This course provides training in the necessary skills students must demonstrate to obtain entry-level employment as news reporters and editors in radio. Students learn broadcast writing and reporting techniques. The course is designed primarily for those interested in newscasting as a career. This course concentrates on developing students' skills in writing various kinds of poems and in developing fiction techniques. 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.