Special Topic: The Art of Revision
ENGL 313
Fall 2015
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| Certificates: Social, Cultural, and Critical Theory |
Revision is considered the final stage of writing but what is it, exactly? What does the process entail? What constitutes a revision? How do other writers revise? And what are the rules writers can follow to make revision a cornerstone of their writing process? You'll find out in this class. Revision, simply, is not correction. Revision is not changing "red" to "crimson" or running your spell checker. Revision is a change in your point-of-view. This class's goal is to help you learn how to change your writing point-of-view. Specifically, you'll learn how to read critically, articulate criticism constructively, define uniqueness in both your own writing and others, and self-edit and revise. This course is especially designed for students who have previous experience in creative writing. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: ENGL292 OR ENGL296 |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
We'll be reading both fiction and non-fiction in this class:
Cheryl Strayed, ed., THE BEST AMERICAN ESSAYS, 2013 (non-fiction)
Lex Williford (Editor), Michael Martone (Editor), THE SCRIBNER ANTHOLOGY OF CONTEMPORARY SHORT FICTION: 50 NORTH AMERICAN STORIES SINCE 1970 (Touchstone Books)
Stephen King, ON WRITING
The Paris Review Interviews (these interviews can be found online.)
The instructor will also provide handouts as necessary.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Students will write a seven-to-ten page story due at the end of Week 2. This story will be workshopped in class twice. Draft #2 should contain AT LEAST 60% new material. You will then revise AGAIN (draft #3) based on your second workshop. This second revision must again contain 60% new material. Final drafts of your story are due final exam week. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Attendance at and participation in every class are required. Students must also make every effort to attend 3 events per semester with visiting writers (Q & A sessions at 4:15 on Wednesday afternoons; readings at 8:00 p.m.). To apply to this course, please submit 5 double-spaced pages of prose (preferably fiction). Please also submit a cover page in two sections: 1) your name, email address, year in school, major (if any), some of your favorite writers and any other influences; 2) a short biographical statement (a paragraph) describing your history with and interest in fiction writing, or other creative writing background; 3) if you are applying to more than one upper-level creative writing course, you must indicate your order of preference. The application deadline is Monday, September 14, 2015 by 9:00 AM. Please submit your materials electronically in a single attachment to bskyhorse@wesleyan.edu. Please use either Microsoft word or rich-text- format for your attachment. Students may not take this course and another creative writing workshop concurrently. This course contributes to the Theory & Literary Forms and Creative Writing concentrations of the English major. |
| Instructor(s): Skyhorse,Brando Times: ...W... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: DWNY200; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 15 | Permission of instructor will be granted during the drop/add period. Students must submit either a ranked or unranked drop/add request for this course. |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 0 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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