Courses
My path towards a writing minor
ENGL 1000: Introduction to Creative Writing
Elisabeth Kinsey
This course provided a creative outlet I very much enjoy but hardly experience as a science major. A majority of work was comprised of creative writing exercises recommended by a textbook which allowed us to craft short pieces that were shared with classmates afterward. In addition, in-class and take-home journal responses were used to jot down our interpretations on a variety of media including stories, pictures, and movie clips. The course ultimately boiled down to two major assignments—a paper describing a specific setting in our lives and a portfolio of our favorite works throughout the quarter.
WRIT 2000: Theories of Writing
Rebekah Shultz Colby
In this course, the way theories of writing have evolved from ancient to contemporary times was explored. We analyzed how writing works rhetorically and socially to create knowledge, how creative writing works, and how the nature of online writing is changing how we write. Homework journals were crafted to comment on the content of provided readings. A "Short Seminar Paper" was written on the nature of writing and a "Theory of Writing" paper allowed us to formulate our own theory on--you guessed it--writing.
WRIT 2701: Topics in Applied Writing
Aubrey Schiavone
This course was unique in that it dealt strictly with electronic media. Weekly reading responses involved reacting to different forms of online media including texts that detailed how to create eye-catching content. Two projects were the main focus of this course. One was the creation of a social media page that could contain any topic of interest. Mine was an Instagram page with video game reviews. The other project was a group effort to create any business of choice. The final product was an app promoting mental health.
Anthropology 3060: Cultural Narratives
Bonnie Clark
This course approached cultural narratives from two angles. First, it explores the ways that anthropologists elicit, study, and create narratives, whether through ethnographic observation, gathering folklore, archaeological interpretation, and even comic books. Second, the class investigated narratives that, although produced by non-anthropologists, engage with anthropological issues such as tradition, religion, and identity. We normally reviewed short stories, plays, poetry and film from different cultures and prepared questions for class-long discussions. Additionally, a research paper and presentation were crafted to analyze a particular culture of choice. My culture dealt with the community of Columbine High School that I grew up in and the location of an infamous school shooting.