FRN 403 : Creative Writing

This is an advanced writing course designed to teach students how to write creatively in French. Students explore different kinds of narrative genres, styles, and rhetoric figures by reading excerpts of famous French authors. Students develop essential tools: critical reading and literary analysis; writing, revising and editing original material; greater appreciation of the interconnectedness between literary thematic content and aesthetics; and a practical understanding of the creative process. Using the tools acquired, students practice various forms of writing, culminating in their final project: writing a short story through collaborative or individual writing.