“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.” – Anton Chekhov
Course Overview:
Students will explore different types of prose narratives and the art of fiction,
experiment with dialogue and point of view, and write poetry in various forms.
Various rhetorical strategies will be examined by the study of short fiction
and nonfiction models. Students will be expected to participate in
collaborative response groups and present finished work to the class.
Assignments are primarily student generated. Student work will be graded by
portfolio assessment; additional grades will come from class participation and
tests on the literature used as models.
Course Syllabus & Related Info:
- Course Goals & Objectives – Creative Writing
- Course Syllabus – Creative Writing (E-block)
- Course Syllabus – Creative Writing (Bridge Academy)
Required Materials:
The required materials listed below will be an important part of the course, and students are expected to bring them to class daily. If you are unable to provide these materials due to financial hardship, please speak to me outside of class as the school may be able to provide them to you:
- Agenda book or similar planning device
- Valid library cards (SHS IMC & Salem Public Library)
- Binder (one inch) or sturdy 2-pocket folder
- Lined paper or dedicated course notebook (one subject college ruled)
- Pens & Pencils (black or blue)
- USB Flash Drive or Current Email Address
Assignments:
- Sign & Return: Course Contract – Academic Integrity
- Website Scavenger Hunt
- Fiction Unit: Elements of Fiction Presentation
- Fiction Unit – Fiction Essay Project
- Leprechaun’s Gold: Pass-a-Draft
- Kid Lit Unit: Project Details
- Kid Lit: Peer Review Sheet
- Graphic Novel Unit: Project Details
- Graphic Novel Unit: Templates for Graphic Novel Pages
- Course Final Exam
Journal Prompts:
Course Handouts & Other Materials:
Mr. Smith's English Class 
To kill a mockingbird
Favorate book of all times is the
“How to kill a mockin bird” by Harper lee or a
“Separate peace” by John knowles
under the dome by stephen king or star wars
My favorite book is “Jumper”
My favorite book –– The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss (seriously)
the fault in our stars.
Anyways, to answer your question, my favorite book I’ve read to this day is Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Oh hey you can comment on this
Megan O’Shea
the fault in our stars by john green
my favorite book is The Giver Lois Lowry
favorite book: City of Bones (the series) by Cassandra Clare
Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
Asking me to pick my favorite book would be like asking a mother to pick her favorite child, so I’ll just leave you my Top Ten in no particular order:
The Harry Potter Series
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series
Looking for Alaska
The Fault in Our Stars
As You Like It
Macbeth
Les Miserables
The Scarlet Letter
The Odyssey
The Iliad
Shoot, I forgot the Authors.
-JK Rowling
-Rick Riordon
-John Green
-John Green
-Shakespeare
-Shakespeare
-Victor Hugo
-Nathaniel Hawthorne
-Homer
-Homer.
My favorite book is Tears of A Tiger by Sharon Draper.
A child called it – David Pelzer
My favorite book is The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
favorite book: Gathering of Old Men by Ernest J. Gaines
My favorite book is Tarzan of the Apes… Or Pride and Prejudice… Or Peter Pan. Can’t really pick just one.
My favorite book of ALL TIME is A Separate Peace by John Knowles
godless by Pete Hautman.
Looking For Alaska by John Green would have to be one of my favorite books
The Harry Potter series
~Anna Warnock
my favorite book is the Road by Cormac McCarthy
my favorite book it ” stealing home” by matt christopher
My favorite book is “Each Little Bird That Sings”. By: Deborah Wiles
Switched by Carol Snow
my favorite book is
A Game Of Thrones, by George R. R. Martin
Favorite Book: The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan
Messed up my name…..
Favorite Book Series: The Heroes of Olympus
My favorite book is “Catch Me If You Can” by Frank Abagnale
My favorite book of all time is, Go Ask Alice, by anonymous.
My favorite book is Promise Me by Harlan Coben
The Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Favorite book: Impulse by Ellen Hopkins
My favorite book is one I read recently, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. I enjoyed how strange this book was. I was a little disappointed that it wasn’t about insanity, but it was still good!
favorite book is project 17 By: Laurie Faria Stolarz
Throughout the years, my favorite book has been “Black Beauty” by Anna Swell.
My favorite book is “Valley Of the Wolves”
-Vanessa Maldonado
oh ma gosh really :O
Desiree Martin 🙂 well my favorite book is the first twighlight
the power of one by bryce courtenay
-carolina maldonado
missing
Well i hope you find it
Cross My Heart and Hope to Spy- By Ally Carter
I’D TELL YOU I LOVE YOU, BUT THEN I’D HAVE TO KILL YOU – By Ally Carter
psychoooo
Such a good book.
I like reading magazines because they are more interesting than books.
My favorite book would have to be A Million Little Pieces by James Frey!
My favorite book is A Separate Peace
My favorite book of all time is The Catcher and the Rye. The read was good, and kept me hook until the end of the book.
favorite book: Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews