Introduction Syllabus

Creative Writing 6th
Mr. Gaylord
Syllabus

Course Description
This course will be dedicated to improving students’ writing skills and complimenting students’ other core classes. It will also ask students to use creativity in order to improve their writing skills while having fun and integrating the habits of mind into their work.

Course Objectives
The objectives of this course are simple. For starters, students will learn and be able to write in an academic and creative fashion. The second objective of this class is to support other classes such as English/language to encourage writing across the curriculum.

Discipline Policy and Student Expectations
Discipline Policy and Student Expectations as well as a student contract will be handed out on a separate sheet of paper during our first meeting of class. Students and parents will be expected to sign contract stating that students will adhere to these rules and expectations.

Curriculum
The way the class will be run as far as curriculum is concerned is somewhat fluid. There will be at least six major writing assignments, which will include, but not limited to, fairytale, comic strip, descriptive essay, narrative, movie script, and baseball card project. Each project will take at least two weeks and will have interdisciplinary elements purposefully woven into them. These project will also be exhibited in several different ways. For example, the first project of the year will be a fairytale that will be read to a lower grade class at Santa Rosa Academy.

Final Word
I hope to have a great year and excited to have you in my class.

Sincerely,

Mr. Gaylord