Intermediate High School Creative Writing
Open-and-go, 46-page PDF and print-friendly full creative writing curriculum for intermediate 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 twelve 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, 46-page PDF and print-friendly full creative writing curriculum for intermediate 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 twelve 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, 46-page PDF and print-friendly full creative writing curriculum for intermediate 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 twelve 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 – Literary Devices
Students learn how foreshadowing, irony, and motif shape a story’s meaning and create emotional impact through structure and symbolism.
Week 2 – Moral Gray Areas
Students explore morally complex characters who make questionable decisions, discovering how ambiguity makes fiction more realistic and compelling.
Week 3 – POV Shifts and Experiments
Students experiment with second person, shifting perspectives, and unreliable narrators to explore how point of view affects reader perception.
Week 4 – The Art of Juxtaposition
Students learn how contrasting tones, images, or ideas can heighten emotion, deepen meaning, and create memorable tension within a story.
Week 5 – Tightening Pacing and Building Suspense
Students study how sentence length, paragraphing, and detail control the pace of a scene and how to build momentum and tension effectively.
Week 6 – Writing Relationships
Students explore how character dynamics—friendship, romance, rivalry, family—drive story arcs and heighten emotional stakes.
Week 7 – Dialogue Without Tags
Students practice writing dialogue that doesn’t rely on “he said/she said,” instead using voice, pacing, and action to reveal who’s speaking.
Week 8 – Rhythm and Flow in Editing
Students learn how to revise for sentence variety, clarity, and flow—strengthening voice and improving emotional pacing.
Week 9 – Exploring Form: Flash, Vignette, Snapshot
Students explore powerful short forms that don’t follow traditional plot structure but still capture emotion, imagery, or transformation.
Week 10 – Writing the Silent Moment
Students discover how silence, gestures, and internal thoughts can deliver some of the most powerful emotional beats in a story.
Week 11 – Final Story Draft
Students bring everything together in a full-length story that demonstrates voice, structure, emotional resonance, and craft.
Week 12 – Revision and Reflection
Students reflect on their growth and process as writers, revising with intention and identifying the techniques that matter most to them.