responsible for various school publications and events. Many writers are also a part of the yearbook staff. Every year, under faculty supervision, the creative writing majors get together to put on their own show, the Writers' Cafe, an expose where many creative writing students perform original pieces they have authored, ranging from simple poetry reading to dramatic performance art. Course syllabus Screenwriting Students write movie scripts based on original ideas and concepts and learn the basics of writing for the "Big Screen." Poetry I+II This course uses personal reflections in developing individual poetic style. Fiction I+II Writers gain experience in fiction through reading and writing short stories in Fiction I and II. Nonfiction I+II These courses explore the creative aspects of essay writing. Freshmen writers take Nonfiction I and senior writers take Nonfiction II. Journalism In Journalism I students write editorials, news and feature articles and even write their own newspapers. Memoir Students are tasked with writing chapter by chapter accounts of their lives, as well as reading memoirs by published authors, in order to gain a deeper understanding of themselves. Playwriting Students learn to write original scripts for plays. Dance The CAPA Dance Department instructs their students in different levels of Ballet, Modern, Jazz, Tap, Hip-Hop, and Flamenco. Dance majors perform annually in the Thanksgiving Day Parade as well as the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C. Instrumental music The CAPA Instrumental Department encompasses a wide variety of performances and ensembles, including concert band, orchestra, and string ensembles, Jazz ensemble and a number of smaller groups. Students participate in these ensembles on a daily basis and are also instructed in such topics as music theory, composition and improvisation. CAPA students are integral members of the All-Philadelphia High School music ensembles and have participated in the Pennsylvania Music Educators Association ensemble program at the district, regional and all-state levels. Graduates of the CAPA instrumental program have attended some of America's finest colleges, universities and conservatories, including the Juilliard School, Curtis Institute, the Peabody Conservatory, Oberlin Conservatory of Music and the New England Conservatory of Music. The instrumentalists have taken trips to play all over the tri-state area from Harrisburg to Atlantic City. The CAPA concert band has also recorded their own CD entitled Superlative. Ensembles Orchestra Full symphony orchestra's repertoire includes a vast library of classical music along with arrangements of more modern pieces. A smaller iteration of the