ELA-710Required
English Language Arts 7
Seventh graders read more widely and write longer, better-organized pieces that show real thinking.
Grade 7 · Year
ELA-715
Creative Writing
A friendly semester workshop where young writers play with stories, poems, and their own imagination.
Grade 7SemesterElectiveArts pathway
Description
Creative Writing is a semester elective for students who love to make up stories or want to try. Through low-pressure prompts and a supportive workshop, students experiment with characters, settings, dialogue, and imagery across short fiction, poetry, and personal narrative. Sharing work aloud and trading kind, specific feedback helps everyone take creative risks and find their voice.
What students learn
- Generate story ideas using prompts, observation, and imagination
- Build believable characters and vivid settings in short fiction
- Experiment with poetic forms, imagery, and figurative language
- Give and receive supportive, specific feedback in a writing workshop
- Revise a creative piece toward a polished final draft
Signature project
Each student assembles a small portfolio chapbook of original stories and poems to share at a class reading.