ENGL 20302 - Creative Writing - Fiction

This class will emphasize the practice and development of fiction writing. This class introduces you to forms and techniques that will help you begin to process fiction writing, which will enable you to understand the origin of your own fiction writing processes. We will read fiction and write fiction, all the while reading, commenting, and discussing the writing of peers, as well as the writing from our readings and handouts. You will develop skills to deepen your understanding on reading and discussing contemporary fiction: the characters, setting, plot, and the technique. You will also deepen your understanding of how to write contemporary fiction by demonstrating your abilities through your own writing.

Preparation for Course
P: ENGL 13100 (or equivalent).

Cr. 3.
Notes
May be repeated for credit for a maximum of 6 credit hours.
Student Learning Outcomes
1. Understand the creative process using vocabulary related to each major genre studied in the course: fiction and/or creative nonfiction.
2. Create a work of personal expression using applicable skills shown in the final production of a fictional 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.
5. Learn to compose texts that show appropriate rhetorical choices based on their attention to their own purpose, their audience, genre, and conventions.
6. Recognize and describe humanistic, historical, or artistic works or problems and patterns of the human experience.
7. Analyze the concepts and principles of various types of humanistic or artistic expression.
8. Create, interpret, or reinterpret artistic and/or humanistic works through performance or criticism.
9. Analyze diverse narratives and evidence in order to explore the complexity of human.