Write Creatively
ENGLISH FACULTY
š Ā Course Type | Elective |
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š§© Ā Units | 1 |
š Ā Timing | Year 9 or Year 10 |
ā± Ā Hours per week | 3 |
š Ā Prior Experience | Not required |
āļø Ā Selection | Up to 2 units of English electives may be studied across Years 9 and 10 |
š§ Ā Future Pathways | TCE Level 2 or 3, or IBDP.Ā In particular, preparation for English Writing in Year 12. |
Write Creatively is a writing workshop that aims to build the confidence of young writers, developing their creativity, literacy and personal voice. Students explore different writing techniques and styles, learn to āread like a writerā by reading and drawing inspiration from the work of well-known (and not so well-known) writers; learn to embrace the drafting process and to critique their own and othersā work.
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In any given semester the creative writing teacher will choose from a range of units, including: genre writing, prose fiction, poetry, journalism, creative non-fiction, script writing (for stage and/or screen) and the Independent Project (IP), where a student nominates the focus and nature of their own writing project.Ā
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Students are encouraged to enter School and other writing competitions and to submit to publications. Students work with visiting writers as the opportunity arises, for example, via our writer-in-residence program. Write Creatively also prepares students for those components of pre-tertiary English study which require creative and persuasive written responses and specifically for the demands and expectations of TCE English Writing Level 3.
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View why the 9/10 Write Creatively is for you, in the presentation below.
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