Advanced Comp/Poetry Seminar
(Offered in Spring)
The focus of this course is college-style writing based upon fiction and poetry, combining the best of advanced composition skills with an in-depth look at poetry. Students will tackle the development of original ideas and learn to defend a position in an essay. Students should plan to come to class having completed the reading of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The textbook for this course is Literature: An Introduction to Reading and Writing, 6th edition, Prentice Hall, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. This text has fiction, poetry and drama in one volume.
Text is available from:
Academic Book Services (1-800-652-3050)
Adams (1-800-221-0909)
Follett (1-800-621-4272)
Note: Concerning the text, please bring the edition you have with you to the Back to Cornerstone night in September.
Note: Seniors may want to consider taking the Advanced Placement exam in May for possible college credit.
Tutor: Flo Wolfe
Writing Assignment for All Students Seeking Entrance to Mrs. Wolfe’s Poetry Seminar unless a student has taken Shakespeare or Advanced Composition from Mrs. Wolfe..
In a single paragraph of 8-10 sentences, tell me about your favorite author, Christian or secular. The author may write fiction, non-fiction, drama or poetry. In your paragraph consider some of the following ideas: What works have you read by this author? Why do you consider him/her your favorite? How would you describe his/her writing style?
Mrs. Wolfe is still accepting essays. Email your essay to her at 
updated 2/25/08
