ENGL 2033 - Creative Writing II

Description
Designed to build on the fundamental techniques of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction learned in Creative Writing I. Students may continue working on material developed in the first semester course and generate new material in Fiction, Poetry, and Creative Nonfiction. Students will continue to craft original works through workshop, revision, and possibly instructor consultation.

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

Co-Requisite
N/A

Cross Listed Course
N/A

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
Fall, Spring

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students completing this course will be able to:

Generate creative writing projects in both prose and verse.
Demonstrate techniques, styles, and forms for creative writing.
Employ a variety of craft techniques in creative works.
Participate constructively in a workshop environment.
Apply peer/instructor feedback and revision strategies to significantly revise subsequent drafts.
Analyze structures and techniques used in published fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction.

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 employ active reading strategies to extract and construct meaning and educational value from texts and media.

Standard Practices
Topics List

Workshop environment;
reading like a writer;
elements of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction;
revisions of stories,
poems, and essays; and
performance (reading aloud) of written work.

Learning Activities

Peer review, workshop, writing exercises, revision

Assessments

Final Portfolio

Grading guidelines

Instructors should assess proficiency with craft elements, sentence-level writing, and revision (writing process).