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 Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte. 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
