Creative Writing: Write A Novel With NaNoWriMo

Students will learn to let go of the inner editor and just write until they reach The End. 

A chart of Common Core Standards that will be covered in the class can be provided. 

Writing young adult fantasy and space opera under the pen name Angelia Almos. 
Master of Fine Arts in Screenwriting
Bachelor of Arts in Applied Arts: Creative Writing
Certificates from Institute of Children's Literature
Certificates from Institute for Writers

The majority of the writing will be done outside the class. The Young Writers Program has different word count goals based on grade level. The link to the word count goal calculator is at https://ywp.nanowrimo.org/pages/word-count-goal-how-to. The student will decide their goal in the first class and divide their goal by 30(in April or November) or 31 (in July) to determine what their daily word count goal will be for the month. 

A grade can be provided at parent request. 

Class grade:
A - Come most classes, participate in discussions, do the homework, and meet their word count goal. 
B - Come to almost all classes, participate in most discussions, do almost all homework, and get close to their word count goal. 
C - Come to some of the classes, participate occasionally in discussions, do some of the homework, and write during the NaNo month. 
D/F - Don't attend the class or miss more than 50%, don't participate in discussions, don't turn in the homework, and barely or don't write during the NaNo month. 

1 hour 50 minutes per week in class, and an estimated 4+ hours per week outside of class.

National Novel Writing Month's Young Novelist Workbook - Elementary School level
Learner will need to create an account on the NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program website.