Writing Fiction: A Creative Writing Workshop
COL 201
Fall 2007
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01
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
In this creative writing course, students will analyze narrative techniques of masters of the short story such as Anton Chekov, William Faulkner, E.P. Jones, Octavia Butler, Italo Calvino, Julio Cortazar, Richard Bausch, Patricia Highsmith, J.D. Salinger, Bernard Malamud, Alice Munro, and Flannery O'Connor. Students will study various ways to structure narratives and develop characters; examine problems related to perspective and psychic distance in third- and first-person narratives; explore sophisticated narrative techniques involving parallel and non-chronological plots; and study ways of plotting long stories or novellas and organizing short story collections. After writing original stories employing narrative techniques learned in class, students will share their writing in workshops. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Writing |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA COL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (COL)(ENGL)(ENGL-Creative W)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
see description
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Examinations and Assignments:
This course has demanding reading and writing requirements. Students will read approximately 200 pages of fiction per week, and will write between 40-50 pages of short fiction during the semester (several short writing assignments at the beginning of the semester, and several drafts of one long story of 25-40 pages.) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Email the professor and tell her why you want to take the class; provide information on your year and major; list any prior creative writing classes you have had in college or high school or summer school; and provide any other information you think is relevant. In addition to this information, you should submit a writing sample of 5-20 pages. The writing sample should be fiction or journalism. Applications will be accepted and reviewed on a first-come-first-serve basis. Preference is given to COL majors and seniors. In rare instances, a freshman will be admitted to the class. Professor Sharp will be accepting applications beginning in June, 2007. Students must be able to attend all thirteen seminar classes to participate in this seminar. 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. Unless you are a COL major, this course may not be taken pass/fail and must be taken for a grade. |
| Instructor(s): Sharp,Paula Times: .M..... 04:10PM-07:00PM; Location: BTFDC210; |
Permission of Instructor Required
Enrollment capacity: 12 | 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: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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