Maricopa Community Colleges  CRW252AB   19962-20015 
Official Course Description:   MCCCD Approval:  10/24/95  
CRW252AB     19962-20015 LEC 2 Credit(s) 2 Period(s)
Writing Studio Workshop II: Point of View
Studio course focusing on point of view; prewriting, writing, analysis, evaluation, and revision; experimentation with using different points of view; students may work in any genre. Prerequisites: Acceptance to the Creative Writing program or permission of the program coordinator.
 
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
CRW252AB   19962-20015 Writing Studio Workshop II: Point of View
1. Use several discovery and prewriting techniques to draft creative work that will be the student's focus during the workshop. (I)
2. Describe the types of point of view, their advantages and disadvantages in various writing situations. (II)
3. Describe a variety of ways in which point of view may be manipulated for a desired effect. (III)
4. Use several different points of view in various versions of an original creative work . (IV)
5. Analyze and evaluate use of point of view in writing by fellow students, by professional writers, and of the student's own. (V)
6. Use several revision techniques to develop and improve the student's own manipulation of point of view in a creative work. (VI)
7. Submit a polished piece of creative writing in which point of view is a key element in the effect of the piece. (VII)
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MCCCD Official Course Outline:
 
CRW252AB   19962-20015 Writing Studio Workshop II: Point of View
    I. Discovery and Prewriting Techniques
      II. Types of Point of View
          A. First Person
          B. Limited omniscient
          C. Omniscient
          D. Dramatic
        III. Manipulation of Point of View
            A. Narrative voice
            B. Shifts
            C. Multiple points of view
          IV. Writing Practice
            V. Analysis and Evaluation of Student and Professional Samples
              VI. Revision Techniques
                VII. Manuscript Preparation
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