Critical Reading Creative Writing
​精读与创意写作

 The main goal of this course is to help students develop their critical thinking skills. Students are assigned 1-2 novels or several short stories over the course of the semester. All students are expected to complete reading assignments each week for homework. This is important. Not only will it help students to develop a healthy and regular relationship with literature, it will allow them to get more out of the course. By knowing the novel, students will be able to engage more with class discussion. They will learn to consider the writer’s intentions and the decision making that goes into constructing a novel. They will learn to recognize the structure of writing, its patterns and the themes it emphasizes. They will learn that literature does not exist in a void but can always be connected to the world, to history, to lived experience and to their own lives. Hopefully, this course will help them to develop an appreciation of literature that exists outside of school. An appreciation that will enrich their lives and help them recognize the beauty of writing.  View more 

课程选用中长篇小说或故事，指导学生对书籍的社会及历史背景、人物性格与发展、故事场景和情节推动等，做深入分析与讨论，并通过与所阅读章节相关的课内外写作与调研任务，帮助学生提升写作信心和技能。