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Sep 07, 2024
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Catalog 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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WR 240 Creative Nonfiction Lecture Hours: 4 Credits: 4
Introduces the basic elements of creative nonfiction, including memoir and researched essays; the process of creating nonfiction works; and the workshop system used to share and discuss the work of peers. Students will create and revise at least one new work of creative nonfiction, which may be either a short work or part of a longer project.
Prerequisite: WR 121Z , WR 122Z , or WR 227Z ; or consent of instructor. (All prerequisite courses must be completed with a grade of C or better.) Repeatable: Course may be repeated for a maximum of 8 credits. Student Learning Outcomes:
- Identify the use of general narrative techniques within published works of creative nonfiction.
- Identify the use of techniques specific to creative nonfiction within published works of creative nonfiction.
- Apply the use of general and genre-specific techniques within short exercises.
- Apply the use of general and genre-specific techniques in an original work of creative nonfiction (2,000 to 5,000 words long).
- Identify and evaluate the use of general and genre-specific techniques within peer writing.
- Clearly communicate thoughtful responses to peer work, both in written summaries and within small-group discussions.
- Revise original work based on peer responses.
Statewide General Education Outcomes:
- Read actively, think critically and write purposefully and capably for academic and, in some cases, professional audiences.
- Locate, evaluate and ethically utilize information to communicate effectively.
- Demonstrate appropriate reasoning in response to complex issues.
Content Outline
- Introduction of Creative Nonfiction as an Emerging Literary Form
- Introduction of General Narrative Techniques (e.g., Plot Structure, Characterization, Setting, Point of View, etc.)
- Introduction of Techniques More Specific to Creative Nonfiction (e.g., Research Methods, Informal Documentation, Interviewing, etc.)
- Exploration of General and Genre-Specific Techniques Through Short Writing Exercises
- Introduction of the Workshop Process for Sharing and Responding to Student Work
- Submitting original work for review by other students
- Providing written summaries of peer work for other students
- Participating in discussion of the techniques observed in peer work and the effects of these techniques upon readers
- Introduction to the Process of Submitting Work for Publication
- Revision of Student Work for Possible Submission for Publication
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