First Chapters

Workshop

Main Campus

Course Description

Novels only get one chance to make a good first impression. Chapter One is that opportunity, and in this course we'll read, discuss, and analyze a variety of historical and contemporary novels with a particular focus on their opening chapter (and sometimes prologue). We'll study strategies around world-building, characterization, creating the engine of a novel (its voice), and in establishing a lively, complex, and surprising world that a reader can't wait to explore in greater detail.

ENGLISH 90FC

Units: 5

See When It's Offered

Typically Offered

Not Available

Grading Basis

Letter or Credit/No Credit

Class Level

Undergraduate

Instructional Mode

In Person

Gen Ed Requirement(s)

WAYS - Creative Expression (CE)

Additional Information

Enrollment Requisites
Specific requirements or conditions that must be completed before or at the same time as you enroll.
Rules
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First Chapters

Course Description

Typically Offered

Grading Basis

Class Level

Instructional Mode

Gen Ed Requirement(s)

Additional Information

Enrollment Requisites

Prerequisite

Enrollment Prerequisite

Rules

Repeat Rules

First Chapters

Course Description

Typically Offered

Grading Basis

Class Level

Instructional Mode

Gen Ed Requirement(s)

Additional Information

Enrollment Requisites

Prerequisite

Enrollment Prerequisite

Rules

Repeat Rules