Introduction to Creative
Writing
ENG
226 B, M/W 4:00 – 5:20 PM
275
UPH
Keith
Banner: thunderskyinc@gmail.com. Blog: www.habituallycreative.blogspot.com. Website for poetry: www.poets.org. Phone:
823-8914. Office Hours by
appointment.
Required Texts
- Mystery and Manners, Flannery O’Connor
- The Art of Syntax, Ellen Brant Voigt
Goals
- To become familiar with
the language of poetry and fiction
- To develop an awareness
of the variety in form in both fiction and poetry
- To practice writing and
try new things
- To develop habits of
observation, consistency, and care
- To become proficient at
recognizing strategy and intention in structure and form, and to analyze
the writer’s success in these attempts
- To build a solid
foundation for the continued study and practice of fiction writing and
poetry
Assignments and Grading
- Quizzes on reading and new terms: 10%
- Two weekly craft-based assignments: 10%
- A mid-term poetry portfolio: 25%
- An end-of-semester fiction portfolio: 25%
- Two essays in which you examine a poem and a story from the blog
(you choose the poem and the story): 7.5% each, 15% total
- Participation: 15%,
includes attendance, class discussions and in-class writing; and bringing
appropriate materials to class. Always bring your books and a notebook,
along with your preferred writing instrument.
Weeks 1 – 7: Poetry
- A chapter a week in The Art of Syntax.
Possible pop quizzes throughout. Assignment from www.poets.org.
- Weekly in-class writing assignments.
- Weekly in-class workshopping of
assignments,
- Portfolio of poetry (four poems), with a
paper examining poem of your choosing due: March 10. 2014
Weeks 8 – 15: Fiction
- A chapter a week in Mystery and Manners.
Possible pop quizzes throughout.
Assignment from www.habituallycreative.blogspot.com.
- Weekly in-class writing assignments.
- Weekly in-class workshopping of
assignments,
- Portfolio of fiction (two stories), with
a paper examining story of your choosing due: May 7, 2014
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