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Videos Spotlighting the Master of Fine Arts in Creative WritingJasminne Mendez ‘21 Talks About the PLU Rainier Writing Workshop (MFA program)The Rainier Writing Workshop is PLU’s MFA in creative writing program. It is the Pacific Northwest’s premier low-residency Master of Fine Arts in creative writing.Three-year Individualized MentorshipCelebrating more than a decade of accomplishment, The Rainier Writing Workshop has been helping writers to answer those questions, and to generate new, even

News Homecoming Highlights Awards Recognition Alumni Profiles Alumni Events Class Notes Calendar A Decade of Distinction Featured / September 5, 2014 The new director of PLU’s Rainier Writing Workshop, Associate Professor of English Rick Barot. (Photo courtesy of Rick Barot.) Rick Barot Named New Director as Innovative MFA Program Turns 10 By Sandy Deneau Dunham RESOLUTE editor T en years ago, when Stan Rubin and Judith Kitchen founded the Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University

Resources for WritersIn this section of our website, you will find a number of useful resources for addressing common moves, expectations, and errors in academic writing. Issues that we commonly address in our one-to-one consultations in the writing center have individual, curated lists of resources collected by our well-trained staff of writing consultants. Use the menu below to access these pages. Additionally, we recommend that you check out the resources pages from the University of North

The School of Nursing uses the American Psychological Association (APA) Publication Manual, latest edition, for rules of style, citation, and referencing for all formal, scholarly writing. All faculty are expected to be familiar with APA format, and courses are expected to require the use of APA in all formal papers. Faculty at all levels are expected to be able to assist students in improving their writing and mastery of APA guidelines. Students are introduced to the use of APA in the

The Mortvedt Library Services website is your portal to the PLU library collection. You can search our library catalog, online databases, indexes, and encyclopedias, and access most of our periodical collection online. Other library services include: Inter-Library Loan, Computer labs, Study rooms, The Writing Center, and Help Desk. Writing Center The Writing Center can assist you in writing your papers by developing an outline, revising drafts, and demonstrating academic integrity. Students are

that focuses on literature from non-Euro-American societies. Because course topics may vary considerably, course may be repeated for credit with approval of department chair. (4) ENGL 217 : Topics in Literature - IT, GE A variable-content course that focuses on literature that fosters an awareness and understanding of diversity in the United States. Courses may be repeated for credit with approval of department chair. (4) ENGL 221 : Research and Writing Strategies for writing academic research

Bringing the Literary World to the Classroom“On December 1st our class had the lovely experience of Skyping with Daisy Hernández,” writes sophomore English/Writing and Classics major Hilary Vo, a student in my Fall 2015 Autobiographical Writing course. “Daisy brought light to her personal writing methods: her ‘emotional’ first drafts that she later revises as a ‘craft’ draft, where she thinks more about the reader. She reinforced the importance of reading your work out loud, something that I

Revised English Learning Outcomes (5/2/24)1. Reading. Students will interpret texts with attention to the complexities of content, form, and aesthetic value. 2. Writing Process. Students will practice a deliberate process of writing as revision, with emphasis on inquiry, argument, and craft. 3. Genre, Media, and Rhetorical Situation. Students will study diverse genres, media, and modes of communication and write for a variety of purposes and audiences. 4. Culture, History, and Power. Students

state requirements will be guaranteed a spot in their respective teacher certification program beginning the fall of their junior year (If you are a Transfer or Running Start student, please review the Transfer & Running Start section): Cumulative GPA of at least 2.75 60 Semester Credits (junior status by start of program). Pre-requisite courses (with C grade or better) Psychology 101: Introduction to Psychology Writing 101: Writing Seminar Math 123: Modern Elementary Mathematics I Music Education

black colors. A countdown clock appears on the left side of the screen counting down from 60 seconds] (timer beeping) English is the study of how people use the creative power of the written word. Storytelling is one of the most powerful forms of human expression. It’s an exciting time to study English. The surge in digital media and technology means that people are reading and writing in all sorts of new ways. At PLU, English majors can choose a concentration in literature, creative writing, or