Verdugo Hills Senior High – Creat Writ

Mar 2026 · 2nd Semester

The major purpose of this standards-aligned semester elective course is to provide opportunities to develop, extend, and refine the craft of writing. Students will develop their knowledge of the craft of writing by analyzing the characteristics of sub-genres (e.g., satire, parody, allegory, pastoral) that are used in poetry, prose, plays, novels, short stories, essays, and other genres in order to write their own. They will analyze the ways in which the themes of various works represent a view or comment on life, the ways in which irony, tone, mood, style, and the “sound” of language achieve rhetorical or aesthetic purposes, and the philosophical arguments presented to determine whether the authors’ positions have contributed to the work and credibility of characters. Students will engage in interactive reading and writing assignments, many of which include informal writing throughout the process. Students will move from pre-reading activities, through reading and post-reading activities, to formal writing assignments.