for young people.
They do exercises, write complete stories, critique each other's writing in workshops and meet with the teacher for individual conferences on their work. They also learn how to submit manuscripts to magazine and book publishers. During this seminar-style course, students complete projects begun in 1507.291 or 1507.395. Class seminars discuss student writers' problems and possible solutions to them. Students learn the art of giving and receiving constructive criticism.