ENGL 2423 - Special Topic Creative Writing

Description
Students will understand and explore concepts and issues of theme, form, and motif in literary works by writing creatively. Topics and content will vary from semester to semester.

Pre-Requisite
Completion of ENGL 2023 or ENGL 2033 with a grade greater than or equal to C.

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
On Demand

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students will

Deepen their formal knowledge of the selected genre(s)
Increase their proficiency with language
Critically analyze and respond to creative works
Cultivate creativity

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially free of errors.
Students can read selections at the college level.

Standard Practices
Topics List

Revision / Workshop environment
Critical reflection on genre
Critical and current readings
Critical reflection on theme in course readings
Critical reflection on motif in course readings

Learning Activities

Writing workshops and peer review
Writing exercises
Journaling in response to course readings
Discussion of course readings
Presentations / Readings
Student-led discussion of selected course reading

Assessments

Can be any of the following:

Writing journals
Weekly homework assignments designed to help students explore, identify, and practice formal or thematic elements
Critical Reviews
Original essays, poems, or stories
Final portfolio

Grading guidelines

Instructors should assess critical understanding of genre / formal or thematic elements, proficiency with craft elements, sentence-level writing, and revision (writing process).