Central Interior Distance Education
Writing 12 (2014)
Course Outline
Writing 12 is a rewarding elective! The course is designed to build your creative writing
skills in all the major genres – poetry, playwriting, and fiction. The course moves from
preparing to write, all the way through to getting your work published. You will dabble in
4 genres and then complete 2 deeper assignments you choose. It is recommended that
students complete: English 11.
Prescribed Learning Outcomes: p. 8
http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/irp/pdfs/english_language_arts/1981gc_writing11.pdf
Module 1:
1.1: Fiction: Dabble
1.2: Fiction: Deeper
Quiz
Module 2:
2.1: Poetry: Dabble
2.2: Poetry: Deeper
Quiz
Module 3:
3.1: Nonfiction: Dabble
3.2: Nonfiction: Deeper
Quiz
Module 4:
4.1: Stage and Film: Dabble
4.2: Stage and Film: Deeper
Quiz
Module 5:
5.1: Poetry Meets Theatre
5.2: Prose Meets Poetry
Resources:
Open School Writing 12 Modules 1-5
There is no textbook for this course.
Performance Standards
Each paper is marked out of 100 points. Specific marking guides are included in each
paper. You must attain 50% on the course to pass the course at the school level. Your
school mark is your final mark.
Assessment and Evaluation of School Marks:
1 Registration Assignment
8 Assignments
4 Quizzes for each module.
5% of the course activities
95% of course activities