Creative Writing 2

Teacher: Naomi Stahnke 

Ages: 10-12 

Class size: 4-12 

Materials fee: $30 (Includes consumable workbook, “The Creative Writer, Level 2” by Boris Fishman, and copies of handouts and activities) 

Tuition: $35.00 

Supplies Needed: Three-Ring binder, loose-leaf notebook paper (no spiral-bound, please), pencils, colored pencils 

For home use: Access to a computer with word-processing software and printer 

Homework: 1-2 hours per week writing, editing, or doing pre-writing activities. Younger students may require help from parents. 

 COURSE DETAILS: Creative Writing 2 is a fun, imaginative introduction for writers of all skill levels! Following the book, “The Creative Writer, Level 2”, each class will spend time breaking down the elements of successful pieces of both fiction and poetry, and then students will practice using those elements in their own stories and poems. Students will become more aware of language, more confident in their creativity, and more proficient with varying vocabulary and sentence structure. The class will also cover story structure, characterization, suspense, and poetic themes and meter. 

NOTE: If your student has had little to no past writing experience—or is not quite ready for multiple-paragraph writing—I suggest waiting a year or two to take the class, especially if they have weak punctuation or grammar skills and still need a lot of help planning, organizing, and adding details to a story.