ENG 761 - Advanced WCYA

(3 units)

Students produce original work in the Children and Young Adults (WCYA) field of publishable quality. Students engage in an active dialogue concerning areas of their work that need further attention and development. This course also emphasizes further reading in the genre and a variety of in-depth critical responses to that reading. (Formerly SNU: ENGL 629)

Maximum units a student may earn: 3

Prerequisite(s): ENG 755R ; ENG 760 ; formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.

Grading Basis: Graded
Units of Lecture: 2
Units of Laboratory/Studio: 1
Offered: Every Fall and Spring

Student Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
1. recognize and use terminology regarding advanced elements of WCYA craft.
2. identify advanced forms of WCYA in published work and analyze their use.
3. articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of WCYA craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.
4. manipulate elements of creative WCYA and/or WCYA forms via the compilation and revision of a portfolio of creative work.

Click here for course scheduling information. | Check course textbook information