WRITING 241,242,243 - Introduction to Imaginative Writing

Institution:

Umpqua Community College

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Description:

WR 241: An introduction to fiction writing. Students will learn the elements of writing fiction (plot, character, setting, point-of-view, symbolism, and theme). Class activities will include writing exercises, lectures (often by guest writers), writing workshops, and publications. Prerequisite: Wr 121, 122 or permission of instructor. WR 242: An introduction to writing poetry. Students will learn the elements of poetry, including forms and structures, images, tones, figures of speech, and the music of poetry. Class activities will include writing exercises, workshops, lectures (by the instructor and guest writers) and discussion of the work of published poets. Prerequisite: Wr 121, 122 or permission of instructor. WR 243: A second-level course for students with experience writing stories or poems who are ready to publish work. Course activities will be similar to WR 241 and WR 242 with the addition of activities relating to submitting work for publication, presenting readings of student work for the public, and creating a literary publication of student work and, perhaps, work submitted by others, outside the class. Prerequisite: Wr 121, 122, and 241 or permission of instructor

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umpqua.edu/

Phone Number:

(541) 440-4600

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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