NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA PLOT 91, CADASTRAL ZONE, JABI, ABUJA

FACULTY OF ARTS

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES

2017 _2 SEMESTER EXAMINATION, January/February 2018

 
COURSE CODE: ENG312
COURSE TITLE: CREATIVE WRITING II
CREDIT UNITS: 3
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS
Answer any THREE (3) questions.  Pay attention to clarity and good organisation.
 
1. List and explain six elements that you must consider in writing your play. In other words, discuss what makes a play(23 marks)
 
2. Examine the short story as a literary genre.(23 marks)
 
3. Poetry according to Wordsworth is a spontaneous overflow of powerful emotion. Discuss. (23 marks)
 
4. Creative Writing depends on two kinds of planning. Discuss. (23 marks)
 
5. List and explain with illustrations three (3) areas you could derive your germinal idea in creative writing. (23 marks)
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA,

PLOT 91, CADASTRAL ZONE, JABI, ABUJA

FACULTY OF ARTS

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES

2018 _1 SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTIONS

 
 
COURSE CODE: ENG312
COURSE TITLE: CREATIVE WRITING II
CREDIT UNITS: 3
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS
 
INSTRUCTION: The student is expected to answer ANY THREE out of the four questions and each question carries 23 marks. The remaining 1 mark should be awarded on impression by the examiner based on the elucidation of the answers. Attention should therefore be paid to clarity and proper articulation of issues raised.
 
1.      Characterization is a very important aspect of creative writing. Discuss. (23 marks/40 minutes)
2.      Creative Writing depends on two kinds of planning. Discuss. (23 marks/40 minutes)
3.      List and explain six issues that you must consider in writing your play. In other words, discuss what makes a play. (23 marks/40 minutes)
4.      With copious illustration from a writer and/or personal experience, discuss the influence of the environment on a creative writer, (23 marks/40 minutes)
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

PLOT 91, CADASTRAL ZONE, JABI, ABUJA

FACULTY OF ARTS

DEPARTMENT OF LANGUAGES

JULY, 2017 _1 SEMESTER EXAMINATION

 
COURSE CODE: ENG312
COURSE TITLE: CREATIVE WRITING II
CREDIT UNITS: 3
TIME ALLOWED: 2 HOURS
 
INSTRUCTION:The student is expected to answer any three out of the five questions and each question carries 23 marks. The remaining 1 mark should be awarded on impression by the examiner based on the elucidation of the answers. Attention should, therefore, be paid to clarity of expression and logical presentation of ideas.
 
1.      With copious illustration, discuss the influence of the environment on a creative writer. (23 marks)
2.      Dialogue is a vital tool of the creative writer. Discuss. (23 marks)
3.      Discuss the merits and demerits of the first person point of view in writing a novel or a short story?
4.      Discuss plot as an important element in creative writing. (23 marks)
5.      Characterisation is a very important aspect of creative writing. Discuss (23 marks)
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NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

14/16 AHMADU BELLO WAY VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS

SCHOOL OF ARTS AND SOCIAL SCIENCES

MARCH/APRIL 2014 EXAMINATION
COURSE CODE: ENG 312
COURSE TITLE CREATIVE WRITING II
TIME ALLOWED: 3 Hours
INSTRUCTION: Answer any 3 questions
 
The student is expected to answer any three out of the five questions. Each question carries 23marks and the remaining 1 mark should be awarded on impression for expression and logical presentation.
 
1.       What is voice in poetry?   With some illustrations, differentiate between
private voice and public voice in poetry.                                                   (23 marks)
 
2.       Anyone who survives childhood must have at least one story in him or her. Discuss and illustrate with a three-paragraph/stanza-story in whatever
genre you prefer.                                                                                          (23 marks)
 
3.       List and explain the six basic elements of playwriting.                            (23 marks)
 
4.       Creative Writing depends on two kinds of planning. Discuss                 (23 marks)
 
5.       Point of view is an important aspect of novel writing. Discuss.              (23 marks)
 
6.       Discuss the similarities and differences between myth and legend  and relate each to creative writing.                                                                          (23 marks)
 
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