ENGL 2126: Introduction to Creative Writing

University of North Carolina, Charlotte

A broad introduction to fundamental concepts in creative writing, including the genres of poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction.� Students read and discuss a range of contemporary creative works and compose original poems and prose. Section information text: This course is an introduction to the reading and writing of poetry, creative nonfiction, and literary short fiction. Together, we will read and discuss a variety of published poems, prose, and short fiction, approaching this work from a writer's perspective. You will also generate, draft, and revise your own creative work. You will regularly respond to each other's writing in workshop, providing productive feedback while also building a vocabulary with which you can ask meaningful questions about your own drafts. Writing exercises, close-readings, discussions, active participation, and a readiness to explore new methods of writing are essential aspects of this course.

Average GPA: 3.58

Grade distribution records: 1,604 students across 30 terms.

Grade distribution

Based on 1,604 student grade records across 30 terms and 17 professors.

Instructors

• Christine Arvidson 220 students, Average GPA 3.84
• Angelina Brooks 210 students, Average GPA 3.67
• Allison Hutchcraft 163 students, Average GPA 3.36
• Brittany Olson 162 students, Average GPA 3.73
• Paula Martinac 132 students, Average GPA 3.21
• Sharon Hayes-Brown 98 students, Average GPA 3.45
• Grace Ocasio 93 students, Average GPA 3.17
• Coleen Muir 75 students, Average GPA 3.30
• Grace Vieira 71 students, Average GPA 3.70
• Alyson Jordan 57 students, Average GPA 3.77
• Aaron Gwyn 50 students, Average GPA 3.80
• Abigail Vincent 50 students, Average GPA 3.82
• D. Davis 50 students, Average GPA 3.81
• Kristina Duemmler 49 students, Average GPA 3.76
• Abby Hicks 48 students, Average GPA 3.34
• Edison Angelbello 39 students, Average GPA 3.62
• Peter Blair 36 students, Average GPA 3.57