Writing Seminar

Each student will be enrolled in the Writing Seminar for one semester each year. The Writing Seminar is conducted with the student’s Learning Coach.

Seminar 9: Multi-Genre Paper 

Students learn research and writing techniques that they apply to produce an 8-10 page Multi-Genre Research paper on a topic of their choice. In a multi-genre paper students can use many types of writing products to advance their thesis, e.g. news stories, journal entries, essays, comics, brochures, dialogues, and speeches.   

 Seminar 10: Journalism 

Students learn journalistic research and interview techniques which are applied to produce a series of articles on a chosen topic.  

Seminar 11: Creative Writing 

Students study the various forms of creative writing and create products from at least two of the following genres: poetry, screenplay, short story, one act play. 

Seminar 12: Writing to Make a Difference 

Students learn research and interview techniques associated with creating oral history and apply these techniques to creating a memoir for a senior citizen in the community.