Creative Writing: Non-Fiction

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Three lecture. Extensive practice in writing and revising various types of creative non-fiction. Emphasis on study of professional models and discussion of students’ work. Students will be able to: critical sensitivity for discriminating between good writing and inept writing; discrimination in critiques of their own writing; an awareness of techniques used in writing non-fiction; ability to use these techniques in the writing of manuscript(s) totaling a minimum of twelve thousand words; the understanding of marketing techniques by writing a report on markets in specific area of interest; and knowledge of revising techniques by compiling a portfolio of revised writing. Pre/Corequisite(s): ENG 102 . General Education: Written and Oral Communication: Communication and Languages Grading Option: May be taken for S/U credit.