EWC4U

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The Writer's Craft, Grade 12, University Preparation
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Course Description

This course emphasizes knowledge and skills related to the craft of writing. Students will analyse models of effective writing; use a workshop approach to produce a range of works; identify and use techniques required for specialized forms of writing; and identify effective ways to improve the quality of their writing. They will also complete a major paper as part of a creative or analytical independent study project and investigate opportunities for publication and for writing careers.

#1 The Writer's Toolbox

In this unit, students will be introduced to good writing habits, grammar, and their ongoing writer’s journal. Students will also get started on some creative writing activities as well as complete some interesting longer writing assignments along the way.

#2 Writers on Writing

In this unit, students will be introduced to some famous writers from Canada and beyond and what their views on writing and the writing technique are. Students will also be introduced to learning about the career of writing and how words can make an impact on the world of literature and society as a whole.

#3 Poetry

In this unit, students read and analyze a variety of poetic structures - including sonnets, concrete poetry, free verse, etc. – from a wide range of poets. Students write in a minimum of three of the forms studied

#4 Short Stories

In this unit, students will be introduced to short short stories, as well as short stories and will learn all about how to analyze them to look for symbols and deeper messages within. Students will learn how to compress their written dialogue in stories for effectiveness, how to show their story rather than tell it, and will create their own short story.

#5 Fairytales & Dialogue

In this unit, students will get to bring out the kid in them again and play pretend. Students will learn about fairytales, fairytale writing, how to write dialogue, tips on how to write a successful children’s play, and learn from some successful authors along the way. Near the end of this unit, students will even be tasked with creating their very own fairytale story or dialogue for a potential children’s play.

#6 Fairytales & Dialogue

In this unit, students will get to bring out the kid in them again and play pretend. Students will learn about fairytales, fairytale writing, how to write dialogue, tips on how to write a successful children’s play, and learn from some successful authors along the way. Near the end of this unit, students will even be tasked with creating their very own fairytale story or dialogue for a potential children’s play.

#7 The Writer's Journal

In this unit, students will be tasked with polishing off their very own writer’s journal. Students will have been adding to this as they progress through the course and should now have a compilation of various writing activities. Students now have the opportunity to choose their best works and improve upon them and polish them off.

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OVERALL CURRICULUM EXPECTATION

A. INVESTIGATING WRITING

  • A1. Writing, Writers, and the Writing Life: demonstrate an understanding of writing as an art, a craft, and a career as they explore the work of a variety of Canadian and international writers.

B. PRACTISING WRITING

  • B1. Exploring Ideas, Forms, and Styles: generate and experiment with ideas about writing content, forms, and styles;
  • B2. Drafting and Revising: organize, draft, and revise their writing, employing forms and stylistic elements appropriate for their purpose and audience; B3. Editing, Proofreading, and Publishing: use editing, proofreading, and publishing skills and strategies to refine and polish their work;
  • B4. Collaborative Writing:collaborate in the writing process with peers by generating ideas, responding to peers’ work, and assessing peers’ work in a workshop setting.

C. REFLECTING ON WRITING

  • C1. Metacognition:identify their strengths as writers and areas where they could improve, and assess the growth and development of their own writing style.
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