Creative Writing
CRWR 240 Introduction to Creative Writing: Nonfiction |
| This course is designed to introduce the genre of creative nonfiction. Students will learn the conventions and techniques of creative nonfiction through guided writing projects. Students will learn strategies for developing narrative, backstory, pacing, and characterization by reading the work of other students and published authors, whose work will serve as models. The reading assignments 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. |
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CRWR 241 Introduction to Creative Writing: Fiction |
| This course is an introduction to the principles and practice of writing, editing, and publishing short fiction. Students will focus on such elements as character, conflict, plot, point of view, setting, theme, dialogue, and tone both through the study of exemplary short fiction and through creating their own short stories that might then be entered in contests or sent off for publication. Students can expect to write two to three stories as well as other exercises such as textual analysis and peer reviews. Workshop discussions may be used along with instructor feedback to guide revision and editing of student work. |
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CRWR 242 Introduction to Creative Writing: Poetry |
| This course is a course in writing poetry. The course will help students: 1) learn the elements of poetry; 2) read poems by well-known poets; 3) develop ability in poetic composition; 4) read and write poems effectively; 5) receive constructive criticism of their writing; 6) learn to be balanced and confident in their critical evaluations of their peers; and 7) gain a better understanding of themselves and others as writers. |
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CRWR 242H Creative Writing: Poetry-Honors |
| This is a course in writing poetry. The course will help students: Learn the elements of poetry and read poems by well-known poets. Develop ability in poetic composition. Read and write poems effectively. Receive constructive criticism of their writing. Learn to be balanced and confident in their critical evaluations of their peers and gain a better understanding of themselves and others as writers. This honors class delves deeper into course topics and requires a high level of student motivation; the pace may be faster than non-honors courses. See www.lanecc.edu/honors for information. Students cannot receive credit for both CRWR 242 and CRWR 242H. |
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