EN 140 - Creative Writing I

Credit Hours: 3

Through a wide variety of poetry and fiction, students will have the opportunity to develop their creative writing skills in both genres and produce a project in each.

Course Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:

recognize and utilize the major elements of a short story: style, character, setting, point of view, plot, structure, and theme;
demonstrate, in oral discussion and writing, an awareness of various poetic structures including stanzaic structures, types of rhyme, types of meter, and grammatical structures employed in poetry;
utilize poetic forms effectively;
demonstrate, orally and in writing, critical skills and appreciation for superior creative writing; and
demonstrate, through journal writing, readings, and discussion, the development of a beginning understanding of aesthetics.

Prerequisites: EN 100 or permission of the instructor.
F/S (C, N, S)