Creative Writing & Public Speaking

This class is focused on giving an expanded look at different writing styles with creative projects that will encourage students to think outside their comfort zone to personalize their writing. This course will also focus on speaking abilities, as they will be asked to share their pieces of writing.

At the beginning of every lesson they will be given a journal prompt as homework, with one entry due every week. Once a month the students will have an opportunity to share their journal writing with the class. The duration of the course will have you writing an autobiography, to be completed in June as your final project.

In addition to autobiographical writing, the topics we will discuss include, but are not limited to, the following: Syntax and Punctuation, Use of body language as it relates to storytelling, Points of view / Narrative types, Blog writing, Genre studies, Personal narratives, Letter writing, Dialogues, Poetry (including Poetry Slam).