MCW635 Child & Young Adult Writing
Lead Faculty: Mr. Frank Montesonti
Course Description
Two-month advanced writing workshop for students interested in writing for younger audiences. Attention will be paid to both writing for children and for young adults. Principles of age-appropriate narrative structure and vocabulary will be discussed, as well as genre and the relationship between writing and illustration.
Learning Outcomes
- Differentiate the specific elements of successful writing for various age groups, including children and young adult
- Distinguish age-appropriate narrative structures and vocabulary
- Assess the importance of illustration in children’s literature, and write with an awareness of illustration
- Evaluate different genres for young adults (including science fiction, fantasy, etc.)
- Write age-appropriate literature that is identifiable by contemporary standards of young adult writing.
