FINE-215 Advanced Creative Writing

Advanced Creative Writing is designed for those students who have mastered fundamental elements of creative writing. The course deepens students' understanding of the literary elements of poetry and short narratives and provides extended opportunities to express themselves in those genres through creative discourse with other writers.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

FINE-115

Hours Weekly

3 hours weekly

Course Objectives

1. 1. Write grammatically correct and imaginatively constructed poems, short narratives, and/or
   plays.
2. 2. Provide constructive feedback on the writings of others.
3. 3. Apply constructive feedback towards the revision and improvement of one’s own writing.
4. 4. Explain how literature created by a culture or subculture reveals values of that culture or
   subculture.
5. 5. Analyze how artistic literary expression reflects the confluence of creative and humanistic
   expression with the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts studied.
6. 6. Pose and address questions fundamental to humanities and the literary arts regarding the
   period under study in relation to contemporary times.
7. 7. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze creative efforts in writing, including writing produced
   and published within the Maryland literary community, national, and international texts.
8. 8. Read one’s own writing aloud effectively, demonstrating an appreciation for meaning, tone,
   and rhythm.
9. 9. Identify and apply a rich variety of critical theories and concepts related to enduring and
   contemporary issues of humanism and aesthetics, including literary elements and devices
   employed in the writing of poetry and prose, such as images, metaphor, characterization,
   theme, and setting.
10. 10. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into an analysis of the role of the literary
    arts in illuminating the human spirit, creative process, and search for meaning.
11. 11. Demonstrate specific processes and technologies through which creative writing is produced
    and shared, including generating ideas, participating in workshops, revising, compiling a
    portfolio, making voice recordings, and preparing work to submit for publication.

Course Objectives

1. 1. Write grammatically correct and imaginatively constructed poems, short narratives, and/or
   plays.
2. 2. Provide constructive feedback on the writings of others.
3. 3. Apply constructive feedback towards the revision and improvement of one’s own writing.
4. 4. Explain how literature created by a culture or subculture reveals values of that culture or
   subculture.
5. 5. Analyze how artistic literary expression reflects the confluence of creative and humanistic
   expression with the historical, social, political, and cultural contexts studied.
6. 6. Pose and address questions fundamental to humanities and the literary arts regarding the
   period under study in relation to contemporary times.
7. 7. Assess, reflect on, and critically analyze creative efforts in writing, including writing produced
   and published within the Maryland literary community, national, and international texts.
8. 8. Read one’s own writing aloud effectively, demonstrating an appreciation for meaning, tone,
   and rhythm.
9. 9. Identify and apply a rich variety of critical theories and concepts related to enduring and
   contemporary issues of humanism and aesthetics, including literary elements and devices
   employed in the writing of poetry and prose, such as images, metaphor, characterization,
   theme, and setting.
10. 10. Incorporate innovation, risk-taking, and creativity into an analysis of the role of the literary
    arts in illuminating the human spirit, creative process, and search for meaning.
11. 11. Demonstrate specific processes and technologies through which creative writing is produced
    and shared, including generating ideas, participating in workshops, revising, compiling a
    portfolio, making voice recordings, and preparing work to submit for publication.