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Creative Writing: Nonfiction

General

Prefix

ENGL

Course Number

341

Course Level

Undergraduate

Department/Unit(s)

College/School

College of Liberal Arts

Description

Principles, practices and purposes of nonfiction creative writing, including focused reading and analysis of relevant nonfiction prose.

Prerequisites

Credits

Min

4

Max

4

Repeatable

No

Goals and Diversity

MN Goal Course

No

Cultural Diversity

No

Learning Outcomes

Outcome

Develop a working knowledge of representative texts and writers within the genre.

Outcome

Develop a working knowledge of the vocabulary of craft, including the effective use of significant/concrete detail, scene, dialogue, narrative, reflection, structure and figurative language.

Outcome

Evaluate and analyze texts within the genre.

Outcome

Produce, revise, and rewrite their own work in the genre.

Outcome

Evaluate, consider, and respond to the work of their peers in group workshop.

Outcome

Consider the complex issues of memory and truth in creative nonfiction.

Outcome

Assess their own progress and writing process as writers within the genre.

Course Outline

Course Outline

Analysis of readings representative of nonfiction genres. 30% The nature of form: theory and analysis. 25% Effective and ethical peer review. 10% How to generate a portfolio of creative work. 15% Digital media and cultural influence, current innovations in form. 20%

Dependencies

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