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  • 76 245: Shakespeare: Histories and Tragedies

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    We will be reading eight plays ? three histories from early in Shakespeare's career and five tragedies from later ? and some essays on tragic drama. We will try to see these plays: 1) in relation to the culture for which they were written and which they helped shape ? the newly established public theater in London, prevailing notions about social class and gender, Puritan attacks on play-going, and the like, and 2) in terms of "what's in it for us" ? how current audiences and readers can enjoy and interpret these plays. We will be considering what the plays have to say about the authoritative institutions and discourses of their time, and how they address us now that those institutions and discourses have been replaced by others. Students will be required to attend and participate regularly, submit brief responses in class from time to time, write three prepared essays, and take a final exam.
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  • 76 246: Renaissance Studies

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Summer 2011: Ever wonder what makes Shakespeare a persistent figure in English literature? This course is designed to provide exposure several of the most persistently popular Shakespeare plays across the genres: tragedies, comedies, histories, and romances. We will consider the plays from several angles. First, from the view of aesthetic appreciation of the language and form of the plays; second, from an examination of the construction of Shakespeare, the author, and his preservation in the canon and problems and contributions of collaboration and print culture; third, from a critical approach that considers interpretations that challenge our aesthetic appreciation of the plays. At the close of the course, students will be able to talk about Shakespeare and his works with a greater awareness of the complexity of the plays and the major theoretical debates that concern them.
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  • 76 247: Shakespeare: Comedies and Romances

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Would coming to college and not studying Shakespeare seem like going to the Sistine Chapel and not looking up? Fear not, there's still time for an introductory course like this one on ?the Bard.? Our reading list will include famous and exuberant plays such as A Midsummer Night's Dream, As You Like It, The Merchant of Venice, Twelfth Night, Measure for Measure, Pericles, Cymbeline, The Winter's Tale, and The Tempest. Othello, a tragedy, will help us give focused attention to questions of genre by way of counterpoint. Plots, jokes, conventions, and contexts?we?ll discuss them all. Students at the end of the course should expect to have a good grounding in the language, themes, and characters of Shakespearean comedy and romance?it?ll come in handy sometime, surely?and perhaps more importantly be equipped to think carefully about Shakespeare's plays in relation to poetics, history, politics, and genre. In addition to regular short writing exercises of varying types, assignments will include one close reading paper, a longer research paper, and performance of a scene.
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  • 76 260: Survey of Forms: Fiction

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Spring 2011 Section A: This is an introduction to the reading and writing of fiction designed as the first in a sequence of courses for creative writing majors and also as a general course for students wanting some experience in creative writing. Writing exercises will be devoted to such aspects of fiction as description, characterization, and narration, and to the writing of scenes and stories. In the second half of the course, students write a full short story of 10-12 pages due two weeks before the end of the term. These are distributed to the class, discussed, and revised. Spring 2011 Section B: This is an introduction to the reading and writing of fiction designed as the first in a sequence of courses for creative writing majors and also as a general course for students wanting some experience in creative writing. Character development and the creation of scenes will be the principal goals in the writing of a short story or stories during the course of the semester--to a minimum of 15 pages. Revisions will be important and reading assignments will illustrate the different elements of fiction reviewed and practiced. A journal is required and two quizzes on the reading material. Fall 2010 Section A: This is an introduction to the reading and writing of fiction designed as the first in a sequence of courses for creative writing majors and also as a general course for students wanting some experience in creative writing. Writing exercises will be devoted to such aspects of fiction as description, characterization, and narration, and to the writing of scenes and stories. In the second half of the course, students write a full short story of around 10-12 pages due two weeks before the end of the term. These are distributed to the class, discussed, and revised.
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  • 76 262: Survey of Forms: Nonfiction

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    According to The National Endowment for the Arts, creative nonfiction is ?factual prose that is also literary.? Memoir, the essay, and literary journalism are just three kinds of writing that fit into this very broad, very vital genre. While creative nonfiction often borrows techniques from fiction, such as narrative, scene, dialogue, and point of view, creative nonfiction is based on actual events, characters and places. What distinguishes creative nonfiction from journalism is that it conveys more than bare-bones facts and that language, analysis and narrative voice are integral parts of each piece. In this course, students will have the chance to read widely within the genre. Exercises and writing assignments will give students the chance to write their own pieces, so that by the end of the semester, everyone will have written four different kinds of creative nonfiction.
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  • 76 265: Survey of Forms: Poetry

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    This course is designed to familiarize students with the elements of poetic craft through actively studying and practicing a range of poetic forms. Class will involve presentations and essays as well as some workshopping of the poems students write in these forms. Near the end of the semester, students are required to submit a portfolio of "formal" poems they've written during the course.
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  • 76 269: Survey of Forms: Screenwriting

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    It is not so difficult to learn the format or even to master the style of the screenplay?the challenge lies in writing image-driven stories with believable dialogue, vivid characters, and a coherent, well-structured plot. To that end, students will view short and feature-length films, paying special attention to such fundamentals as character development and story structure. Students will read screenplays to see how scripts provide the blueprints for the final product, and write analytical papers. To gain experience and confidence, students will work on a number of exercises that will lead them toward producing a polished short screenplay by the end of the semester.
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  • 76 270: Writing for the Professions

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Writing in the Professions is a writing course specifically designed for juniors and seniors in all majors other than English. The course is appropriate for upper-level students in all CMU colleges, has no writing prerequisites, and assumes that you may not have had much college-level writing instruction past your freshman year. The basic idea of the course is to give you experience in developing the writing skills you will be expected to have as you make the transition from student to professional. The course will cover resume writing, proposal writing, writing instructions, the difference between writing for general and specific audiences, and analysis of visual aids in various texts. The course requires that students work both independently and in groups.
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  • 76 271: Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Non-majors: Please see listing for 76-270 Writing for the Professions, a closely related course designed for and open to non-majors. Introduction to Professional and Technical Writing is designed specifically for declared majors in Professional or Technical Writing. The main work of the course is a series of five situation-based writing assignments spread over three broad and often overlapping areas - business/professional writing, media writing, and technical writing. Typical assignments include resumes, instructions, proposals, and adaptations of specialized information for non-expert audiences. At least one of the assignments will be a group project. As a final project, you?ll create a portfolio of polished writing samples that you can use in applying for internships and employment. The range of assignments in the course is designed to give you experience with a variety of writing situations that professional writers frequently encounter. The assignments also reflect options for specialization that you may wish to pursue in future coursework and in your career as a professional writer. As you work through the assignments, you should learn both current conventions for the kinds of writing you?ll be doing and a broadly applicable procedure for analyzing novel situations and adapting conventional forms (and creating new ones) to meet the unique demands of each new situation and task.
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  • 76 272: Language in Design

    9.00 Credits
    Carnegie Mellon University

    Language in design is a professional communications course for designers. During your career as a designer, you will be expected to produce written documents to supplement and accompany your design processes and solutions. In this course, you will learn the conventions associated with the types of writing that designers most often have to produce on the job, such as proposals, memos, and reports. Additionally, you will prepare a job packet (including a resume, a cover letter, and a portfolio) that you can use as you begin your job search. You will also refine your ability to talk about your projects to both expert and non-expert audiences. Ultimately, this course aims to prepare you for the professional communications situations that you will encounter in your design career. Enrollment is limited to majors from the School of Design.
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