• Develops literacy, vocabulary!
• Fun, hands-on, creative holiday activity!
• Develops writing skills!
• Teaches essential creative writing concepts!
• Teaches history, geography, the reason behind the holiday!
• Develops critical thinking skills!
• Develops study in a self-determined manner!
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Like all our History / Creative Writing holiday electives, our Christmas course does several things. First, it introduces the student to the history of the holiday in ways that help make it pertinent to the student today. Then, the course leads the student through the steps to authoring two original short stories about the holiday.

The student learns about many of the important elements of creative writing, including plotting, character development, and conflict. The student presents his stories in a public reading toward the end of the course. A creative way to celebrate the holiday while developing the student's understanding of it, and his or her creativity and understanding of writing. All this, and we provide a lengthy list of films and books one may read or watch to help celebrate the holiday.

At the end of the course, there's even a free short story by the award-winning author of the course, meant to be read aloud for the holidays!