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Designing Effective Writing Assignments The assignment helps writers imagine a sense of purpose for writing. When people write beyond school, their writing is driven by a need to communicate in order to evoke a specific response or to elicit a particular action or to otherwise convince an audience in some way. Therefore, it is helpful to think of designing assignments that help writers imagine writing in order to accomplish a specific aim. (Likewise, it is less useful to assign a random mode of

Writing Effective Thesis StatementsA good thesis statement can be the difference between making an argument about something, and simply re-stating what someone else has already said. In your thesis statement, you want to make a claim that you will continue to develop throughout the paper. It should represent your own ideas–perhaps in response to something someone else has said–but ultimately, it is your argument. As such, a good thesis statement should have 3 main traits. A good thesis: Can be

Information Speak to the Program Director Ask a Question Quick Links Current RWW Soundings Visiting Writer Series Graduate Catalog RWW Facebook MFA Program Brochure MFA Program Fact SheetOutside ExperienceOur MFA has other features that have made The Rainier Writing Workshop the Pacific Northwest’s premier low-residency MFA in creative writing.  We offer a unique “Outside Experience” component that allows each participant to design an independent project that will enhance his or her skills and advance

Writing KELLI RUSSELL AGODON (MFA, 2007) Poet/Writer, and Cofounder of Two Sylvias Press Faculty member, PLU’s Creative Writing MFA program How did your English major establish a foundation for your career path? Being an English major provided me with job opportunities not just in small indie presses, but also in large corporations, as well as roles focused on websites and tech jobs. Given that so much content is being read nowadays, companies are seeking English majors for a variety of

to ePass Save Add Edit Remove Back New Delete Master of Fine Arts: Rainier Writing Workshop Academic Programs all programs program website Master of Fine Arts: Rainier Writing Workshop Graduate College of Liberal Studies Rainier Writing Workshop Meet the Professors Apply Now About The Master of Arts in Creative Writing is a three-year, four-residency program with emphasis in fiction, nonfiction, poetry. Students participate in a 10-day summer residency on campus, and work remotely one-on-one with

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