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ENG 263 - Introduction to Creative Writing


Description:
An introduction to the creative writing genres: poetry, fiction, screenwriting, and creative nonfiction. Examines the rhetorical forms and expectations of each in a workshop format.

Prerequisites:
Prerequisites: ENG 101 and ENG 102 or equivalents.

Credits: (5)

Learner Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

  • Demonstrate knowledge of the conventions that govern creative nonfiction, what its expectations are, how professional writers have manipulated the genre.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the conventions that govern fiction, what its expectations are, how professional writers have manipulated the genre, the uses of dialogue, exposition, flashbacks, plot, and character.
  • Learn about the conventions of poetry, some of the current strategies (confessional, imagist, formal, postmodern, etc.), its forms, the persona poem, etc.
  • Complete and submit a portfolio of revised work that demonstrates their repertoire of creative writing skills. 
  • Critique each other’s writing productively in workshop settings, attending to the elements of form, tone, and language introduced and modeled by the instructor.
  • Learn about the conventions of play and screenwriting.



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