High School Short Story Writing Advanced Guide to Myth-Fantasy, Acceptable for State Reimbursement help teens master this popular type of fiction.
Powerful and meaningful communication happens when homeschooling high schoolers think creatively. As C.S. Lewis says, “Creativity is our soul’s organ of meaning.”
Release that powerful communication in your teen with 7Sisters high school short story writing curriculum.
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Homeschoolers can enjoy a powerful creative experience by writing a short story in the myth-fantasy format (the genre of The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis and The Hobbit by J.R.R. Tolkien). By following the myth-fantasy “formula” familiar to the storytellers of ancient times and modern writers like Lewis, teens will sharpen their creative skills while thinking about friendships, different kinds of people, and ideas worth fighting for.
High School Short Story Writing Advanced Guide to Myth-Fantasy, Acceptable for State Reimbursement is:
A forty-four-page downloadable pdf e-text that ushers homeschoolers with a substantial short story experience through a delightful five-week process of high school short story writing that includes how-tos and a grading rubric:
- Week 1: What is Myth-Fantasy?
- Week 2: “Getting-Started Ingredients” of a Myth-Fantasy Story
- Week 3: “Make-it-Happen Ingredients” of a Myth-Fantasy Story
- Week 4: “Closing Ingredients” of a Myth-Fantasy Story
- Week 5: Pulling the Myth-Fantasy Story Together
Click here to view an excerpt from Advanced Guide to Short Story Writing. Click here for a suggested syllabus for Myth-Fantasy Writing.
Give your homeschooling high schooler the creative tools he/she needs for more meaningful communication!
For helpful blog posts on creative writing:
- Creative Writing: The Best Kept Secret of Composition Success
- Real Homeschool Writing: Inspire Your Teens, Don’t Exhaust Them
- Help Your Teens Write Myth-Fantasy Short Stories, Homeschool Highschool Podcast
Here’s a discussion comparing the middle school fairy tale writing curriculum to myth-fantasy writing curriculum:
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Note: 7Sisters curriculum is unique in that (by request from teens themselves), it is no-busywork and adaptable to varying levels of academic rigor. In this way, following guidelines in the curriculum, teens complete coursework that is personally meaningful to their interests, needs, and goals. This is the 7Sisters educational philosophy!
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