Writing Fiction [in High School]--An Exciting New Textbook!

Writing Fiction [in High School]: Teacher's Guide

Crammed with teaching ideas and discussion starters

Contains answer key for questions and assignments such as identifying the hero's journey phases in the Disney movie Tangled

Equips you to be as involved as you care to be

-Two-semester course for English credit
-No prerequisites needed
-Practical lessons and approximately 100 interesting assignments
-Written to the student in a conversational tone
-Can be self-taught with guidance or used in co-ops or private schools
-For the teen who loves to write stories
-13 fact-filled chapters, approximately 300 pages
-Hundreds of age-appropriate fiction examples from classics to recent novels
-One of only a few fiction texts uniquely designed for high school teens
-Optional manuscript track for teens who have already written a story
-Discussion guides, assignments, and answers included in teacher's guide (see below)
-Available from Amazon.com! (Look-Inside Feature available!)

Praise for Writing Fiction [in High School]
and Sharon Watson:

"Sharon's course is a great way to introduce high school students to the concepts of fiction. These keys will help them analyze fiction while writing their own." -Cara Putman, co-op teacher and author of Stars in the Night

"This course was one of the most entertaining and useful classes I took all year, if not one of my favorites from my entire high school career." -Phillip, a senior

"Thank you for teaching me about writing for the heart, the soul, and the mind." -Jonathon, a junior

"Mrs. Watson's book is fabulous!" -Clara, a freshman

Students will learn how to …

Write engaging dialogue
Build scenes
Ramp up the conflict
Create empathetic protagonists
Select a point of view
Describe settings and characters
Hook their readers
Critique themselves and other writers
Get published
And much, much more!

Note: Writing Fiction [in High School] refers to The Last Book in the Universe by Rodman Philbrick (sold separately) in many of its chapters. Sharon Watson recommends buying that book and using it with the textbook.