Composition

About this curriculum

What's Included Composition 2: Creative Writing and Nonfiction Coursebook Meet Cute: Some People Are Destined to Meet The Art of Creative Research by Philip Gerard Additional Materials Recommended The following book is optional but is recommended for use with this course package: Composition 2: Creative Writing and Nonfiction Teacher Edition Course Overview Course Length: One Semester Suggested Grade Level(s): 9 10 View samples of our high school curriculum here. This single-semester course develops the tools students need to help express themselves in writing with greater clarity and effectiveness. The first half of the course focuses on creative writing as students study literary techniques by reading stories by a variety of authors and then create their own short story. Character, point of view, story structure, conflict, settings, world building, plot, and pacing are all explored and put into practice. In the second half of the course students turn to nonfiction writing, applying the techniques of creative writing to craft nonfiction works that are vibrant, expressive, and purposeful…