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ENGL170

Dialogue is Action
ENGL170 SP

Crosslistings: FILM325

Not Currently Offered

This writing course is designed to help students develop and advance stories through writing short scenes. Scenes will be given informal, staged readings by members of the group at weekly group meetings as part of workshop discussions of student work. As fully developed scenes advance both the novel and the short story, students will be expected to write scenes between characters, learning in the process what does and does not make story. This may also be interesting to playwrights and screenwriters. Admission by interview and work sample.

MAJOR READINGS

MASTERING FICTION WRITING, Kit Reed. One
screenplay and one novel to be announced.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Students will write a scene a week--no more than five pages--every week on a regular deadline basis.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Upperclassmen preferred. Admission based on interview set up BY PHONE with the instructor, and writing sample submitted no later than the Thursday before preregistration begins. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Writing workshop

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-22-1999




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