ENGO 3020 - INTRO WRIT CREAT PROSE:FIC/NON

Institution:

Robert Morris University

Subject:

English

Description:

This course will prepare the student to produce written work that is professional, publishable, and accessible to general readers. Students will learn the rules and strategies for creative storytelling and effective communication, writing work that is grammatically and stylistically correct and that meets the varied criteria for professional work in several different formats. In preparation, students will read and analyze a variety of content---delivery media for style and structure; required examples will be made available to students and represent both classic and contemporary writing in media such as magazines, books, and visual---format works. For each weekly class students will produce written assignments in these formats (or take a quiz) as well as discuss related topics. The course goals are for students to: A) be able to write effective and stylistically correct fiction and nonfiction; B) become creative storytellers and persuasive essayists; and C) produce professional---quality, publishable work that is marketable to a wide variety of media with a general appeal.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.rmu.edu

Phone Number:

(800) 762-0097

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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