Ms.+Kelly-+Creative+Writing+Course+Expectations

Course Syllabus Creative Writing Ms. Kelly School Phone: 410-658-9115  E-mail:dekelly@ccps.org // Welcome to Creative Writing! I am excited to be a part of your year at RSHS! // __ General Expectations __ Creative Writing focuses on exploring various types of imaginative writing. Students learn to express themselves creatively and effectively through their writing. Assignments include reading and writing poetry, short stories, plays, children’s stories, and autobiographical narratives. While exploring the different genres of writing, we will also work on incorporating figurative language into your writing as well as editing and revision of your writing. To supplement our textbook, we will also be reading works by published authors to use as examples and guides in our writing//. //If you or your parents have any issues or concerns with the stories that we are reading in class, please do not hesitate to let me know. __ Daily Materials __ Students will be expected to bring the following materials to class everyday: Textbook: //Creative Writing// Daily planner (provided by RSHS) Pen/pencil Notebook or Composition book Binder with loose leaf paper and dividers Occasionally a student may have a legitimate reason for not having his/her text. In that case, the student may borrow a book or share with another student for that class period. Students who abuse this policy by repeatedly failing to bring their textbook to class will receive a detention. __ Units of Study __ Poetry Short Story Children’s Book Novel Play Memoir Non-fiction Article __ Late Policy __ My late policy for each marking period is: 1st late – Warning 2nd late – Warning with Possible Parent Contact 3rd late – Detention If you are late more than 3 times in a marking period, you will be referred to an administrator, which may result in further consequences such as a suspension. Please make sure that you are on time to class everyday! __ Homework __ Homework will be assigned regularly. It is your responsibility to complete the assigned work and turn it in on time. The homework will be worth a formative grade. __ Portfolio Requirements __ Throughout the course, we will be putting various assignments in our portfolios. These portfolios will reflect the different genres we have covered and your development as a writer.