Young Writers' Camp
Classes
Students enrolled in the Duke Young Writers' Camp will attend a morning class and an afternoon class.
Students are classified by Lower Age Group (grades 6-8 during 2008-09 school year) and Upper Age Group (grades 9-11 during the 2008-09 school year). Below is a tentative class list for Sessions One, Two, and Three.
Session One |
|
Lower Age Group (Grades 6-8) |
Lower Age Group (Grades 6-8) |
| Morning Classes: | Afternoon Classes: |
| Express Yourself: Poetry For Young Adults | Social Injustice |
| Fan Fiction | Thumbs Up! Thumbs Down! Reviews |
| Creative NonFiction | Quest: The Hero's Journey |
| Everyone Has a Story: Writing the Short Story | Art to Art |
| The Craft of Crime: Detective Stories | Multi-Genre Writing |
Upper Age Group (Grades 9-11) |
Upper Age Group (Grades 9-11) |
| Morning Classes: | Afternoon Classes: |
| Writing Men | Finding Your Voice |
| Writing the College Essay | Short Fiction |
| Journalism | Mission! Poetry |
| Writing Women | No One Ever Had a Pet Dinosaur-Historical Fiction |
Session Two |
|
Lower Age Group (Grades 6-8) |
Lower Age Group (Grades 6-8) |
| Morning Classes: | Afternoon Classes: |
| Experiments in Poetry | Broadway Bound: Writing Short Skits |
| Madness, Monsters, Mayhem:Sci-Fi / Fantasy | Quest: The Hero’s Journey |
| Everyone Has a Story: Writing Short Fiction | Magic Realism |
| Social Injustice | Short Fiction: Long & Short of It |
| The Craft of Crime: Detective Stories | Jump Start Creative Writing |
| Upper Age Group (Grades 9-11) | Upper Age Group (Grades 9-11) |
| Morning Classes: | Afternoon Classes: |
| Jump Start Creative Writing | Art to Art |
Journalism |
Writing the College Essay |
| Writing Women | Fears into Fiction-Short Story Writing |
| Short Fiction | We Be Poetry |
Session 3 |
|
Lower Age Group (Grades 6-8) |
Lower Age Group (Grades 6-8) |
| Morning Classes: | Afternoon Classes: |
| We Be Poetry | Journalism |
| Short Story Writing | Magic Realism |
| Sci Fi & Fantasy: Kid Heroes | Recreating your Life |
| Making a Difference | Multi-Genre Writing |
| The Craft of Crime: Detective Stories | Quest: The Hero's Journey |
Upper Age Group (Grades 9-11) |
Upper Age Group (Grades 9-11) |
| Morning Classes: | Afternoon Classes: |
| Journalism | Writing the College Essay |
| Writing Women | Experimental Poetry |
| Fears into Fiction-Short Story Writing | Who Are You Really? Character Development |
| Writing Men | Finding Your Voice |