The Writer's Cache I

Welcome to The Writer’s Cache!

         This is a two-part, intermediate-level course, specifically designed to offer tools to improve your writing skills. Throughout the course, we will pinpoint the elements of good story writing, focusing on each through the analysis of literary excerpts and the exploration of various editing practices. Whether your interest is fiction or non-fiction, you will begin to build your own writer’s cache of essential methods, tools, and techniques to apply to your craft and enhance the quality of your writing.

Course Outline

The Writer's Cache I:

Lesson 1 - You Need Some Structure!: Story Writing and Structure
Lesson 2 - Build-a-Character Workshop: Characterization
Lesson 3 - "And The Plot Thickens..." : Plot
Lesson 4 - Don't Point That View At Me!: POV
Lesson 5 - Do You Wear The Pants in your Story, or Plot?: Pansting vs Plotting
Lesson 6 - Setting The Imagery Table: Sensational Scenes & Imagery
Lesson 7 - Follow the Foreshadow Brick Road!: A Study in Foreshadowing
Lesson 8 - Let’s take a trip to the Symbolism Theme Park: Symbolism and Theme

The Writer's Cache I will begin January 6, 2009.

Beginning in the second term, Writer's Cache II will be offered to the graduates of Writer's Cache I - date TBA.

Class Rules

Work at your own pace does not mean turning in an assignment every two months. We have eight lessons in a ten week semester. We will post a lesson a week for the first eight weeks. If you finish in eight weeks you are free to sign-up for another class or you can brow-beat your Instructor for the remaining two weeks. You could even jump in and start helping those students who are struggling. As long as you complete the course in ten weeks, we're happy!

We will give you everything you need to ensure that you learn the material and can apply what you have learned in your writing. We will never turn away a student in need. If you need anything, speak to your instructor. If the instructor can not resolve the issue, feel free to bring it to me. Noelle or bronxbishop, Owner/CEO or babyjean, Owner/CEO.
We will resolve any issues immediately.

The grading scale is simple, Assignments count as 75% of your grade. Participation in the Discussion Topic and interacting with fellow classmates counts as 25%.

This means if you complete an assignment and get everything correct but do not participate in the discussions you could only get a 75 = C.

The Discussion Topic is 25% of your grade and is broken down into two grading opportunities. Answering the Discussion Topic is 15% of the original 25%. Actively responding to your classmates posts and/or becoming involved with ongoing, lesson related discussions makes up 10% of the original 25%.

This means if you complete the assignment completely, with no errors, answering the Discussion Topic, but not becoming actively involved with the discussion (at least one post to a classmate that makes a point. "Good Job" or "Well Done!" do not count) you would only receive a 90 = A-

The grading scale:
95 - 100 = A
90 - 94 = A-
85 - 89 = B
80 - 84 = B-
75 - 79 = C
70 - 74 = C-
65 - 69 = D
60 - 64 = D-

No one will score below a 60. We will see to it.
All grades are kept confidential. Students will be emailed their individual grades.

Most of the Assignments turned in need to be on your port as a static item and posted in the forum in Bitem format. If you need help on how to use the bitem format, read this link: "Invalid Item"   by A Guest Visitor

Please post your assignments and Discussion topics as replies to the original posts or send a copy of your assignments and discussion topics to your instructor via email.

Primary Instructor: Noelle

Class Links for Students

Writer's Cache I Lessons - "Invalid Item"   by A Guest Visitor
Our classroom where students will sign in, post assignments and discussion topics - "The Writer's Cache I Assignment Forum"  [13+]
Student Lounge - "Writer's Cache Student Lounge"  [13+]
New Horizons Library - "Invalid Item"   by A Guest Visitor
Not signed up for this New Horizons' class yet? Register Here! - "Invalid Item"   by A Guest Visitor
New Horizons Scholarship Program - "Invalid Item" 

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