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This course introduces students to invention techniques, and components of fiction, poetry, and literary non-fiction. It will also teach workshop procedures. (3 Credits)
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In this course, students learn to write different forms of poetry and will learn a variety of poetic elements such as image, metaphor, rhythm, rhyme and alliteration. Through readings, students will become familiar with the work of contemporary poets such as Lucille Clifton, Tess Gallagher, and C. K. Williams. Prerequisite: WRIT 1050. (3 Credits)
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Students explore different fiction writing elements such as character development, narrative point of view, setting, and plot. They begin to develop their skills at writing, revising and criticizing works of short fiction through their own creative endeavors and daily participation in the workshop. They will begin to develop, or add to their portfolio of works, while extending their familiarity with works of short fiction writers such as Raymond Carver and John Edgar Wideman, Alice Walker, and Eudora Welty. Prerequisite: WRIT 1050. (3 Credits)
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Students will study and practice writing different forms of literary nonfiction. The course will cover description, scene, summary, point of view, characterization, dialogue and other techniques. Through readings students also will become familiar with the work of contemporary essayists such as James Baldwin, Alice Walker, and Elie Weisel. Prerequisite: WRIT 1050. (3 Credits)
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Dramatic Writing teaches the basics of play and screen writing including dramatic structure, character study, scene and sequence structure, techniques of visual narration, dialogue, adaptation, and language of film. Students will become familiar with contemporary playwrights, screen writers and directors. Prerequisite: WRIT 1050. (3 Credits)
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Usually offered fall and spring semesters. Students gain hands-on experience in publishing. No prerequisite. Permission of the instructor required for 3 hours. Course may be repeated for credit. ( 1,3)
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Topics might include "Style and Technique in Third World Writing,""Autobiography,", "Style and Technique in African American Prose and Poetry," "Poetry Performance," "Novel Writing," "Science Fiction Writing," "Poetry Translation," "LiteratuFilm," "Oral History," "Reported Truth vs Literary Truth," "Biography and Autobiograp"Letters and Letter-Writing," and "Nature Writing." Prerequisite: 2000-level Writing course. (3 Credit
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Seminars will include intensive reading, creative writing and discussion. The course will also entail practice and studies of the form, craft and theory of various genres. Possible topics include, "Women's Poetics - Ancient to Contemporary," "Multicultural Poetic"Problems of Adaptation," "Poetry, Personae, and Author," "Literature and Translation,""Political Poetry." Prerequisite: 2000-level Writing course. (3 Credits)
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Students will propose a special project which will accumulate into a body of creative work suitable for a portfolio for graduate school applications and in some instances for submission to a publisher. Projects might include writing a collection of poems, stories, or essays. Or a student might work on a novel, family history, play, or screenplay. The student may create a diverse body of work. Work will be evaluated by a committee of faculty members, including a chair responsible for directing the student's writing endeavors. Prerequisite: 2000-level Writing course and approval of a thesis director and committee. (3 Credits)
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