Learning Outcomes

Students will:

1. Develop close reading skills and the ability to think and communicate critically.

2. Recognize literary forms and the ways context deepens an understanding of literary texts.

3. Demonstrate research skills and actively engage with a variety of sources.

4. Acquire creative writing skills, recognize the significance of revision, and practice craft techniques in one or more literary genres.

5. Articulate how writing creates meaning and conveys values and ideas, and may also reflect, contribute to, or critique social, cultural, economic, and political perspectives and biases. 

6. Employ one or more professional skills for modern publishing environments.

Students will:

1. Develop close reading skills and the ability to think and communicate critically.

2. Recognize literary forms and the ways context deepens an understanding of literary texts.

3. Demonstrate research skills and actively engage with a variety of sources.

4. Articulate how writing creates meaning and conveys values and ideas, and may also reflect, contribute to, or critique social, cultural, economic, and political perspectives and biases. 

5. Showcase research, analytical, and writing skills in a final project.

Students will:

1. Develop close reading skills and the ability to think and communicate critically.

2. Recognize literary forms and the ways context deepens an understanding of literary texts.

3. Demonstrate research skills and actively engage with a variety of sources.

4. Articulate how writing creates meaning and conveys values and ideas, and may also reflect, contribute to, or critique social, cultural, economic, and political perspectives and biases. 

5. Employ one or more professional skills for modern publishing environments.

6. Identify publishing trends and innovations, as well as strategies to reach diverse audiences.

Students will:

1. Develop close reading skills and the ability to think and communicate critically.

2. Recognize literary forms and the ways context deepens an understanding of literary texts.

3. Demonstrate research skills and actively engage with a variety of sources.

4. Articulate how writing creates meaning and conveys values and ideas, and may also reflect, contribute to, or critique social, cultural, economic, and political perspectives and biases. 

5. Acquire creative writing skills, recognize the significance of revision, and practice craft techniques in one or more literary genres.

6. Demonstrate knowledge of and more advanced practice of craft technique in the student’s primary literary genre.

7. Learn how to generate and shape a creative manuscript by completing a thesis in poetry, fiction, or nonfiction.