TVS Initiative

Creative & Imaginative Writing
(Units: 0.5)

The study of creative and imaginative writing allows high school students to earn one-half to one credit while developing versatility as a writer. Creative and Imaginative Writing, a rigorous composition course, asks high school students to demonstrate their skill in such forms of writing as essays, short stories, poetry, and drama. All students are expected to demonstrate an understanding of the recursive nature of the writing process, effectively applying the conventions of usage and the mechanics of written English. The student's evaluation of his/her own writing as well as the writing of others insures that students completing this course are able to analyze and discuss published and unpublished pieces of writing, develop and apply criteria for effective writing, and set their own goals as writers.

This course meets TEKS requirements for high school Creative and Imaginative Writing.

Course cost: $325 / student

Course Overview

• Unit I: Introducing Yourself
        Assigment 1: Essay
        Assignment 2: Play

   • Unit II: Exploring People You Know
         Assignment 3: Short Story
         Assignment 4: Biography

   • Unit III: Exploring Problems and Ways to Solve Them
         Assignment 5: Essay
         Assignment 6: Diaglogue

   • Unit IV: Dealing with a Local Issue
         Assignment 7: Essay

   • Unit V: An Event That Changed My Thinking
         Assignment 8: Essay

   • Unit VI: The Ways Others See Us
         Assignment 9: Poem