Writing Young Adult Fiction
Overview
- Students’ writing will form the bulk of the course content
- Published texts, including short stories and novel chapters, selected by the instructor
In this course, students engage in a variety of learning activities such as lectures, group discussions and group work, craft analysis, in-class and self-directed writing, and peer-to-peer workshopping.
Assessment will be based on course objectives and will be carried out in accordance with the Douglas College Evaluation Policy.
Students are evaluated on the basis of three assignments submitted to the instructor and/or for class discussion in the workshop. These assignments may include a character study or portrait, a short story, and an opening chapter and synopsis of a novel, all of which will count for a minimum of 65% of the course grade. Other evaluations will include class participation, in-class writing, self-evaluation of and verbal and written feedback during in the workshop. Students will be provided with clear assignment guidelines, marking rubrics, workshop feedback forms, and will be encouraged to meet with their instructor for one-to-one and/or small group craft tutorials.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Recognize different genres, styles within, and approaches to YA fiction;
- Identify the major craft elements in works of published YA fiction, and apply these craft elements to their own writing;
- Learn about the key conventions that are used in YA fiction, while also learning how to avoid imitation or cliché;
- Develop a self-directed writing practice that is consistent with the production of quality written work;
- Produce well-crafted YA fiction, with a focus on character development, character-driven conflict, and narrative structure;
- Develop skills to productively give and receive feedback in the workshop;
- Articulate notable craft choices made by their peers, and be able to suggest possible opportunities for peers to edit or strengthen their writing.
The instructor will create a list of published texts that have been made publicly available online, with clear citations of all authors and publishers.
Requisites
Prerequisites
CRWR 1103 with a minimum grade of B
Corequisites
No corequisite courses.
Equivalencies
No equivalent courses.
Course Guidelines
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
Course Transfers
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
Institution | Transfer Details for CRWR 2204 |
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Alexander College (ALEX) | ALEX ENGL 2XX (3) |
Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO CRWR 157 (3) |
Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU ENGL 292 (3) |
College of New Caledonia (CNC) | CNC ENGL 2XX (3) |
College of the Rockies (COTR) | COTR CRWT 2XX (3) |
Columbia College (COLU) | COLU ENGL 2nd (3) |
Fraser International College (FIC) | No credit |
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU CRWR 2900 (3) |
Langara College (LANG) | LANG ENGL 2236 (3) |
LaSalle College Vancouver (LCV) | LCV ENG 2XX (3) |
Nicola Valley Institute of Technology (NVIT) | NVIT ENGL 2XX (3) |
Okanagan College (OC) | OC CRWR 2XX (3) |
Selkirk College (SELK) | SELK CWRT 2XX (3) |
Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU ENGL 2XX (3) |
Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU ENGL 2XXX (3) |
Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU ENGL 2XX (3) |
University Canada West (UCW) | UCW ENGL 2XX (3) |
University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO CRWR_O 205 (3) |
University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV CRWR_V 2nd (3) |
University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC ENGL 271 (3) or UNBC ENGL 2XX (3) |
University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV ENGL 2XX (3) |
University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC WRIT 2XX (1.5) |
Vancouver Community College (VCC) | VCC UTAR 2XXX (3) |
Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU CREW 322 (3) |
Yorkville University (YVU) | YVU GES 2XXX (3) |
Course Offerings
Winter 2025
CRN | Days | Instructor | Status | More details |
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CRN
17391
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Tue | Instructor Last Name
Upfold
Instructor First Name
Amber Dawn
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Course Status
Open
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