HUMN 100 Creative Writing

Previously FINE 115/ENGL 115. Creative Writing introduces students to the literary elements of poetry and short narratives and provides opportunities to express themselves in those genres and achieve greater understanding of the human experience through reading, analysis, and creative discourse with other writers.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 121

Hours Weekly

3

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to the writing of poetry and prose, such as images, metaphor, characterization, theme, and setting.
2. Demonstrate specific processes through which creative writing is produced and shared, including generating ideas, exploring possibilities, and preparing work to submit for publication.
3. Assess, reflect on, and analyze creative efforts in writing across a variety of genres, including writing produced and published within the Maryland literary community.
4. Apply ideas from close reading and analysis to construct poems and short fictional and non-fictional narratives in response to a variety of assignment prompts.
5. Provide constructive feedback on the creative work of peers.
6. Reflect on constructive feedback to identify strengths and weaknesses in one’s own writing.
7. Read one’s own writing aloud more effectively, demonstrating an appreciation for meaning, tone, and rhythm.

Course Objectives

1. Identify and apply critical theories and concepts related to the writing of poetry and prose, such as images, metaphor, characterization, theme, and setting.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
2. Demonstrate specific processes through which creative writing is produced and shared, including generating ideas, exploring possibilities, and preparing work to submit for publication.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments
   • Writing activities

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT2
3. Assess, reflect on, and analyze creative efforts in writing across a variety of genres, including writing produced and published within the Maryland literary community.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT3
4. Apply ideas from close reading and analysis to construct poems and short fictional and non-fictional narratives in response to a variety of assignment prompts.

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Critical and Creative Thinking Rubric
   • Assignment rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT4
5. Provide constructive feedback on the creative work of peers.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Peer Review
   • Assignment rubric

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Peer review rubric

   Critical Thinking

   • CT1
6. Reflect on constructive feedback to identify strengths and weaknesses in one’s own writing.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Writing Assignments

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Reflection rubric
7. Read one’s own writing aloud more effectively, demonstrating an appreciation for meaning, tone, and rhythm.

   This objective is a course Goal Only

   Learning Activity Artifact

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Literary performance

   Procedure for Assessing Student Learning

   • Other (please fill out box below)
   • Performance rubric