WR 240 - Creative Nonfiction |
Prerequisite: A passing grade of (C- or better) in WR121 or a passing score on the English department's waiver exam or waived based on instructor's evaluation of student writing. This course is designed to introduce students to the genre of Creative Nonfiction, in which they will learn the conventions and techniques of the genre through guided creative writing projects. Students will learn narrative, backstory, pacing, and characterization by reading the work of other students and published authors, whose work will serve as models. The readings will include various modes of the genre, such as autobiography/memoir, personal essay, nature and/or science writing, and literary journalism. Students will produce, workshop, and present their own works of creative nonfiction in class.
4.000 Credit hours 40.000 TO 48.000 Lecture hours Syllabus Available Levels: Credit Schedule Types: Lecture Arts & Humanities Division Writing/Literature Department Course Attributes: Tuition, Arts and Letters |