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Updated: 09/30/2008 08:40:19

CREATIVE WRITING

CLASSROOM

5 - 1/2 Week Session May 27 - July 2

DISTANCE LEARNING

9 Week Session May 27 - July 27


11 Week Session May 27 - August 12

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ENGL 2307 Creative Writing
Instruction in literary writing: prose, poetry, screenwriting and drama. Topics may vary. Possible markets for creative writing to be discussed. Screenwriting--Students study and analyze the process of writing for film by examining story concept, theme, characterization, structure, and script formatting, and by creating synopses and treatments. Students write a screenplay. Play Writing--Students study and analyze the structure of different styles and movements of theater and how it differs from film and other genres of the written word. Students edit and critique plays, and write a one act play or 2 fifteen minute scenes. Poetry--Instruction in literary writing: poetry. Genre may vary. Possible markets for creative writing to be discussed. Prose--Instruction in literary writing: prose. Genre may vary. Possible markets for creative writing to be discussed. Writing Children's Literature--Instruction in literary writing, with focus on writing for children. Topics include studying classic children's books, writing various genres from picture books to chapter books, and understanding the children's book industry. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301.