ENG 205 - Creative Writing 1

Credits: 3
Lecture Contact Hours: 3
Description: Students will explore different forms and genres of creative literature and writing. Focus will be on the examination of literary concepts and professional writing. Activities will include critical evaluation of student work in individual conferences and writing workshops.

Prerequisites: ENG 101 with a minimum grade of 2.0 or minimum score of 22 ACT-English, 29 SAT-Writing and Language, 108 CPT-Sentence Skills or 276 NGA-Writing.
Corequisites: None.
Recommended: ENG 102 and college-level reading.

Course Category: Liberal Arts | Humanities
This course counts toward Schoolcraft’s General Education Requirements.
This course counts toward a Michigan Transfer Agreement General Education Requirement.

This Course is Typically Offered: Fall, Winter
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Course Competencies
1. Explore different forms and genres of creative literature, including prose and poetry.

2. Analyze the process and techniques of creative writing.

3. Examine various models of professional writing in various genres.

4. Examine student-generated writing in a writer’s workshop.

5. Outline the process and procedures of revising prose and poetry.

6. Analyze the concepts of plot, character, theme, narrative voice and point of view in poetry, prose and other genres.

7. Outline a varied selection of literary texts.

8. Apply revision strategies.

9. Outline the major creative writing forms, techniques and strategies.