Welcome to the High Five writing class!
This should be a pretty low key but educational class for those of you who want to read books, write about them, and then get your writing edited by me:) Here is how the class will work:
Format: Online
There will be no set time for a formal class or instruction.
Requirements:
- Read three books (one book per month).
- Complete the writing assignments for the first two books. There will generally be one assignment per week, including reading the book.
- Complete a final paper.
- Post your thoughts weekly on a discussion board for this class, at least once before Wednesday night, and comment once more by Saturday night. (Someone might have to help me figure this out...)
January: 1 Nephi (Book of Mormon)
February: Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
March: A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
NOTE: I believe all of you have access to 1 Nephi. If not, ask the missionaries! Home of the Brave is available on Amazon as Kindle book, a hard copy, and it is also available at the public library. A Christmas Carol, if you don't already have it, is available free in various places on the web as a digital file. I believe you can also find it as an audio file for free. And again, it is available at the library, for free.
Theme: The theme for the books is "Journey to the Promised Land". We will be exploring the journeys taken in each book, as well as how journeying applies in our own lives, and education.
Discussion: I will be posting general discussion questions that we will comment about online each week.
Instruction: I will post helpful information and instructions for writing assignments as needed.
Writing assignments: Some of your writing assignments will include the following:
- Write an introductory paragraph for your paper.
- Write an outline for your paper.
- Write a conclusion.
- Write a paragraph for the body of the paper.
- Write a rough draft.
- Write a final draft.
I am excited to get started! Please feel free to ask questions, or comment.
