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  New Horizons Academy Course Catalog  SPRING TERM ADMISSIONS IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED. Please read the entire page, including the complete list of courses, before making your selections.  SOME THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW BEFORE YOU SIGN UP  Minimum age for students: 18 years of age You must have at least a Basic level membership throughout the whole term in order to participate in New Horizons courses. You can get one for only $10 for a three month period. Before you join the academy for any of our courses, be sure you know how to navigate the WDC site and are familiar with creating static items, posting in forums, using the WDC e-mail, etc. Our instructors are here to teach writing not site navigation or how to create your static items for assignments. Based on comments from our graduates, each student should plan on devoting at least 3 hours a week to each lesson in each class. We allow our students a maximum of 2 course selections per term. No exceptions. Our courses are challenging and require your dedication and time to learn the material and complete the assignments. Keep this in mind when selecting your courses. We are here to help you comprehend the concepts and apply the techniques in a practical manner. We are not here to simply offer a grade. New Horizons Academy is based in the United States of America. If you are E.S.L. (English Second Language), it is important to note our grading process is based on American English grammar and punctuation. Some courses have prerequisites for admission. Make sure you meet the requirements before you sign up. In most courses, you are required to create "Static" items for your writing assignment and post them in a "Forum" by way of a "bitem." If this is a foreign language for you, please click on the link below to learn the process of creating a static item in bitem format.
For some of the courses, a waiting list is available for those who sign up after the course has filled. Those placed on the waiting list will be notified if an opening occurs within a prescribed time. New Horizon Academy individual course size, length, and content subject to change at the discretion of the individual instructor in consultation with administration. After you read the selections below you may move on to the Admissions. The link to the admissions' page is placed under the catalog course listings. COURSE LIST FOR SPRING TERM From the Ground Up NEW INSTRUCTOR A beginner's poetry class designed for those with little to no poetry education or experience in writing poetry. COURSE IS FULL FOR SPRING TERM!So, you want to write poetry? You sit down to the keyboard and pour out your heart in words stacked in lines with a few dashes or a few . . . and a lot of !!! all full of emotion and you label it "POEM." Not so fast. Your first poetic effort may actually turn out really well. Miracles happen every day.  More than likely, your poem will lack something. Learning the basics is always a good idea as with any skill or craft.Look at it this way: When you want to grow a garden, the first thing you have to do is prepare the ground. Weeds and grass have to be removed. The soil needs to be dug up and compost and fertilizer added. Then, it needs to be cultivated to make the soil nice and loose. All this, and you haven't planted one seed. Oh, and don't forget watering. Compare a poem to the vegetable you want to grow. It will be the result of all your preparation. You don't want it to be stunted and wimpy; you want it something you can be proud of producing. You must take the time to prepare the ground. That's what this course is all about. "From the Ground Up" is a poetry class for beginners who do not have any educational background in writing poetry or much experience and want to get started. By the end of the course, you won't be writing like Robert Frost or Emily Dickinson, but you will be familiar with some of the basic terminology and be able to produce a structurally good poem. Course size: 10 students Two slot waiting list available for those who sign up after the course is filled. Contact: Karen   6 week course Instructor: The Word Bending Turtle  The Grammar Garden COURSE IS FULL FOR SPRING TERM! The Grammar Garden takes us back to the individual components of a simple, complete sentence. The material focuses in-depth on nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, prepositions, and interjections. This is a beginning class in grammar only. We do not deal with compound sentences, complex sentences, or compound-complex sentences. The only type of phrase we deal with is the prepositional phrase. Each lesson includes definitions of the components, example sentences, and the practical application of each term listed above. Great as a refresher course or for the English as a second language learner. I suspect you have a number of grammar issues in your own writing. Bring your questions and issues to the lessons when they apply. All your questions will be answered; and you will finish this class with a stronger understanding of grammar in the world of writing. I use standard American English throughout this course, so if American English is not your first language, please let me know. I want each of you to feel comfortable as well as successful in this class.Limit of 10 students. No waiting list available. 7 week course Instructor: Madam Okira The Exploratory Writing Workshop COURSE IS FULL FOR SPRING TERM!  This workshop is not for beginners who have never written short fiction before.The purpose of this workshop is to give a student who has experience in writing shorter works some developmental time and teaching to get ready to write a larger one. This workshop has two phases. In the first, the student writes six vignettes, one per week using the provided learning prompts. In the second phase, the vignettes are used as a basis for extracting a story line and then expanding the story line to include the dramatic ingredients: character sketches and a synopsis of the vignettes that will be included in the larger work. Come to this workshop prepared to work but also to have fun. Limit of 7 students One slot waiting list is filled. 8 week course Instructor: percy goodfellow The Punctuation Station COURSE IS FULL FOR SPRING TERM! Are you using punctuation to its fullest advantage? Besides making your work look polished and grammatically correct, good punctuation shapes and colors your writing—it adds dimension. A good CEO knows how to place employees where they will be the most effective. Learn the specific jobs of each punctuation mark. Put them to work for you to make your writing say what you want it to say and how you want to say it. Carefully choosing which punctuation mark to use is the difference between good writing and powerful writing. If you are ready to take charge of punctuation and use it to help you write powerfully as well as grammatically correct, sign up for Punctuation Station. This course is exciting and can change the way you view punctuation. Come prepared to work, though. You'll soon discover that it really does require about three hours of study each week like the catalog says. If you are not really serious about learning how to effectively manage your team of punctuation marks, then leave the slot open for someone who is. (We only have twelve open slots each term.) Limit of 12 students No waiting list available. 7 week course Instructor: Pat returns 2 Porch 1799901  Dynamic Reviewing Exciting review course - learn more than just reviewing! COURSE IS FULL FOR SPRING TERM!Reviewing is an important facet of the Writing.com experience. Not only does it help the author to better their work, it helps the reviewer to improve their own writing skills. But the benefit of reviewing is limited by the *quality* of the review. While many people know the basic techniques of writing a review, we'll explore the ins and outs of writing quality reviews. We'll learn what to look for while reading manuscripts, how to present constructive criticism, and how to write a review that will be truly beneficial to the author and reviewer alike. Limit of 10 students. No waiting list available. 8 week course Instructor: A.J. Lyle  Spotlight on Character Prerequisite: Reeling in Your Readers Fiction Writing Course. (If you have not completed Reeling in Your Readers, please contact Ms. Katz for an evaluation BEFORE you sign up. Thank you!) COURSE IS FULL FOR SPRING TERM! Spotlight on Character is a seven week course designed to give prose writers of all genres, a foundation for understanding the dynamics of creating well-rounded characters, as well as exercises and examples for doing so. The first part of this course focuses on understanding what a well-rounded character is and ways to begin developing them. The second part explores some of the methods used to reveal characters in our writing, including dialogue, description, setting, and action. Each week there will be a discussion, an exercise, and a writing assignment due. The lessons and assignments in this course are designed specifically for intermediate and advanced writers. Discussions are a vital part of this course. If you do not have the time or are not comfortable with actively participating in weekly, on-going forum discussions, please reconsider taking this class. We all have so much to teach each other, and, in this course, we do it in our discussion forums. We strongly recommend that you not take a second New Horizons course while you are enrolled in Spotlight on Character. This course is time intensive and demanding, but you will learn a lot and grow in your writing skills.Please Note: We will not be covering grammar, punctuation, or basic writing skills in this course. Limit of 8 students. No waiting list available. 7 week course Instructor: Katzendragonz  HERE IS WHERE YOU SIGN UP FOR ONE OF OUR COURSES Follow the bitem link below to choose your new course(s) & join the academy
The Following Courses Not Being Held During Spring Term But Will Return At Another Time Comma Sense Do you have trouble deciding when to use a comma and when to avoid it? If you question yourself, or if others have remarked on your comma confusion, this is the class for you. Comma Sense is an exciting six-week course focusing on the crazy, squiggly punctuation mark that plagues us all. My lessons pinpoint the most recent rules for comma usage. I provide examples to help you understand each of the 30 comma-placement rules as they apply to specific sentence structures. Elementary rules of grammar are interwoven into each lesson in order for you to grasp the logic of comma application. Submission of weekly writing assignments and exercises are required to test your knowledge of the material presented. All homework is graded within a day or two and privately submitted to each student with an extensive explanation of any errors detected. In most cases, I will require you to revise your exercises and assignments until you get it right. This is how we learn! I have designed the course with an inherited sense of humor in a relaxed atmosphere of lighthearted interchange. Participation in weekly forum discussions is a REQUIRED activity and an important part of each lesson. This is an arduous course involving much work on your part. Since there is limited space for each term and no waiting list, please sign up for this class ONLY if you are willing to participate 100%. Come on in, and we will put that comma in its place!  Reference/Resource links and one-on-one help are provided in this class. Limit of 12 students. No waiting list available. 6 week course Instructor: WinnieKay  Assistant: Pat returns 2 Porch 1799901 Reeling in Your Readers Come join our film crew and learn about writing fiction. Reeling In Your Readers is an eight week course designed to give prose writers of all genres, a foundation for understanding the dynamics of basic Fiction Writing principles, as well as exercises and examples for doing so. Each week there will be a discussion, an exercise, and a writing assignment due. The lessons and assignments in this course are designed specifically for stronger beginning and intermediate writers. Discussions are a vital part of this course. If you do not have the time or are not comfortable with actively participating in weekly, on-going forum discussions, please reconsider taking this class. We all have so much to teach each other, and, in this course, we do it in our discussion forums. Beginning writers, please contact course instructor, Katzendragonz for individual evaluation before registering. Please Note: We will not be covering grammar, punctuation or basic writing skills.Limit of 10 students. No waiting list available. 8 week course Instructor: Katzendragonz Co-instructor: Beck the Boilerlady  The One Act Play--- A Drama Workshop This is a workshop type course designed to give students an opportunity to handle the components of a one act play. It is a series of 8 lessons that takes a sparse, given outline and expands it into a completed drama.  The student playwright will be required to write a comprehensive expanded outline, character sketches, monologues, dialog, rising action, a climax, and the trailing conclusion.The course is not about the History of Drama, Types of Drama, Screen Plays, Playwrights or any of the larger context of the craft....It is designed to give the student the feel of writing a stage play.....to push the pencil or pound the keys and become comfortable with how things fit and flow together. Prior writing skills contribute to the ease of the course and no doubt reflect on the end product. Some students will bring background and others will be newcomers looking for a feel and some experience. Everyone will get to write and that is what the course is all about. For a preview of the course to whet your appetite, check this out: "Introduction to the One Act Play"  Limit of 6 students. 8 week course Instructor: percy goodfellow Charter the Seas of WDC This class is a basic introduction to Writing.com. It will teach you some of the main things you will need to know to get around the wide world of Writing.com. There are so many places to go here that it can become very frustrating and confusing when you first start wanting to interact with the community. Let me take the stress away by showing you just what you need to know in order to get the most out of your experience! Through the course of this class we will get to know each other, meet some new and interesting people, interact with other members, and learn about all the exciting things there are to do on this wonderful site! Limit of 10 students. 8 week course Instructor: A.J. Lyle NaNoWriMo & The 30-Day Novel UPDATED FOR 2012 Open to National Novel Writing Month participatants and all other budding novelists. NaNoWriMo & The 30-Day Novel focuses on laying the building blocks for your next (or your first) novel. It is also designed to give participants in National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo) the planning, skills, and encouragement to successfully write the first draft of a 50,000 word novel in the thirty days of November. The first part of the course centers on valuable writers' resources, methods of gaining inspiration in our writing, and blending fresh inspiration with basic writing tools for enriching plot, developing strong characters, writing believable dialogue, creating lush settings, and polishing and honing writing style and craftsmanship. The second part explores a variety of methods and tools to break up writer's block and help keep it away, as well as establishing, and sticking to, daily writing schedules and commitments. Each week there will be a discussion, a journal entry or exercise, and a writing assignment due. Please Note: Participation in class discussions is mandatory. If you are not comfortable doing so, or do not have the time, please do not sign up for this class. For additional information on the class and National Novel Writing Month please contact course instructor. Course size: 10 No waiting list available. Instructor: Katzendragonz The following courses are not currently offered. Their return is undetermined. Tuesday Morning Cantos This class is perfect for the serious student interested in exploring the creative world of poetry. Both novice poets and those established in the genre will benefit from this course.  Whether you are already well versed in the genre, or unfamiliar with poetry's various components and forms, your copious poetry skills will grow. The format is designed to stimulate and improve your current skill level in the poetry genre. 8 week course Instructor: NOVAcatmando  Stocking the Tool Box for Poets (Basic Poetry Course) This is a eight-lesson workshop covering the basic elements of imagery, structure, and rhythm that every poet should understand to compose effective poetry. It is designed for beginners, but can also be a helpful refresher course for experienced poets. This workshop will help you transform your experiences, pathos, humor, and insights into poetry that will evoke distinct reactions from your readers. Through a stimulating mix of one-on-one instruction, hands-on writing assignments, and constructive feedback from your teacher and peers, you will learn to blend theme, imagery, rhythm and form into a powerful means of expression. We hope you'll have fun in the process. 8 week course Instructor: Dave For more information on who we are and how we came to be New Horizons Academy
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