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WRITING DEPARTMENT
DEPT. HEAD: Walker Anderson
DAILY DOUBLE: (Limit 16) The longest running newspaper in Dover needs you! Help us meet our daily deadline with your stories, opinions, news, reviews, interviews, features, advice columns, cartoons, puzzles, drawings, and personal adventures. Our own "liberated press," the Daily Double is distributed camp-wide each day and posted to the CRCAP website for all the world to see. Start the presses! (period 3)
DAILY DOUBLE—BLOG ABOUT IT (Limit 16) The Daily Double is going digital, and we need your help! Learn how to use Blogger to post your thoughts online on the Daily Double official blog, moderated by the writing department staff. Link to your favorite Youtube videos and websites, post your favorite song, explore a whole new way to write. It's the wave of the future. (Period 5)
DAILY DOUBLE—JOURNALISM WORKSHOP: (Limit 16) For those who want to take their writing to a whole new level, this class will offer you a chance to write in-depth articles, uncover the truth, and prove that a well-written piece of reporting can change the world. Projects will include a wide variety of magazine/newspaper-style articles to be published in the Daily Double. (Period 6)
DUNGEON MASTERS: (Limit 12) Do you like to wear capes, roll funny-looking dice, and quote Monty Python and the Holy Grail? Well then, chances are you're a Dungeon Master already. Fans of Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings, cast aside your differences and unite! Whether you're a fearless warrior or a powerful wizard, you'll need to work as a team to solve puzzles, outsmart slimy monsters, cast magical spells, evade perilous traps, and steal mountains of treasure…roll for initiative! (Period 5)
GET REEL: Ages 10-15 (Limit 12) Do you find yourself debating about your favorite movies with your friends? Think you have what it takes to pen the hit sequel to Hotel for Dogs? This is the perfect class for movie buffs – you'll get a chance to write a script for Hollywood's next big blockbuster and let out your inner film critic. Lights, camera, write! (period 2)
GRAPHIC NOVEL: (Limit 10) Come explore the world of sequential storytelling! This class will focus on telling stories through the combination of words and drawings. Whether based on personal experience, a dream that lingered in your brain, or a world of your invention, it is your story to tell. Come ready to draw, write and make your very own graphic novel! (period 3)
ONE-A-DAY WRITE-A-MIN: Ages 8-11 (Limit 12) A new project every day. Those new to creative writing will learn a variety of games and brainstorming activities to access the weird, funny, creative parts of the brain. Write a poem about light bulb-obsessed monkey lawyers. Write a 1-page novel about your family's trip to Mars last year. Write your life story in sidewalk chalk. Don't be limited by paper – the world is your notebook! (Period 3)
POETRY IN MOTION: (Limit 12) If a picture's worth a thousand words, how many is a dance worth? And what if you combine dance and words? You could probably take over the world. In "Poetry in Motion," campers will combine poetry-writing skills with choreography to bring their work to life and perform it in a unique way. Campers will be able to write and choreograph their own poems, or work together in groups and take on different roles. No dance experience is required, although it is very welcomed. (Period 6)
POETRY PLUS: (Limit 12) It's poetry PLUS adventure, beauty, humor, brainteasers, humdingers, mysterious characters, exotic settings, monsters, flowers, planets, faces, castles, and anything else you can think of! You could be the next Emily Dickinson or William Wordsworth, who knows? (Period 2)
SHORT STORIES, TALL TALES: Ages 11-15 (Limit 12) Advanced creative writers looking for an outlet to launch their career as America's next top novelist, look no further. We will use the session to put together individual short story collections highlighting whatever styles, genres, or themes interest you. A great opportunity to share your work with a talented group of fellow writers. Bookworms welcome! (Period 1)
SONGWRITING: Ages 10-15 (Limit 8) Write your own songs and perform your favorite one on Festival day. For inspiration, we'll listen to songwriters from Joni Mitchell to Joanna Newsom, John Lennon to Jeff Tweedy. Note: experience on a chordal instrument (piano, guitar, banjo, harp) is preferable, but all aspiring songwriters are welcome. (period 1)
