Creative Writing Student Learning Outcomes and Matrix
Students will
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learn to recognize and develop a working knowledge of significant [representative?] texts and writers within a genre tradition in order to contribute and respond to that tradition creatively.
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produce their own work within the genre, with a focus on process from idea generation through drafting and revision to final draft.
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develop a working knowledge of the vocabulary of craft.
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develop a working knowledge of the stylistic choices available to writers within a genre tradition and an awareness of possible motivations and implications of those choices.
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learn to respond responsibly and constructively to creative works produced both by professional writers and student peers
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gain experience with the production of creative publications and/or the performance of creative works.
Key
WPA = Writing Process Analysis E = Essay project
W = Writing exercise P = Portfolio
R = Readings Q = Quiz
L/D = Lecture/Discussion PR = Peer Review
J = Journal OLR = Observational and/or Library Research
AP = Analytic Papers IP = Internship and Publishing experience
Per = Performance
Students will: |
340 |
341 |
342 |
343 |
440 |
441 |
442 |
443 |
446 |
447 |
learn to recognize and develop a working knowledge of representative texts and writers within a genre tradition in order to contribute and respond to that tradition creatively |
R, L/D, Q |
R, OLR, L/D, Q |
R, AP, L/D, Q |
R, L/D, P |
R, L/D, Q |
R, AP, L/D, Q |
R, AP, L/D, Q |
WPA, R, L/D, P |
WPA, R, L/D |
R |
produce their own work within the genre, with a focus on process from idea generation through drafting and revision to final draft |
W, P, WPA, PR |
W, E, J, WPA, P, OLR, AP |
W, WPA, P, OLR |
W, R, WPA, L/D, P |
W, P, WPA, PR |
W, WPA, P, OLR |
W, WPA, P, OLR |
W, R, WPA, L/D, PR |
W, R, WPA, P |
W, R, WPA, P, IP |
develop a working knowledge of the vocabulary of craft |
R, L/D, PR |
R, PR |
R, L/D, Q, PR, AP |
R, P |
R, L/D, PR |
R, L/D, Q, PR, AP |
R, L/D, Q, PR, AP |
R, P |
WPA |
R |
develop a working knowledge of the stylistic choices available to writers within a genre tradition and an awareness of possible motivations and implications of those choices |
R, L/D, PR, J |
R, PR, AP |
R, PR, L/D, AP, WPA |
R, W, P |
R, L/D, PR, J |
R, PR, L/D, OLR, AP, WPA |
R, PR, L/D, AP, WPA |
WPA, R |
WPA, R |
WPA |
learn to respond responsibly and constructively to creative works produced both by professional writers and student peers |
PR, AP, J |
PR, AP |
PR, AP |
R, L/D |
PR, AP, J |
PR, AP |
PK, AP |
R, W, WPA |
WPA |
R |
gain experience with the production of creative publications |
Per |
Per |
Per, L/D |
R, P |
Per |
Per, L/D |
R, P, L/D |
L/D |
IP, Per |

