Possible Elective Choices

Da Vinci Middle School 6-8

2014-2015 School Year
Creative Writing with Mrs. Awesome

Period 1- Sensory Creative Writing
Students enrolled in this class will be introduced to descriptive sensory creative writing and will
love it! Descriptive details allow sensory recreations of experiences, objects, or imaginings. In
other words, description encourages a more concrete or sensory experience of a subject,
one that allows the reader to transport himself or herself into a scene. Students will have the
opportunity to use all their senses, (sight, sound, smell, touch, taste), to encourage descriptive
creative writing. Students will have the opportunity to write individually and in group settings.

Period 2- Sensory Creative Writing
*Same as above
Period 3- Art Inspired Creative Writing
(*Students who take this class must also take the connecting art combo class)
Students enrolled in this class will have the opportunity to combine writing and art design.
Students will create art pieces using various materials and methods, students will then be able
to further explore their art through the means of creative writing. Students will create and
produce short stories, poetry, narratives, and other forms of creative writing pertaining to their
personal art creations.
Period 4- Art Inspired Creative Writing
(*Students who take this class must also take the connecting art combo class)
*Same as above

Period 5- Cinema As Lit
* Cinema as Literature - The class is designed to show students how film is a form of literature.
By viewing classic and modern film, students will learn that good film, like good literature, has
certain elements in common. Students will be expected to understand symbols, metaphors,
allusions, plot, theme, and other literary elements as they relate to both film and literature. In
addition, students will develop an appreciation for the interaction of film elements such as
scripting, directing, acting, producing, lighting, sound, music, editing, cinematography, special
effects, set design and costuming. Students will learn to recognize such film genres as drama,
comedy, western, science-fiction, mystery, action/adventure, and animation. Students will use
their knowledge of the various elements of cinema to analyze and critique films studied in class.
This will be accomplished through discussions, compositions, projects and evaluations. Students
will use a variety of writing forms that include: note taking, paragraph analysis, and critiquing.
Period 6- Cinema As Lit
*Same as above