This is an ARCHIVED version of the Kwantlen University College Calendar for
2004-2005 and is provided for historical reference only. See the current version of the
Calendar for updated information.
The on-line version of the University College Calendar is the Official version.
In the event of conflict between the printed version and the online version, the
on-line version will prevail.
Effective date of this course calendar information, unless otherwise indicated, is Sept. 1, 2004 to Aug. 31, 2005.
Creative Writing
Some of the following courses may be delivered on-line.
CRWR 1100 cr-3
Introduction to Creative Writing I
Students will study and apply the fundamental techniques of
writing fiction and poetry. They will also read and critique assigned
published works, as well as the works of their peers.
Prerequisites: An English 12 grade B or higher or ENGL 1099 grade of C or
( ABEE 0091 C or PSPE 1091 C) or Kwantlen English Placement Test
placement or an LPI Essay score of 26
Students will study and apply the fundamental techniques of
writing drama (stage plays, or radio plays, or screenwriting), and
will continue developing their skills in the writing of fiction and
poetry.
Students will pursue writing in the genre of their choice in an
open-workshop setting. In consultation with the instructor,
participants will undertake individualized programs of study which
include writing, reading, revision of their own work, and critiquing
of their peers' work.
Students will continue to develop their writing skills in the genre of
their choice in an open-workshop setting. In consultation with the
instructor, participants will undertake individualized programs of
study which include writing, reading, revision of their own work,
and critiquing of their peers' work.
Students will practice writing, reading, and revision of short fiction
through the writing of their own work, and through the critique of
their peers' work, in a combination lecture/workshop setting. They
will also analyze published short fiction from a writer's perspective
through close reading, informed discussion, and writing.
Students will learn advanced poetic techniques through lectures
and the study of the poetic traditions. They will also develop and
practise techniques through the writing and workshopping of their
poems.
Prerequisites: Six credits of either CRWR or ENGL at the 1100 level
CRWR 3130 cr-3
Creative Non-Fiction I
Students will develop and practise writing, reading, and revision of
creative non-fiction (personal essay, memoir and literary
travelogue) through the writing of their own work, and through the
critique of their peers' work, in a combination lecture/workshop
setting. Students will also analyze published creative non-fiction
from a writer's perspective through close reading, informed
discussion, and writing.
Prerequisites: Six credits of either CRWR or ENGL at the 1100 level
CRWR 3120 cr-3
Screenwriting I
Students will develop and practice screenplay-writing techniques
and revision skills through the writing of their own work, and
through the critique of their peers' work, in a combination lecture/
workshop setting. They will develop their original screenplay ideas
from pitch to treatment, and will analyze films and screenplays
from a writer's perspective through close reading, informed
discussion, and writing.
Prerequisites: Six credits of either CRWR or ENGL at the 1100 level
Students will learn the function of form in poetry through lectures
and the study of poetic traditions. They will also develop and
practice form through the writing and workshopping of their
poems.
Students will continue to develop and practice screenplay-writing
techniques and revision skills through the writing of their own
work, and through the critique of their peers' work, in a
combination lecture/workshop setting. They will develop their
original treatments into screenplays, and will analyze films and
screenplays from a writer's perspective through close reading,
informed discussion, and writing.
Students will continue to develop and practise writing, reading, and
revision of creative non-fiction through the writing of their own
work, and through the critique of their peers' work, in a
combination lecture/workshop setting. Students will also analyze
published creative non-fiction from a writer's perspective through
close reading, informed discussion, and writing.
