The Wolf Pirate Project

Welcome to the Project's Intermediate Writer's Class, a curriculum geared to address aspiring writers with some idea how to write but needing a little direction. This course is also ideal for high school level students. We hope teachers take advantage of this curriculum to help explain the concept of writing as an art form and to assist in its creation, as well as to mentor emerging talent. Teachers who use this course or supplement their own can request the Instructor's version. Students may take this course as part of their school curriculum or on their own. Our editors are available for questions throughout the process and can be contacted through their email in the right margin.

All course material is available in PDF format for download. Click on the lesson or exercise to open the file.

Introduction to Literature, a brief look at the purpose of literature.

Lesson One, Creative Writing, a look at creative writing and what it requires out of a writer.
Lesson Two, Choosing What to Write, how to evaluate options in the creative writing field.

Exercise One: Creative Writing Skills

Lesson Three, Poetry, a look at what poetry brings to creative writing in general.
Lesson Four, Poetry Types, an exploration of popular poetry types.
Lesson Five, Nonfiction, a general look at nonfiction and what it brings to the creative writing field.
Lesson Six, Histories, what histories teach writers to incorporate in all types of writing.
Lesson Seven, Biographies, an overview on what biographies can offer as help for all writers.
Lesson Eight, Essays, a generalization on how essays can assist writers of all creative writing
  endeavors.
Lesson Nine, Journalism, how journalism can assist in writing a credible novel.
Lesson Ten, Plays, what screen play writing has to offer anyone in the creative writing field.
Lesson Eleven, Drama, a discussion on a specific type of play.
Lesson Twelve, Tragedy, a discussion on another type of play.
Lesson Thirteen, Romance, a discussion of a play built around a relationship.
Lesson Fourteen, Comedy, a discussion on humor in literature.
Lesson Fifteen, Short Story, how writers of all categories can benefit from short story writing.
Lesson Sixteen, Novels, the ultimate accomplishment of creative writing.
Lesson Seventeen, Mysteries, the key components to a mystery are discussed.
Lesson Eighteen, Suspense, key components in suspense novels.
Lesson Nineteen, Thriller, key components of a thriller are discussed.
Lesson Twenty, Fantasy, factors of a fantasy novel are discussed.
Lesson Twenty-one, Horror, factors of a horror novel are discussed.
Lesson Twenty-two, Science Fiction, factors of a science fiction novel are discussed.