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ENG 221 - Creative Writing

Credits: 3
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0
Practicum Hours: 0
Work Experience: 0
Course Type: General
An introduction to the techniques of writing poetry and fiction. Students will read the works of professional writers and apply the principles of imaginative writing to their own work.
Competencies
  1. Develop critical reading and writing skills 
    1. Identify literary elements in creative writing 
    2. Demonstrate active reading and rereading for the purpose of creative writing
    3. Apply reading of student and/or published texts to the act creative writing
  2. Examine various approaches to crafting creative works 
    1. Comprehend creative writing techniques in multiple genres 
    2. Determine the purpose and effect of creative writing techniques
  3. Compose original creative works in multiple genres
    1. Demonstrate effective creative writing process
    2. Construct multiple creative texts 
    3. Incorporate various creative writing approaches, such as plot, meter, point of view, etc.
  4. Critique original student writing as part of the creative process
    1. Demonstrate awareness of craft elements in a peer’s writing
    2. Assess effectiveness use of techniques in a peer’s work 
    3. Synthesize critiques as an avenue to revision 
  5. Revise one’s own work for the purpose of substantial development
    1. Review the use of creative techniques applied to individual written work
    2. Develop multiple drafts of creative works
  6. Evaluate the role of diverse creative writing communities
    1. Identify creative writing communities that represent diverse cultures 
    2. Establish a participatory relationship with one or more literary or creative writing communities, such as literary publications, writing groups, public readings, etc.



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