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Creative Writing 10 is designed for students who have an interest in creative expression through language. The course provides students opportunities to build their writing skills through the exploration of identity, memory, and story in a range of genres. Within a supportive community of writers, students will collaborate and develop their skills through writing and design processes. This course is intentionally grounded in the sampling of writing processes, inviting students to express themselves creatively as they experiment with, reflect on, and practise their writing.

The following are possible areas of focus within Creative Writing 10:

·   contemporary creative forms such as slam poetry, oratory, rap, drama, song, graphic novels

·   creative non-fiction, historical fiction

·   poetry, song lyrics

·   multimodal creative forms that combine visual, written, and oral texts