WRITING FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

On successful completion of this Course, students will be able to: LO1 – Demonstrate knowledge and understanding about many aspects of children and young adult writing; LO2 – Compose ideas and topics for children and young adult writing; LO3 – Produce creative and innovative children and young adult writing.

Topics:

1. Themes of children and YA literature;
2. Learning to write dialogues;
3. Building the plot;
4. Constructing feedback;
5. What is children and young adult literature?;
6. Social and psychological perspectives;
7. Children and YA publishers;
8. Contemporary children and YA literature;
9. Setting and timeline;
10. Creating characters and POV;
11. Review;
12. Writing for children and YA;
13. Genres of children and YA literature.