WRIT 481 Advanced Creative Writing

General

• Analysis of genre variation, and application of this understanding through revision.
• Articulate an informed personal reaction to works in the arts and humanities.
• Comprehension of theoretical issues of writing.
• Demonstrate awareness of the scope and variety of works in the arts and humanities.
• Describe and appreciate works in the arts and humanities as expressions of individual and collective values within an intellectual, cultural, historical and social context.
• Employ syntax and usage appropriate to academic disciplines and the professional world.
• Engage in the creative process or interpretive performance.
• Interpret and respond critically to works from various cultures in the arts and humanities.
• Locate, evaluate, and synthesize in a responsible manner material from diverse sources and points of view.
• Participate effectively in groups with emphasis on listening, critical and reflective thinking, and responding.
• Respond critically to works in the arts and humanities.
• Select appropriate communication choices for specific audiences.
• Synthesize multiple revisions, critical thinking, research skills and voice to develop work.
• Understand those works as expressions of individual and human values within a historical and social context.
• Understand/demonstrate the writing and speaking processes through invention, organization, drafting, revision, editing and presentation.
• Use authority, point-of-view, and individual voice and style in writing and speaking.