"A lot of people say Literary Arts is overlooked, so what is it really like?"--Zanthe Jones-Gerachis,
7th Grade
Middle School Literary Arts is one of the more overlooked arts at OSA, so what is it really like? Many students who are in the other pathways do not know students who are in Literary Arts and they have no idea what they do.
Each art at OSA has a variety of people with different thoughts and perspectives. But is that how everyone sees it? For Literary Arts specifically, many have said that it is one of the more overlooked arts. Maybe that’s true.
“I imagine it would kind of be like English class–you know, writing all the time and learning about writing. That’s what it seems like,” says Naomi Brack, a seventh grade Fashion Student. However, Lit Arts is not actually like English class. So here's what it’s really about.
We start the class with roll call, as most classes do, and everyone gets to share a one minute or so summary of something interesting or funny. There is always at least one hilarious story during which we all laugh or applaud–but when we start working the room gets really quiet, and the only thing you can hear is typing, the teachers talking to students, or occasional interviews for The Telegraph.
Literary Arts includes lots of different types of writing—from journalism to screenwriting, poetry and fiction.. It's safe to say most of the Literary Arts students’ favorite genre of fiction is horror. Literary Arts stories usually always include a factor of gore or bone-chilling context. You might meet someone in Literary Arts and see them as someone who's possibly a little bit shy or quiet, but still kind, but if you go to a reading–even if it's not halloween themed, it's going to be creepy.
Most of the time we have a split class: one hour for journalism, break, and then fiction.
As for what it's like to write, some of the Lit Arts students say there are hardships, such as writer's block or putting a plot together, but others say that most of the time, it's really fun. “It’s like a world that I was in, though I can't be. Like, imagining things is one thing, but writing it down is another. Writing is a way to share your world with other people, and they can learn who you are and what you like through your writing,” says Mackenzie Luna, a seventh grade Literary Arts student.
“We sit in there, in the classroom…and just write. For two hours. Or we do the class talks/lectures with Ms. Amelia, which is really fun,” says Cb Omand, seventh grade Literary Arts student. “I feel like since we are such a small class we’re very tight knit, everybody knows everybody, we are all friendly towards each other. My favorite thing about Lit Arts is that since we are such a small class, the teachers get to help us personally, and…be really great and we all love them. Yeah,” she concluded.
Amelia Whitcomb, Lit Arts teacher says “When I came to visit, thinking about applying, I was really profoundly inspired by the students here,” Whitcomb explains. “Creative writing in general is something that is not very… it's de-emphasized.”
There is your insight to the Literary Arts department, and how important our department means to the students.
Each art at OSA has a variety of people with different thoughts and perspectives. But is that how everyone sees it? For Literary Arts specifically, many have said that it is one of the more overlooked arts. Maybe that’s true.
“I imagine it would kind of be like English class–you know, writing all the time and learning about writing. That’s what it seems like,” says Naomi Brack, a seventh grade Fashion Student. However, Lit Arts is not actually like English class. So here's what it’s really about.
We start the class with roll call, as most classes do, and everyone gets to share a one minute or so summary of something interesting or funny. There is always at least one hilarious story during which we all laugh or applaud–but when we start working the room gets really quiet, and the only thing you can hear is typing, the teachers talking to students, or occasional interviews for The Telegraph.
Literary Arts includes lots of different types of writing—from journalism to screenwriting, poetry and fiction.. It's safe to say most of the Literary Arts students’ favorite genre of fiction is horror. Literary Arts stories usually always include a factor of gore or bone-chilling context. You might meet someone in Literary Arts and see them as someone who's possibly a little bit shy or quiet, but still kind, but if you go to a reading–even if it's not halloween themed, it's going to be creepy.
Most of the time we have a split class: one hour for journalism, break, and then fiction.
As for what it's like to write, some of the Lit Arts students say there are hardships, such as writer's block or putting a plot together, but others say that most of the time, it's really fun. “It’s like a world that I was in, though I can't be. Like, imagining things is one thing, but writing it down is another. Writing is a way to share your world with other people, and they can learn who you are and what you like through your writing,” says Mackenzie Luna, a seventh grade Literary Arts student.
“We sit in there, in the classroom…and just write. For two hours. Or we do the class talks/lectures with Ms. Amelia, which is really fun,” says Cb Omand, seventh grade Literary Arts student. “I feel like since we are such a small class we’re very tight knit, everybody knows everybody, we are all friendly towards each other. My favorite thing about Lit Arts is that since we are such a small class, the teachers get to help us personally, and…be really great and we all love them. Yeah,” she concluded.
Amelia Whitcomb, Lit Arts teacher says “When I came to visit, thinking about applying, I was really profoundly inspired by the students here,” Whitcomb explains. “Creative writing in general is something that is not very… it's de-emphasized.”
There is your insight to the Literary Arts department, and how important our department means to the students.
