Creative Writing: Unleashing the Core of Your Imagination (SY24-25)
Course Description:
For many hundreds of years, literature has been one of the most important human art forms. It allows us to give voice to our emotions, create imaginary worlds, express ideas, and escape the confines of material reality. Through creative writing, we can come to understand ourselves and our world a little bit better. This course provides students with a solid grounding in the writing process, from finding inspiration to building a basic story to using complicated literary techniques and creating strange hybrid forms of poetic prose and prose poetry. By the end of this course, students will learn how to discover their creative thoughts and turn those ideas into fully realized pieces of creative writing.
Course Details:
| Course Title (District): | Creative Writing: Unleashing the Core of Your Imagination (SY24-25) | ||||||||||
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| Course Title (NCES SCED) : | Creative Writing | ||||||||||
| Course Provider : | Michigan Virtual | ||||||||||
| Content Provided By : | eDynamic Learning | ||||||||||
| Online Instructor Provided By : | Michigan Virtual | ||||||||||
| Standards Addressed : | Michigan Merit Curriculum, Common Core State Standards, National Collegiate Athletic Association | ||||||||||
| Alignment Document : | https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lvZCMq8KX6caW-GTZsPPDgH5c40zD9oRDYba1jrsYgU/edit?usp=sharing | ||||||||||
| Academic Terms : | Semester | ||||||||||
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How To Enroll:
| Enrollment Website : | https://slp.michiganvirtual.org/ |
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| Email : | [email protected] |
| Phone : | (888) 889-2840 |
Students and Parents: It is important to work closely with your local school counselor or registrar to follow the school's enrollment procedures. By clicking the "Start Registration Request" button below, you will be able to notify the school of your interest in registering for the online course. However, it is the responsibility of the district or school to review the registration request and approve or deny the request. Please make a note to follow up with your school after submitting a registration request.
Additional Course Information:
- Email: [email protected]
- Phone: (888) 889-2840
- Analyze how an author’s craft can create such effects as mystery, tension, or surprise
- Analyze how an author uses source material in a specific work to illuminate a theme
- Distinguish between genres of creative writing
- Understand the history and origins of creative writing
- Understand how language functions in different contexts and how to make effective word choices
- Recognize the importance of an author’s voice and how it affects tone and style
- Engage in the act of free writing and journaling for inspiration
- Identify ideas from various sources
- Analyze how language contributes to characterization
- Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of language
- Describe how a theme or central idea runs through a text and develops over time
- Understand the characteristics of fiction and its literary elements
- Determine the strategies necessary when crafting effective characters
- Analyze how a writer unfolds a series of ideas, events, or descriptions to enhance setting
- Determine the meaning of words and phrases in stories, including the use of figurative language
- Examine how a writer’s creative choices affect the tone and mood of the story
- Understand the importance of a fictional setting and how it influences other literary elements
- Analyze how characters develop over the course of a story
- Understand the purpose and approach to writing effective dialogue
- Utilize the strategies of writing a sketch story
- Examine how dialogue is an integral part of both fiction and screenwriting
- Determine how an author uses point of view to attain certain goals
- Recognize and understand the various areas of creative nonfiction
- Analyze how certain details within the text shape and refine the overall message
- Identify how to treat facts and truths when creating a narrative
- Analyze and define the way a subject can vary depending on how it is told
- Determine how and where details are emphasized in various accounts
- Identify how poetry can access significant ideas through imagery and other literary devices
- Understand the key strategies of poetic structure
- Explain the difference between a revision and a critique
- List several approaches to revision that allow you to see your first draft with more objectivity
- Explain what professional expectations there are for the different types of writing-related careers
- Demonstrate the purpose and process of drafting and editing
Additional Cost Description:
None
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to...
NSQ National Standards for Quality Online Courses
| Rating | Comments | |
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| A1. A course overview and syllabus are included in the online course | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| A2. Minimum computer skills and digital literacy skills expected of the learner are clearly stated.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| A3. The instructor’s biographical information and information on how to communicate with the instructor are provided to learners and other stakeholders. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| A4. Learner expectations and policies are clearly stated and readily accessible within the introductory material of the course. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| A5. Minimum technology requirements for the course are clearly stated, and information on how to obtain the technologies is provided.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| A6. Grading policies and practices are clearly defined in accordance with course content learning expectations. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| A7. The online course provides a clear description or link to the technical support offered and how to obtain it.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| A8. Learners are offered an orientation prior to the start of the online course. | Pilot: Review Pending |
| Rating | Comments | |
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| B1. The online course objectives or competencies are measurable and clearly state what the learner will be able to demonstrate as a result of successfully completing the course.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B2. The online course expectations are consistent with course-level objectives or competencies, are representative of the structure of the course, and are clearly stated. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B3. The online course content is aligned with accepted state and/or other accepted content standards, where applicable.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B4. Digital literacy and communication skills are incorporated and taught as an integral part of the curriculum.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B5. Supplemental learning resources and related instructional materials are available to support and enrich learning and are aligned to the specific content being delivered.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B6. The online course content and supporting materials reflect a culturally diverse perspective that is free of bias.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B7. The online course materials (e.g., textbooks, primary source documents, OER) that support course content standards are accurate and current. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B8. The online course is free of adult content and avoids unnecessary advertisements.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B9. Copyright and licensing status for any third-party content is appropriately cited and easily found. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| B10. Documentation and other support materials are available to support effective online course facilitation.* | Pilot: Review Pending |
| Rating | Comments | |
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| C1. The online course design includes activities that guide learners toward promoting ownership of their learning and self-monitoring. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| C2. The online course’s content and learning activities promote the achievement of the stated learning objectives or competencies. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| C3. The online course is organized by units and lessons that fall into a logical sequence. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| C4. The online course content is appropriate to the reading level of the intended learners.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| C5. The online course design includes introductory assignments or activities to engage learners within the first week of the course. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| C6. The online course provides learners with multiple learning paths as appropriate, based on learner needs, that engage learners in a variety of ways. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| C7. The online course provides regular opportunities for learner-learner interaction. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| C8. The online course design provides opportunities for learner-instructor interaction, including opportunities for regular feedback about learner progress.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| C9. Online course instructional materials and resources present content in an effective, engaging, and appropriate manner.* | Pilot: Review Pending |
| Rating | Comments | |
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| D1. Learner assessments are linked to stated course, unit, or lesson-level objectives or competencies. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| D2. Valid course assessments measure learner progress toward mastery of content. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| D3. Assessment practices provide routine and varied opportunities for self-monitoring and reflection of learning.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| D4. Assessment materials provide the learner with the flexibility to demonstrate mastery in a variety of ways.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| D5. Rubrics that clearly define expectations for varied levels of proficiency are created and shared with learners.* | Pilot: Review Pending |
| Rating | Comments | |
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| E1. Online course navigation is logical, consistent, and efficient from the learner’s point of view.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| E2. The online course design facilitates readability.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| E3. The online course provides accessible course materials and activities to meet the needs of diverse learners.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| E4. Course multimedia facilitate ease of use.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| E5. Vendor accessibility statements are provided for all technologies required in the course.* | Pilot: Review Pending |
| Rating | Comments | |
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| F1. Educational tools ensure learner privacy and maintain confidentiality of learner information in accordance with local, state, and national laws for learner data. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| F2. The online course tools support the learning objectives or competencies.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| F3. The online course provides options for the instructor to adapt learning activities to accommodate learners’ needs and preferences.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| F4. The course allows instructors to control the release of content.* | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| F5. The course provides the necessary technical functionality to score and record assessments and calculate earned course points or grades.* | Pilot: Review Pending |
| Rating | Comments | |
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| G1. The online course uses multiple methods and sources of input for assessing course effectiveness. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| G2. The online course is reviewed to ensure that the course is current. | Pilot: Review Pending | |
| G3. The online course is updated on a continuous improvement cycle for effectiveness based on the findings from ongoing reviews. | Pilot: Review Pending |
Review Conducted By: Michigan Virtual
Date of Review:
09/30/2024
Unit 1: The Path to Creative Writing
Unit 2: Finding Your Creative Light
Unit 3: Fiction First
Unit 4: A Fictional Place
Unit 5: Speech in Writing
Unit 6: When Truth Meets Imagination
Unit 7: Finding Your Inner Poet
Unit 8: Revision and Purpose
| Term Type | Enrollment Opens | Enrollment Ends | Random Draw Date | Enrollment Drop Date | Course Starts | Course Ends | # of Seats | Course Fee | Potential Additional Costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 09/06/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 08/30/2024 | 08/16/2024 | 12/20/2024 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 09/06/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 09/06/2024 | 08/23/2024 | 12/20/2024 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 09/06/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 09/13/2024 | 08/30/2024 | 12/20/2024 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 09/06/2024 | 08/23/2024 | 01/10/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 09/13/2024 | 08/30/2024 | 01/17/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 09/20/2024 | 09/06/2024 | 01/24/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 09/27/2024 | 09/13/2024 | 01/31/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 10/04/2024 | 09/20/2024 | 01/31/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 10/11/2024 | 09/27/2024 | 01/31/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 10/18/2024 | 10/04/2024 | 01/31/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 10/11/2024 | 01/31/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 11/01/2024 | 10/18/2024 | 01/31/2025 | 100 | $350 | |
| Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 07/01/2024 | 11/08/2024 | 10/25/2024 | 01/31/2025 | 100 | $350 |
| Drop Policy | Completion Policy | Term Type | Enrollment Opens | Enrollment Ends |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 09/06/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 09/06/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 09/06/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
| Students have 14 days from the enrollment start date to drop the course and receive a full refund. No refunds are given after 14 days. Drop dates are calculated and what is posted is the last possible drop date for enrollments created within the enrollment window. | Students may access their course from their enrollment start date to their enrollment end date. A completion is a 60% final score or higher. | Semester | 03/29/2024 | 10/25/2024 |
Students can use email or the private message system within the Student Learning Portal to access highly qualified teachers when they need instructor assistance. Students will also receive feedback on their work inside the learning management system. The Instructor Info area of their course may describe additional communication options.
Students will require a computer device with headphones, a microphone, webcam, up-to-date Chrome Web Browser, and access to YouTube.
Please review the Michigan Virtual Technology Requirements: https://michiganvirtual.org/about/support/knowledge-base/technical-requirements/