ENGL 2025 - Creative Writing: Popular Publications

Institution:

Century College - Minnesota

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Description:

This creative writing class intended for all students covers the study and practice of various forms of writing for popular publications including personality profiles, event stories, and opinion pieces. Writing suitable for publication in popular newspapers, magazines, journals, and electronic media is emphasized. This type of writing is fundamental to the free exchange of ideas in society, a necessary mechanism for understanding a variety of viewpoints required by well-informed citizens. Because creative writing involves both creativity and scholarship, coursework includes critical analysis of student and published writing; forming aesthetic judgments about popular publication writing; writing and revising stories; form and technique in popular publication writing; and responding to the creative work of classmates in a writing community. Prerequisite(s): Course placement into college-level English and Reading OR completion of ENGL 0950 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of RDNG 0940 with a grade of C or higher and qualifying English Placement Exam OR completion of RDNG 0950 with a grade of C or higher and ENGL 0090 with a grade of C or higher OR completion of ESOL 0051 with a grade of C or higher and ESOL 0052 with a grade of C or higher. Recommendation: ENGL 1020 with a grade of C or higher OR ENGL 1021 with a grade of C or higher.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.century.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 770-3200

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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