They also write weekly, short outside papers on topics of their choosing. This writing course is open to all Seniors except those who have taken English 411-421. Once a week, the class reads stories from an anthology of recent fiction. The students are assigned some topics or forms along the way, but most of the writing is from their own experience. Writing Process Workshop Using their own writing as laboratory specimens, students examine the writing process from germination of idea through various drafts up to publication.
Subjects are for the most part student-generated.
Teacher conferences and small writing groups are regular part of the course. And, in this course, the play is everything. We'll read and see a rich variety of plays. When possible, we'll attend performances, perhaps even engaging in workshops with actors. We'll view plays on videotape.