This course is designed to teach students how to read literature as writers. Students will analyze the construction of literary texts in order to improve their knowledge and application of each element of storytelling (character, point of view, dialogue, setting, scene, and narrative arc). The goal of this course is to hone aspiring writers' critical thinking and creative skills through lectures on the reading, close readings of literary texts, and creative writing exercises based on literary models.
This course is designed to teach students how to read literature as writers. Students will analyze the construction of literary texts in order to improve their knowledge and application of each element of storytelling (character, point of view, dialogue, setting, scene, and narrative arc). The goal of this course is to hone aspiring writers' critical thinking and creative skills through lectures on the reading, close readings of literary texts, and creative writing exercises based on literary models.
