English

This course develops critical thinking skills through reading, brainstorming, research, rhetorical analysis, and writing. It includes a consideration of Generative Artificial Intelligence’s influence on the writing process and addresses the basics of style and grammar.

This course surveys key elements of storytelling and examines how they work individually and in tandem to craft successful stories. Through a multi-genre analysis of texts such as short stories, novels, films, and video games, along with creative writing exercises, it explores worldbuilding, character development, setting, plot, and more.

This course covers the fundamentals of concept development, dramatic structure, and writing for a visual medium. It leads to the completion of at least one original preproduction script in screenplay format.