Creative Writing
Credit: 0.5 units
Lessons: 12 lessons, 7 submitted
Exams: 1 exam
Grading: Computer and Faculty Evaluated
Prerequisites: None
Description: This course introduces students to short story writing, emphasizing the common elements of a short story. Topics covered include narrative voice, character, conflict, revision, setting, tone, and theme. Three of the seven submitted lessons are original short stories that the students write, and the final is a supervised writing assignment.
Special Instructions: SOFTWARE/HARDWARE — Students will be required to upload documents in Word 97–2003 (.doc) or Rich Text (.rtf) format. These documents can be created in Microsoft Word or another office suite that saves in the .doc or .rtf format, such as the open-source OpenOffice or Google Docs online.Lessons 2 and 4 are available for preview (follow the link below).
Preview This Course — A preview includes general information about the course and, if available, one lesson and one progress evaluation.
| | Author | Description | Edition | ISBN | New Price | | |
| 1. | Moffett | Points Of View | '95 | 0-451-62872-1 | 7.30 | |
| 2. | Willis | Personal Fiction Writing | 2nd '00 | 0-915924-62-5 | 22.30 | |
Required materials total: $29.60
High School fee: $160.00
Administrative fee: $25.00
Subtotal, fees only: $185.00
Required materials: $29.60
Total cost, including materials: $214.60