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LITPA-2000-23: First Year Writer's Workshop

Fall 2020

Subject: Literary and Performing Arts Studies
Type: Seminar
Delivery Mode: Online
Level: Undergraduate

Course Dates: September 02, 2020 — December 15, 2020
Meetings: Wed 12:00-03:00PM, Online - HS-1
Instructor: Denise Newman

Units: 3.0
Enrolled: 4/8

Description:

LITPA 2000 courses introduce students to the study of literature or the performing arts, emphasizing analysis of both particular works and of the range of genres, periods and traditions. Frequent reading and writing assignments will be made.COURSE DESCRIPTIONIn this multi-genre course we'll be exploring what Robert Graves calls "the controllable and the uncontrollable" parts of writing, because as he says, "each is helpless without the other." This will guide our approach to the different aspects of craft, starting with a thorough investigation of the sentence, and moving on to other concerns, such as narrating voice, sensory imagery, rhythm, and structure. At the same time, we'll be immersed in process, creating the conditions for the uncontrollable to occur through various in-class writing prompts and a daily practice of writing. Through in-depth discussions of literature and student writing, you will develop the ability to articulate what works and what doesn't, which in turn will aid revision-a crucial part of the creative process. Intended for First-Year Writing and Literature Majors and minors.

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