Austin Community College
Fall 2009 - OPEN COURSES
Course Descriptions All Courses Classroom Courses Distance Learning Courses
Updated: 01/27/2010 14:00:32
CREATIVE WRITING
16 Week Session August 24 - December 13
ENGL 2307 Creative Writing
E+ [15/9] 40600 Lec 003 NRG 4103 TTh 2:50pm - 4:05pm OH Brammer, Sidney
40600 Introduction to Screenwriting.
E+ [11/15] 40601 Lec 004 RGC A256 MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm OH Gullick, Charlotte
2 Genre (Poetry & Prose)
E+ [11/13] 40599 Lec 002 RGC 229 TTh 10:35am - 11:50am OH Herndon, John
40599 Introduciton to Writing Poetry.
E+ [12/15] 40602 Lec 005 RGC 026 TTh 12:00pm - 1:15pm OH Gullick, Charlotte
40602 Introduction to Writing Prose - Short Fiction.
E+ [15/9] 40606 Lec 013 RGC 314 Th 7:00pm - 9:45pm OH Garcia-Crow, Amparo
40606 Playwriting (N2West). Students will contribute to Spring Drama Production
"Into the West."
E+ [10/13] 40603 Lec 009 RVS 9137 TTh 12:00pm - 1:15pm OH Folkins Koehler, Gail
40603:Creative Nonfiction
E+ [14/12] 40608 Lec 015 SAC 1203 W 6:00pm - 8:40pm OH Scanlon, Elizabeth
40608 Introduction to Writing Children's and Young Adult Literature.
ENGL 2308 Advanced Writing Workshop
E+ [11/14] 40609 Lec 001 RGC 303 MW 10:35am - 11:50am OH Gullick, Charlotte
40609 Prose: Fiction and Non-Fiction.
ENGL 2389 Academic Cooperative
K+ [7/15] 40675 Lec 001 RGC TBA TBA OH Gullick, Charlotte
12 Week Session September 21 - December 13
ENGL 2307 Creative Writing
E+ [7/13] 43274 Lec 006 CYP 2102. MW 4:40pm - 6:25pm OH Collins, Patrick
43274 2 Genre: Introduction to Writing Poetry and Prose.
E+ [17/12] 44094 Lec 007 RGC 328 TTh 1:25pm - 3:05pm OH Tang, Irwin
44094 Introduction to Writing Prose--Focus on Identity.
E+ [11/15] 44095 Lec 008 RGC 122 TTh 4:40pm - 6:25pm OH Garza, Roy
44095 Introduction to Screenwriting--Writing for Television.
16 Week Session August 24 - December 13
ENGL 2307 Creative Writing
E+ [17/13] 40598 OPC 001 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Scanlon, Elizabeth
40598 - POETRY Concentration - Required: Internet access & ENGL 1301. E. Scanlon,
567.1192. For MANDATORY online orientation information email escanlon@austincc.edu
during the 1st week of class.
E+ [17/10] 40604 OPC 010 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH O'Connell, Joseph
40604 - PROSE FICTION Concentration - Required: Internet access & ENGL 1301. J.
O'Connell, 223.3233, email: joconne@austincc.edu. MANDATORY online orientation at
www.austincc.edu/joconne during the 1st week of class
E+ [17/12] 40605 OPC 012 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Garza, Roy
40605 - SCREENWRITING Concentration - Required: Internet access & ENGL 1301. R.
Garza, 223.1790 x 25672. For MANDATORY online orientation information, email rgarza@austincc.edu
during the 1st week of class.
E+ [17/14] 40607 OPC 014 PCM Orientation req. See Open Campus OH Folkins Koehler, Gail
40607 - PROSE Concentration: MEMOIR - Required: Internet access & ENGL 1301. G.
Folkins Koehler, 223.3226. For MANDATORY online orientation information email gfolkins@austincc.edu
during the 1st week of class.
ENGL 2307 Creative Writing
Instruction in literary writing: prose, poetry, screenwriting and drama. Topics may vary. Possible markets for creative writing to be discussed.
Four Genre - Instruction in literary writing. Genre may vary.
Memoirs - Instruction in literary writing: memoirs.
Playwriting - 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. Possible markets for creative writing will be discussed.
Poetry/Prose - Instruction in literary writing.
Prose - Instruction in literary writing: prose. Possible markets for creative writing to be discussed.
Prose Fiction - Instruction in literary writing.
Prose Memoir - Instruction in literary writing.
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.
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.
ENGL 2308 Advanced Writing Workshop
Continuation of ENGL 2307 with emphasis on literary writing.
Playwriting - Continuation of 2307 with emphasis on playwriting in a seminar setting.
Poetry - Continuation of 2307 with emphasis on poetry writing in a seminar setting.
Poetry/Prose - Continuation of 2307 with emphasis on poetry and prose writing in a seminar setting.
Prose - Continuation of 2307 with emphasis on prose writing in a seminar setting.
Screenwriting - Continuation of ENGL 2307 with an emphasis on screenwriting with an emphasis on editing and analysis in a seminar setting.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 and ENGL 2307 or equivalent or instructor approval.
ENGL 2389 Academic Cooperative
An instructional program designed to integrate on-campus study with practical hands-on work experience. In conjunction with class seminars, the individual student will set specific goals and objectives in the study of English language and literature. Prerequisite: ENGL 1301 and ENGL 2307.