Time Schedule:
Shawn H Wong
ENGL 284
Seattle Campus
Introduction to the theory and practice of writing the short story.
Class description
This course is an introduction to the writing of fiction. Students will examine and analyze writing strategies with respect to developing readable and challenging short stories. To that end, students will learn how to write a short story by learning how to construct scenes, build characters, read fiction like a writer, develop a plot, tell a story through characters and images, and learn how to evaluate and critique their own writing and the writing of others.
Student learning goals
General method of instruction
Recommended preparation
Class assignments and grading
