ENGL 211 - Advanced Fiction Writing

5 Credits

Workshop in which students write, critique and revise fiction.

Pre-requisite(s) ENGL 200 min. 2.0
Course Note Previously WRIT 255.
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Winter Day
Spring Day

Designed to Serve Students who wish to write fiction beyond the English 200 level.
Active Date 20200330T21:15:18

Grading System Decimal Grade
Class Limit 5
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
AA

Humanities Area I

Course Outline
Workshop Course. Student will contract a set of individual goals with instructor which may include the following:

writing stories (emphasis on some technical skills) and revising as suggested
critiquing English 200 students stories
analyzing and reviewing published fiction.

Student Learning Outcomes
Effectively revise an existing student work or write a new piece of fiction for a specific genre

Identify and incorporate technical elements such as point of view, character, plotting, setting, dialogue and audience

Critically assess diverse perspectives, voices and styles in fiction to incorporate into own writing

Create improvements to writing through the process of revision, self-assessment and instructor feedback

Effectively assess and submit to a literary publication