The course helps students develop methods of teaching composition based on modern theories of rhetoric, reading and language acquisition. Creative Writing Prepares English teachers to teach creative writing at the secondary and college undergraduate levels. Models the planning and directing of effective workshops in poetry and fiction writing. An introduction to the craft of screenwriting. Covers principles of plot, dramatic conflict, characterization, dialogue, and screenplay form.
Students develop short dramatic and documentary screenplays.
ENG 490 Writing for Magazines Covers the range of skills necessary for magazine writing. Discussion of the elements of style, humor, research, concept and imagery that characterize the literature of fact. Students investigate, compose and edit finished magazine articles to be submitted for publication. An introduction to the forms of current science writing, from technical descriptions to highly crafted magazine pieces. Students develop a final project that may be marketed to magazines or journals.