Make Your Own Packet
Print Your Materials at Home
No physical handouts are distributed in class — everything you need is right here on this site. Use the steps below to make your own printed packet in Microsoft Word.
How to Copy a Section into Word
- Find the section you want. Use the navigation bar at the top of this page — for example, click Syllabus, Sessions, Reading Companion, or Glossary.
- Highlight the text. Click and hold at the start of the section, then drag down to the end. The text will be highlighted in blue. Release the mouse.
- Copy it. Press Ctrl + C on Windows, or ⌘ + C on a Mac.
- Open Word. Start a new blank document.
- Paste. Press Ctrl + V on Windows, or ⌘ + V on a Mac. The text will appear in your document.
- Optional — paste as plain text. If you want to drop the colors and fonts and use Word’s own formatting, after pasting click the small clipboard icon that appears and choose Keep Text Only. Or paste directly with Ctrl + Shift + V (Windows) / ⌘ + Shift + V (Mac).
- Save and print. Save your document, then print as usual.
What Most Students Print
- The Syllabus — for your binder.
- The Reading Companion — about fifteen pages of supplementary craft material.
- The Literary Terms Glossary — useful at the desk.
- The worksheet inside each session — copy these one at a time, before the relevant Sunday.
A Tip for the Worksheets
After pasting a worksheet into Word, press Enter after each prompt to give yourself two or three blank lines to write on. Or change the line spacing to Double from Word’s Home tab so you have room to answer by hand.
If You Don’t Have Word
Any word processor will do — Google Docs, Apple Pages, LibreOffice Writer. The same copy-paste-print steps apply.