Advanced High School Creative Writing
Open-and-go, 44-page PDF and print-friendly full creative writing curriculum for advanced high school age students!
Too many writing programs are long on lecture and short on results.
They ask students to copy, memorize, and repeat—but not to create.
And when kids don’t get to actually write, they don’t grow as writers.
At WordPlay Writing Co., we believe the best way to become a better writer…is to write.
That’s why our downloadable, open-and-go creative writing curricula are built around output— short, focused lessons that get out of the way so students can get to work.
How It Works
Each week, your student will:
Read a short, engaging lesson (no long lectures!)
Try a creative activity to explore the week’s skill
Write a story or scene based on that week’s prompt
Build their writing muscles without peer editing, pressure, or perfectionism
In 12 weeks, your teen will have:
A collection of original stories they’re proud of
A stronger grasp of narrative structure and technique
More confidence in their voice as a writer
The foundation to keep writing and growing
Open-and-go, 44-page PDF and print-friendly full creative writing curriculum for advanced high school age students!
Too many writing programs are long on lecture and short on results.
They ask students to copy, memorize, and repeat—but not to create.
And when kids don’t get to actually write, they don’t grow as writers.
At WordPlay Writing Co., we believe the best way to become a better writer…is to write.
That’s why our downloadable, open-and-go creative writing curricula are built around output— short, focused lessons that get out of the way so students can get to work.
How It Works
Each week, your student will:
Read a short, engaging lesson (no long lectures!)
Try a creative activity to explore the week’s skill
Write a story or scene based on that week’s prompt
Build their writing muscles without peer editing, pressure, or perfectionism
In 12 weeks, your teen will have:
A collection of original stories they’re proud of
A stronger grasp of narrative structure and technique
More confidence in their voice as a writer
The foundation to keep writing and growing
Open-and-go, 44-page PDF and print-friendly full creative writing curriculum for advanced high school age students!
Too many writing programs are long on lecture and short on results.
They ask students to copy, memorize, and repeat—but not to create.
And when kids don’t get to actually write, they don’t grow as writers.
At WordPlay Writing Co., we believe the best way to become a better writer…is to write.
That’s why our downloadable, open-and-go creative writing curricula are built around output— short, focused lessons that get out of the way so students can get to work.
How It Works
Each week, your student will:
Read a short, engaging lesson (no long lectures!)
Try a creative activity to explore the week’s skill
Write a story or scene based on that week’s prompt
Build their writing muscles without peer editing, pressure, or perfectionism
In 12 weeks, your teen will have:
A collection of original stories they’re proud of
A stronger grasp of narrative structure and technique
More confidence in their voice as a writer
The foundation to keep writing and growing
Preview the Material
Weekly Breakdown
Week 1 – Writing Identity and Intent
Students explore their unique writing voice, style, and purpose by reflecting on genre, structure, and recurring creative themes.
Week 2 – Reinventing Your Own Work
Students learn to radically revise, reimagining tone, perspective, or genre to reshape older drafts into stronger, more intentional pieces.
Week 3 – Crafting Standalone Scenes
Students discover how to write scenes that function independently—each with its own arc, emotional shift, and narrative momentum.
Week 4 – Breaking Form
Students experiment with nontraditional storytelling structures such as lists, letters, second person, stage directions, or white space to create bold, original pieces.
Week 5 – Symbolism and Concrete Detail
Students learn how to use specific objects, locations, or repeated imagery to add depth, emotion, and theme to their writing.
Week 6 – Metafiction and Story Awareness
Students explore stories that know they’re stories—using narrators who break the fourth wall, reflect on fiction, or challenge narrative rules.
Week 7 – Writing Relationship Shifts
Students examine emotional turning points in relationships—romantic, familial, or platonic—and how these shifts shape character and plot.
Week 8 – Writing Intimacy Without Romance
Students learn to portray closeness, vulnerability, and trust in non-romantic relationships, creating emotionally rich scenes beyond clichés.
Week 9 – Precision and Power: The Final Line Edit
Students practice editing at the sentence level, improving rhythm, clarity, tone, and emotional impact through precise revision.
Week 10 – Final Project Planning
Students design the blueprint for their final piece, planning structure, tone, theme, and pacing to guide a full-length story or experimental work.
Week 11 – Final Drafting Time
Students write a complete, polished story that showcases their voice, technique, and growth—crafted with purpose and creativity.
Week 12 – Reflection and Release
Students reflect on their progress, evaluate their creative growth, and define the stories they want to write next.