ENGL 10302 - Introductory Creative Writing

Introduction to the art of creative writing. Short assignments, independent work, and classroom discussion of the fundamentals of writing in several genres, including poetry and fiction.

Preparation for Course
P: Placement at or above ENGL 13100 (or Equivalent).

Cr. 3.
Notes
Indiana Core Transfer Library course.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the creative process using vocabulary related to each major genre studied in the course: poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction.
2. Create a work of personal expression using applicable skills shown in the final production of poems, a fiction piece, and a creative nonfiction piece.
3. Articulate and evaluate their own work by writing formal reflections and informal reflections. A student will also be able to articulate and evaluate others’ creative expression through analysis and peer review.
4. Fulfill these outcomes from 1.1 : A student will produce texts that use appropriate formats and genre conventions while controlling tone, style, grammar, and spelling (in poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction).
5. Understand free-writing, multiple drafts, peer review, and reflection, a student will understand writing as a social process.
6. Learn to compose texts that show appropriate rhetorical choices based on their attention to their own purpose, their audience, genre, and conventions.