Creative Writing for English Language Learners

This is a course in which students will enter the world of creative writing. Students will learn to write fiction, memoir, and poetry. They will also learn how to critique and discuss writing in each genre in groups similar to those in writers' workshops. Each writer will practice giving positive feedback and constructive commentary that will encourage revision and editing. The responses will help each student develop his or her own authentic writer's voice. Since language is learned in context and reflects the experience of the learner, bilingualism and multiculturalism will be a natural resource with which students will develop perspective and point of view. As a result of reading, writing and discussing in English, students will become more proficient. At the same time, they will be encouraged to maintain literacy in their native language for the ongoing development of voice and identity.

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