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ENG 240 All Assignments
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• ENG 240 Week 1 Creative Writing Journal
•  ENG 240 Week 2 Assignment Original Poem
•  ENG 240 Week 2 Assignment Reflection of Poetry
•  ENG 240 Week 3 Assignment Short Story and
  Reflection
•  ENG 240 Week 4 Assignment One Act Play
•  ENG 240 Week 4 Reflection on Drama Assignment

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ENG 240 Week 1 Creative Writing Journal
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• Write a 700- to 1,050-word journal entry that
  identifies the key elements of the writing
  process and describes what you have learned about
  creative reading. Emphasize the following
•   Is there a plan you would like to follow to
  spark your creativity in the next four weeks?
•   What poetry, story, and drama ideas do you
  have that you would like to write about in the
  coming weeks? Explain.

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ENG 240 Week 2 Assignment Original Poem
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• This assignment encourages you to balance
  personal expression with the use of specific
  poetic techniques.
• Reflect on either
• 1.   observations you make on natural events or
  settings, or
• 2., reflect on an abstract concept, such as
  'love', 'life', "wealth" etc.
• Write a poem of 100 to 175 words that presents
  your reflections and descriptions of observations
  of 'nature' , or an 'abstraction',  using the
  most relevant elements of poetry

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ENG 240 Week 2 Assignment Reflection of Poetry
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• SECOND PART OF ASSIGNMENT
• Now you get to think about a poem you have read
  and will reflect critically.
• Imagine for this assignment that you are a
  literary critic and will be published in a
  leading literary magazine.
• Choose one of the poems from this week's
  readings.
• Write a 350- to 700-word essay that reflects on
  what you liked about the poem or what drew you to
  it.
• Consider the following areas in your response

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ENG 240 Week 3 Assignment Short Story and
Reflection
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• Now is the time you've been waiting for to write
  your own short story.
• Consider the six common elements of the short
  story including character, point of view, plot,
  setting and context, conflict and tension, and
  crisis and resolution.
• Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word short story that
  uses each of the six elements listed above.
• Grammar and punctuation variations are acceptable
  if they serve the needs of the piece.

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ENG 240 Week 4 Assignment One Act Play
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• This week's first assignment lets you lend your
  creativity to a one-act play.
• Write a 700- to 1,050-word play, incorporating a
  clear beginning, middle, and ending. Your play
  must have at least two characters.
• Grammar and punctuation variations are acceptable
  if they serve the needs of the piece.
• Note You do not have to use a particular style,
  such as MLA or APA, as this is a creative writing
  assignment. 
• Include the below rubric with your completed
  work.  Paste it in the same document as your
  play, after the end of the play.
•  

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ENG 240 Week 4 Reflection on Drama Assignment
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• Second part of Assignment
• Imagine that you are being interviewed for a
  literary magazine.
• Use a Question and Answer format where you answer
  questions in 350 words regarding what you learned
  from writing your play.
• Create questions and provide your responses that
  discuss the following

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ENG 240 Week 5 Assignment Writing Creative
Nonfiction
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• In this week's assignment, you now turn your
  attention to creative nonfiction.
• Select a personal experience or event.
• Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word memoir about the
  experience or event, drawing on the techniques
  you have learned throughout this course.
• Include the following
• Write the memoir in first person

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ENG 240 Week 5 Reflection on Creative Nonfiction
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• PART TWO
• Imagine that you are being interviewed for a
  literary magazine.
• Use a Question and Answer format.
• Write a 350-word interview that reflects on how
  you were able to use a personal experience or
  observation in an essay that transformed the
  personal into a life lesson to which others can
  relate. For example, you can explain why you felt
  this was an important subject, or how you would
  describe your contribution to creative nonfiction.

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