MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

CRW242AA  1995 Spring – 2012 Spring

Writing Studio Workshop I: Memoir

1.

Use several discovery and prewriting techniques to draft a creative work in the genre (such as a detective story or book review) or a sample of the element that is the focus of the workshop (such as a sample of dramatic dialogue or prose poetry). (I)

2.

Analyze and describe the primary elements of the genre or analyze the element of writing that is the focus of the workshop. (II)

3.

Write a complete creative work within the genre or write a creative sample using the element that is the focus of the workshop. (III)

4.

Analyze and evaluate creative work by fellow students, by professional writers, and of the student's own. (IV)

5.

Use several revision techniques to develop and improve the student's own creative work. (V)

6.

Submit a portfolio of creative work in the appropriate manuscript form. (VI)

MCCCD Official Course Outline:

CRW242AA  1995 Spring – 2012 Spring

Writing Studio Workshop I: Memoir

I. Discovery and Prewriting Techniques

II. Elements of the Genre or Analysis of the Element the Workshop is Focused On

III. Writing Practice

IV. Analysis and Evaluation of Student and Professional Samples

V. Revision Techniques

VI. Manuscript Preparation