Analysis of the print news media, including introduction to reporting and writing the news and to newspaper production; practice in writing news, editorials, and features.

Writing poetry and fiction. Study of the techniques of poetry--the creation and use of metre, rhyme, line, stanza, tone and figurative language--and of fiction--development of action, character, and narrative voice.

Meets MSU-Northern General Education Core Humanities/Fine Arts (CAT VI) requirement.
Montana University System Core Course

This course is a study of the theories and methods of teaching English, including study of the theories and methods of teaching creative writing and composition. Theory and practice concentrates on teaching English at the junior high and senior high school level. Graduate credit requirements are described in the course syllabus.

If this class is taken at the 500 level, it is a graduate course and expectations for student performance are at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course.
Prerequisites: Level I Admission to Teacher Education, EDUC 300 and EDUC 376
Co-requisite: EDUC 339

This course begins the study of how mass media through education, socialization, and indoctrination, influence a student’s understanding of the world. Students will be introduced to concepts, ideas and methods for thoughtful evaluation of the media culture so prevalent in today’s world.

A general study of word construction, form, and usage and word groups within sentences.

A study of representative plays from Greek, Roman, Medieval, Renaissance, Restoration periods; the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries, with attention to the cultural and historical factors contributing to the development of these works. Analysis of significant ideas, themes, and production techniques.

Guided practice in writing of grant proposals to private foundations or public agencies, with particular attention to the researching of funding sources, program planning, and the appropriate conventions of technical and business writing associated with proposals and progress reports.

A survey of the scientific developments and major theoretical approaches to the science of oral and written languages.

If this class is taken at the 500 level, it is a graduate course and expectations for student performance are at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course.

A study of the literature designed for and available to the pre-adult audience, from pre-school materials for reading preparation and reading aloud, through elementary school literature, to literature for the adolescent audience of the middle school and secondary school levels. Includes poetry, fairy tales, myths, epics, fables, informational and nonfiction works, biographies, popular fiction, and fantasy literature.