Beginning Creative Writing

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the building blocks of creative writing and the writing workshop classroom. Students will explore how creative writers decide what material is best suited for a story, an essay, or a poem. Pairing creativity with critical thinking, the course offers basic writing practice and familiarizes students with primary concepts and techniques of craft (e.g. narrative, point-of-view, voice and style, character development, setting, imagery, and figurative language).