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East Coast - Writer's Workshop

Senior Program (Grades 9 - 12)

Writer's Workshop Session Dates:

July 5 - July 10
July 26 - July 31

Core Program Daily Schedule
Great Books will hold orientation for students each Sunday leading into the session to get to know their pod mates, meet their Program Assistant, and prepare for their first classes.

Eastern Daylight Time	Writer's Workshop Online Monday - Friday
8:30 AM	Camp Event: Poetry Cup
9:00 AM	Craft Seminar
10:30 AM	Writing Track
12:30 PM	Lunch Break
6:00 PM	Academic Mentoring & Hangout
7:00 PM	Panel/Guest Speaker/Open Mic/Games

Afternoon Specialty Course Selections by Week

Want more? Add these afternoon sessions to your core program or purchase the separately. $250 when added to a core program or $295 sold separately (plus one time registration fee.) These optional programs give you the option to add time and diversity to your summer program. Choose one or more and create your own unique summer experience.

EDT	Specialty Courses: Monday - Friday
1:00 PM	SPECIALTY COURSES: (Choose one of the following)
3:00 PM	SPECIALTY COURSES: (Choose one of the following)

For Specialty Course Descriptions, click here.

See Specialty Course selections by week below.

July 5 - July 10
July 26 - July 31

Week of July 5:

Choices for 1:00 PM Classes

Music: Acapella App Voice and Instrument Layering Muisc Videos
Writing: Surrealist Research
Public Speaking: Building an Anecdotal Speech

Choices for 3:00 PM Classes

Art: Portrait Drawing
Theater: Unpacking Shakespeare's Text
Writing: Rumor Poetrics

Week of July 26

Choices for 1:00 PM Classes

Other: Debating
Theater: Tell your Story! Using Archetypes and Myth to Create Autobiographical Adaptations
Other: Political Fiction, and Fictional Politics

Choices for 3:00 PM Classes

Art: Mixed-Media Blackout Drawing
Writing: The Stories of the Brothers Grimm

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2020 Senior Programs

East Coast Senior Program Writer’s Workshop East Coast Senior Program West Coast Senior Program Writer’s Workshop West Coast Senior Program Europe/UK Senior Program Asia Senior Program

Online Learning Students Love!

Online Learning Students Love!

Deep discussion, debate, and critical thinking.

Hear students share what they love about the Great Books Summer Program and Great Books Online! Following our 20-year history of success, our new online program is in a class of its own, with programs for literary exploration and Writer's Workshops too.

2020 Intermediate Programs

East Coast Intermediate Program Writer’s Workshop East Coast Intermediate Program West Coast Intermediate Program West Coast Writer’s Workshop Intermediate Program Europe/UK Intermediate Program Asia Intermediate