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Creative Writing

Dr. F. J. Schaack

Creative Writing

Curriculum-Map

Focus: Writing across the four major forms (but not academic essay)

Broad-based Concept: Attempt to express thoughts in a creative way Generalizations: Although personal creativity implies an absence of rule, there are successful guidelines used by all writers of all generations.

Unit One “Beginning from the blank page or screen”	Unit Two “Revising the drafts and process”	Unit Three “Polishing and submitting”
Concepts: Discovering the Creative The 4 Major Forms Roundtable Critique	Concepts: Contemporary Models Utilization of Language as Palate	Concepts: The Chapbook or Portfolio Extensions beyond the Class
Enduring Understandings: The students create strategies to tackle the blank page or screen across the 4 major forms, and actively participate in the process of the Writers Roundtable.	Enduring Understandings: The students borrow from a variety of contemporary writers to discover their own voice.	Enduring Understandings: The students develop a product and discover where they can continue the ongoing relationship between themselves and their writing.

Essential TEKS Questions: 1. How can ideas become language expressed on the page? (1a, 1c, 1g, 2a) 2. What major form and/or genre best fits the idea? (1b, 1e, 2c, 2d) 3. How does the Roundtable process enrich the writer’s expression of ideas? (2b, 2e, 2h, 2I, 4a, 4b, 4c) 4. How does the writer first approach the initial draft? (2f, 3a)

Essential TEKS Questions: 1. In what ways can the young writer borrow techniques from contemporary models? (1c, 1d, 1f) 2. How do solecisms detract from the overall creative product? (3b, 3c, 3d) 3. Across form and genre, what are some of the most effective craft items in conveying one’s thoughts? (1d, 2f, 4a) 4. What does Goldberg in Writing Down. . . . suggest as far as crafting and modeling? (1c, 1f, 2a)

Essential TEKS Questions: 1. What avenues are available for self-publication and submission formats for creative writers? (2g, 3d, 4c) 2. What/where are the various venues available to the creative writer in the Central Texas community? (4c) 3. How can the writer set personal goals across matters of discipline, time, energy, and concepts? (1e, 2a, 2I, 4c) 4. Other than publication, why should one continue creative writing as a lifelong activity? (4c)