Creative writing 2
Grades 6/7
Mondays, 4:00-5:00pm
Teacher: Elizabeth Breau
Start date: 09/12.
No classes on Thanksgiving weekend. Winter break starts on 12/23.
This class contains two units. It begins with a short-story unit in which students will be able to experiment with characters and settings in multiple genres. The poetry unit focuses on writing narrative poetry--poetry that tells a story. We will read several well-known narrative poems, including The Highwayman, The Raven, and The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere, and students will also write their own narrative poems.
Dr. E. Breau
"Good teaching," Elizabeth believes, "requires a respectful student-teacher relationship that encourages students to take an active part in their own learning process." When working with students, she encourages an interactive, discussion-oriented process that challenges students to develop their own ideas and to express them both verbally and in writing. Her primary goals are to model intellectual inquiry and to provide students the opportunity to practice critical thinking for themselves, thereby "lighting the fire" that makes learning exciting.
Elizabeth has a doctorate in English and recently won the College Board's Bob Costas Award for Excellence in the Teaching of Writing. Her strong academic background makes her a versatile and creative teacher. In her fifteen years of teaching middle school, high school, and college, she has consistently received excellent evaluations from students, parents, and supervisors. Above all, she seeks to share her love of literature and writing with her students and to make their time in her classroom as productive and positive as possible.