EXPRESS YOURSELF!in an English elective…

Creative Writing

•Experiment ▫with strategies & techniques used by

writers.•Play with genres

▫creative nonfiction, poetry, fiction, etc.•Write about stuff that matters to you.•Share your work with peers.•Create a personal writing portfolio to

celebrate your writing!

Drama• improvisational

games ▫such as Freeze Tag,

Director Improv, Third Man In, Group Story, Group Machine

• More than just acting▫Set design▫Theatre styles▫Film studies

Journalism• Be “school famous”!

▫Articles are submitted to the newspaper, West Horizons.

• Write about stuff that matters to you.▫Get experience in different

genres.• Learn about

▫Photojournalism▫Layout and design▫Legal & First Amendment

Rights

Public Speaking

•Learn to use your voice. ▫Speak in front of your peers!

•Informational speeches•Demonstrational speeches

▫Food!•Personal Statements•Debates•Tag-team speeches•Fears/phobia speeches

TV Broadcasting

• Performance-based class• Write and deliver the news • Direct, produce, and star in the

morning announcements!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ONd6gJ1J7b4