Jenny Howe, PhD

Argument-focused course that introduces students to scholarly reading and writing strategies. Students practice widely-applicable methods of reading, writing, and revising arguments. Students read college-level arguments from diverse popular, public, and academic genres in order to develop their academic skills of analyzing single arguments, synthesizing multiple perspectives, and composing informed responses to an ongoing conversation.

Argument-focused course that introduces students to scholarly reading and writing strategies. Students practice widely-applicable methods of reading, writing, and revising arguments. Students read college-level arguments from diverse popular, public, and academic genres in order to develop their academic skills of analyzing single arguments, synthesizing multiple perspectives, and composing informed responses to an ongoing conversation.

Creative writing/literary study through analysis and practice of specific literary genre, subgenre, or form. Students analyze and understand literary formal elements, structure, and meaning and their implementation through developing their original creative voices/skills. The focus on a particular genre, subgenre, or form varies. Topics: Romance, Fantasy, Horror, Speculative Fiction, Climate Fiction, Graphic Novel, Spoken-Word, Nature Writing, Black Arts Drama.

Techniques of writing fiction. Guides students through writing and refining short fiction. This course develops students' abilities to create and revise short stories reflecting an understanding of the elements of fiction, including characterization, dialogue, plot, setting, point of view, and theme. In addition, students will analyze their own writing, peer stories, and model stories. Students will learn how to respond to the writing of their peers and offer helpful feedback. Workshop format.