Creative Writing is a course designed to give students the opportunity to think and write creatively. My goal as a teacher of this course is to encourage you to love writing and to guide you as you develop your skills. It is through writing that life can become more meaningful, and I hope to inspire the same instincts in you that writing brings to me. Writing can clarify, heal, excite, encourage, remind, inspire, and make the world a better place. This class is the beginning for you to be a poet, a free-lance writer, a story teller, an essayist, a non-fiction writer or whatever you choose to become as a writer. There will be many options presented to you. This class is about exploring the different writing genres.
MAJOR WRITING ASSIGNMENTS: * Bare Book – Students write and illustrate a book of their choice * Restaurant/Movie/Music Reviews * Travel Essay/Article * Poem and/or Speech *This is a tentative schedule that may be adjusted as necessary.
GRADING: MAJOR (Projects & Essays): 45% MINOR (Daily In-Class Assignments, Journal, Participation): 35% HOMEWORK: 20% NOTE: There will be a 20 point per day penalty for late assignments for up to two days. MAKE-UP WORK: Make-up work assignments are to be completed within two days of returning from an excused absence. MATERIALS: * Composition Notebook * Pens, Pencils, Highlighters * Notebook Paper * Index Cards
CLASSROOM AND STUDENT EXPECTATIONS:
Be respectful of yourself and others
Be prepared for class every day
Be positive; attitude matters
STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES: * Get to class on time with all supplies – No trips back to the locker! * Have homework completed on time * Communicate with us. Let us know if you need extra help or clarification on an assignment. *Note – I would rather have you (the student) communicate with me first before I hear from a parent or guardian. * Uphold the Honor Code of Lake Academy: "Lakeview students do not lie, cheat, steal, or approve of those who do." CONSEQUENCES: When a student fails to meet one of the class expectations, the following consequences will result. As needed, we may implement these consequences in a different order.
Warning
Meeting with teacher after class
Lunch detention
Parent contact
After school detention / Referral to MS Director
Removal from classroom
GRADING SCALE: 90 – 100 A 80 – 89 B 70 – 79 C Under 70 Failing
Lakeview Academy is committed to excellence in the personal growth and academic development of the college bound student through a partnership of school, family, and community.