In Blueprints for Language, we play with language. As we bring together students from more than 50 schools, we begin at the beginning, examining how we frame our thoughts out loud and on paper. In class discussions, we tap into your different perspectives and knowledge, embracing your diverse backgrounds and finding commonalities. As we dig into poems, song lyrics, myths, stories, and novels, our conversations toggle between concrete evidence and abstract concepts. We develop your skills in reading as writers and in writing as readers, noticing word choices and playing with phrases as grammatical blueprints for expression, and we treat grammar structures as a set of artistic tools for crafting sensory details in our writing.