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3.00 Credits
A course which strengthens techniques of description, characterization, narration, exposition, pacing, imagery, and diction. Students are encouraged to develop independence in seeing options and making creative decisions. Each student works at development of his or her own "voice". Manuscripts are evaluated by a published fiction writer. Students read and react to each other's work. 3 semester hours
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A course which develops mature concepts about the nature of "poetry" and its relation to prose. Techniques of imagery, diction, tone, and organization are developed in relation to each student's style and thematic directions. Students learn how to develop and control the emotional impact of the poem. Students read and react to each other's work. This course is usually offered to one or a few students by arrangement. 3 semester hours
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A course taught by published writers of children's literature. Course improves basic techniques in fiction and poetry (see descriptions for other creative writing courses) but focuses on specifications for various younger age groups. Students learn publisher guidelines for each age level as well as what kinds of pieces publishers prefer. Formats and conventions are examined. Problems in maintaining racial, ethnic, and religious fairness are examined. Available markets are surveyed. Students read and react to each other's work. 3 semester hours
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Oral history constitutes the accounts of personal and public events as told by ordinary people. Students learn how to interview ordinary people, how to assemble the history of major events as seen through the eyes of ordinary people and how to analyze literature based on oral histories. Students are guided in using oral history as a basis for their own nonfiction writing. Books by Studs Terkel, Alex Kotlowitz, James McBride and plays by Anna Deavere Smith are used. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status or permission of instructor. 3 semester hours or 5 quarter hours
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3.00 Credits
A course which examines the age-old question of "What works?" from an historical perspective. Students are introduced to classical and modern theories of rhetorical effectiveness and literary analysis. Course also offers an overview of accepted and experimental methods to improve writing skills. Weekly exercises apply various theories and methods. Students become familiar with the vocabulary of rhetoric, old and recent. 3 semester hours
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1.00 Credits
The Professional Writer: Markets, Materials, Methods I, II, and III A course dealing with the practical side of professional writing: career opportunities for the staff writer and publishing opportunities for the free-lancer. Students learn manuscript forms, survey available markets, discuss where professional writers get their "ideas" from, etc. Course also covers pay scales for writers, copyright laws, liability laws, and income tax tips.This course is usually offered in modules of one semester hour each in fall, winter, spring. LAE512A, LAE512B, LAE512C.
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3.00 Credits
A course which examines the design of feature stories for newspapers and magazines and the style-range possibilities. Interviewing skills are a primary focus. Assignments include news-features, profiles, and personal experience essays, among others. Students learn the standard organizational format for magazine features ("the magazine formula") and alternatives. Students are introduced to the idea processes which generate concepts for stories. 3 semester hours
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A course in the special techniques and format of writing the narrative film, with emphasis on dramatic structure, character development, creating visual metaphors and orchestrating these elements around a coherent dramatic question or premise. Viewing and reading of noteworthy screenplays is combined with the development of an original screenplay idea and the execution of a portion of that screenplay into proper format. Prerequisite(s): Graduate status or permission of the instructor. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
A flexible course designed to meet the career goals of students in the Written Communication program. The course teaches strategies for writing complex, specialized or industry-specific information in a clear and effective manner. Students learn how to analyze and adjust levels of prose complexity, how formatting can enhance communication and how to address readers of differing levels of expertise and interest. Some assignments allow students to use actual projects from their own workplaces. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the ways in which writers tell stories, both fictional and otherwise. Attention will be paid to the various types of first- and third-person narrative techniques, the use of chronology and alternate time schemes, the cross-cut and the subplot. Primarily a reading course for students in the M.S. in Written Communications program. 3 semester hours
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