Course Descriptions

Creative Writing Selective

Expanded Course Outline

Andrew Tonkovitch, MFA; Johanna Shapiro, Ph.D.
2002-current

Week One: Introduction
Presentation by creative writing instructor
Presentation of theoretical and empirical work on therapeutic and health- promoting aspects of expressive writing
Individual goal-setting and identification of writing project

Week Two: Free writing exercise
Reading and discussion of writing

Week Three: Point of view writing exercise
Reading and discussion of writing

Week Four: Poetry writing exercise
Reading and discussion of writing

Week Five: Mindful writing exercise
Reading and discussion of final project

There will be a weekly reading assignment drawn from the following texts:
Writing Down the Bones; Living the Writer's Life Natalie Goldberg
The Triggering Town Richard Hugo
Opening Up James Pennebaker

 

Any Problems, Comments, Or Suggestions?
Email Dr. Johanna Shapiro (jfshapir@uci.edu)
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