| Online Class: Humor Writing Course: The Art of Being Funny | By the end of this class, students will:
- Know more about the purpose of humor and the different types of humor.
- Have sharpened their analytical skills to observe what makes people laugh and why.
- Reviewed the work of other prominent humor writers. Have learned how to start and maintain a 'humor file' as a source for ideas.
- Have learned the specific writing techniques that make a piece funny.
- Know how to edit their own work for better and more frequent laughs.
- Know how and where to market their work.
Designed and taught by syndicated humor columnist Chandra Clarke, this is a complete humor writing course that will teach you how write funny material. This course is great for beginners and pros alike, whether you want to be a full-fledged stand-up comedian, a humor columnist, a TV writer, or just add funny elements to your fiction and non-fiction work. All aspiring writers should have this course under their belt as a way to broaden their skills and stretch their abilities.
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1.0 CEUs |
Course Description Designed and taught by syndicated humor columnist Chandra Clarke, this is a complete humour writing course that will teach you how write funny material. This course is great for beginners and pros alike, whether you want to be a full-fledged stand-up comedian, a humour columnist, a TV writer, or just add funny elements to your fiction and non-fiction work. All aspiring writers should have this course under their belt as a way to broaden their skills and stretch their abilities.
Humor Writing: The Art of Being Funny. By the end of this class, students will:
- Know more about the purpose of humor and the different types of humor.
- Have sharpened their analytical skills to observe what makes people laugh and why.
- Reviewed the work of other prominent humor writers. Have learned how to start and maintain a 'humor file' as a source for ideas.
- Have learned the specific writing techniques that make a piece funny.
- Know how to edit their own work for better and more frequent laughs.
- Know how and where to market their work.
Students will complete several short readings (provided here) and then put what they've learned into practice in the form of quizzes, polls and short writing assignments. Chandra K. Clarke started out as a freelance reporter for a chain of agribusiness newspapers. This means that a) she had to endure a lot of jokes about being outstanding in her field and b) she has a really thick portfolio of articles on soybeans.
If pressed, she'll admit that she's done hard time as a municipal beat reporter and a managing editor for a weekly newspaper. She has also freelanced for publications like Discovery Channel Online, Gale Research, and Spaceref.com. She has a diploma in robotics, a BA in English, and is working on her MSc in Space Exploration Studies. She plans to get her PhD in the same subject, mainly so she can say "As a matter of fact, I am a rocket scientist."
She got into humor and fiction writing when she discovered that it's much more fun to write when you actually admit you're making it up as you go along. She released her first novel, a sci-fi adventure called Taiamoora, in 1999. Her weekly humour column In My Humble Opinion is published worldwide in newspapers and magazines,
This course offers 1.0 CEUs upon successful completion. You may take this
online course with or without CEU documentation. An online and hard-copy Certificate of Course Completion displaying your coursework and
CEUs earned is included with the CEU Option. We also offer an expedited Transcript Service for sending your accomplishments to a third party.
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Course Lessons Optional Certificates Awarded - Certificate of Attendance
- Certificate of Class Participation
- Certificate of Appreciation
- Certificate of Merit
- Certificate of Outstanding Achievement
- Certificate of Academic Excellence
Certificates awarded by the instructor will vary and are based upon student merit.
Any awards you earn are considered unofficial (or temporary) unless you decide to make the award official.
To make an award official, there is a $30.00 processing fee that covers the customization, printing, and shipping of a hard copy of the certificate as well as access to the UniversalClass™ Transcript Service.
Official awards include a serial number that verifies the authenticity of the award you earned for a lifetime (great for employers
to verify your achievement).
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