Novice Creative Program Overview
The Novice Creative program seeks to improve and develop young writers’ creative writing skills through a variety of methods, at the same time exposing them to diverse works, improving their grammar and vocabulary, and, the greatest secondary effect, boosting their reading comprehension. The primary focus is to show the student the elements of fictional stories, then have them practice and, in time, cohesively employ them in their own writings. Structure, style, showing-not-telling as well as Plot, Character, Setting, Description, and Theme & Symbolism are all taught but subordinated to a justified narrative. Young writers often struggle to stay on a course or make sure that motives and causality make sense.
Aside from all of the important teachings mentioned above, realizing the wonderful reward of creative writing must be the principal goal to the novice student. Therefore, we at Ivy Bridge have made sure that all the examples and lessons are not just instructive but enjoyable, intriguing and challenging. Once the creative writing fire is lit, then, and only then, can the student begin to improve and produce.
The aforementioned goals are arranged around a diverse group of classes, but it should be noted that they will be exposed over the semesters to genres of literature specifically chosen for their ability to draw interest and develop key writing skills. Semester A will expose Comedy, Tall Tales & Myths, and Satire. Semester B introduces Fantasy, Tragedy and Melodrama. Semester C contains the Epistolary Novel, Suspense/Thriller and Children’s stories.
Here’s a portfolio of what students who takes the program would have and the important people with whom they will be familiar.
Curriculum For All 6 Semesters