COMP 150-01: Introduction to Creative Writing (CRN 365)
MWF 9:00-9:50, SCHU 214

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This syllabus is subject to change, and you are responsible for changes announced in class.

  25 Jan—Intro to class 27 Jan—Defining genre
30 Jan—Intro to poetry—read 9-20 1 Feb—Line and stanza—read 20-6 3 Feb—Meter, Rhythm, and the Music of poetry—read 27-38
6 Feb—Imagery and Language—read 38-50—sign up for author study—translation due 8 Feb—more with imagery and language 10 Feb—Poetic forms—read 50-63—image poem due
13 Feb—Workshopping—form poem due—sample presentation 15 Feb—Workshopping—second form (different from first) due 17 Feb—Workshopping—free-for-all poem due—sign up for conference
20 Feb—Conferences (no class)—bring 2 poems to your conference (313 Netzer) 22 Feb—Workshopping—radical revision of one poem due 24 Feb—Final Workshopping—1 or 2 revised poems due
27 Feb—Intro to fiction—read 92-102—Poetry portfolio due by 5 I my office 29 Feb—Structure and design—read 102-10 2 Mar—Characters—read 110-17
5 Mar—Dialog—read 118-22—character sketch due—Presentations 7 Mar—Dialog passage due—Presentations 9 Mar—Setting—read 123-7—Presentations
12 Mar—Point of view—read 127-35—setting description due—Presentations 14 Mar—point of view exercise—Presentations 16 Mar—putting the story together—bring all materials to class—Presentations
19 Mar—Break 21 Mar—Break 23 Mar—Break
26 Mar—Workshopping—post story draft to your Angel group by 5, Friday, 23 March— Presentations 28 Mar—Workshopping—Presentations 30 Mar—Workshopping—revised draft due to me by 5—sign up for conference—Presentations
2 Apr—Conferences (no class) 4Apr—Workshopping—Presentations 6 Apr—Fiction portfolio due by 5—Drama—read 228-55—Presentations
9 Apr—Structuring the play—read 256-66—Presentations 11 Apr—TBA 13 Apr—TBA
16 Apr—Adapting material—bring a short text to class—Presentations 18 Apr—Dialog and theme—read 266-79 20 Apr—Stage production—read 279-90—dialog passage due
23 Apr—Formatting the manuscript—read 293-9—partial draft due 25 Apr—Workshopping—Bring 3 copies of draft to class 27 Apr—Workshopping—Bring 3 copies of draft to class—sign up for conference—revised play to me by noon Saturday, 28 Apr.
30 Apr—Conferences (no class) 2 May—Workshopping—meet in Union Square in Hunt Union 4 May—Workshopping and practice—meet in Union Square in Hunt Union
7 May—Workshopping and practice—meet in Union Square in Hunt Union    

Final Exam: Monday, 14 May, 8:00-10:30—meet in Union Square in Hunt Union

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