COMP 150: Introduction to Creative Writing (CRN 143)
MWF 9:00-9:50, SCHU 307

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This syllabus is subject to change, and you are responsible for changes announced in class. Unless otherwise noted, assignments are due in class.

  15 Jan—Intro to class 17 Jan—Genre and revision; read Starkey pp.1-13
20 Jan—Introduction to poetry; read 14-22 22 Jan—Line and stanza; read 22-29 24 Jan—Meter, rhythm, and the music of poetry; read 29-40
27 Jan—Imagery and language; read 38-50; sign up for author study; translation due; bring Van Allsburg to class 29 Jan—more with imagery and language; bring Van Allsburg to class 31 Jan—Poetic forms; read 53-72; image poem due; bring Van Allsburg to class
3 Feb—Sample presentation; workshopping; form poem 1 due 5 Feb—Workshopping; form poem 2 due (different form than first) 7 Feb—Workshopping; free-for-all poem due; sign up for conference
10 Feb—Conferences (no class) 12 Feb—Workshopping; radical revision of 1 poem due 14 Feb—Final poetry workshop; bring 1 or 2 poems to class
17 Feb—Introduction to fiction; read 102-114; Poetry portfolio due by 5 19 Feb—Structure and design; read 114-122 21 Feb—Characters; read 122-130
24 Feb—Dialog; read 130-135; character sketch due; Presentations begin 26 Feb—Dialog passage due; Presentations 28 Feb—Setting; read 135-140; bring Van Allsburg to class; Presentations
2 Mar—Point of view; read 140-149; setting description due; Presentations 4 Mar—Point of view exercise; bring a passage from your story (1-2 pages) to class; Presentations 6 Mar—Putting the story together; bring all story materials to class; Presentations
9 Mar—Break 11 Mar—Break 13 Mar—Break
16 Mar—Workshopping; post story draft to Blackboard group by 5 on Friday, March 13; Presentations 18 Mar—Workshopping; Presentations 20 Mar—Workshopping; revised story draft to me by 5 (put in dropbox on Blackboard); sign up for conferences; Presentations
23 Mar—Conferences (no class) 25 Mar—Workshopping; bring draft to class; Presentations 27 Mar—Introduction to drama; read 247-274; Presentations; Fiction portfolio due by 5
30 Mar—Structuring the play; read 274-285; Presentations 1 Apr—Adapting materials; bring a short text to class (picturebook, folktale, myth); Presentations 3 Apr—Dialog and theme; read 285-298; Presentations
6 Apr—Stage production; read 298-308; dialog passage due 8 Apr—Formatting the MS; read 308-318; partial draft of play due 10 Apr—Workshopping; bring 3 copies of draft to class
13 Apr—Workshopping; bring critiques drafts to class; sign up for conferences 15 Apr—no class 17 Apr—no class; draft of play posted to Blackboard dropbox by 5
20 Apr—Conferences (no class) 22 Apr—Workshopping—meet in IRC 4 24 Apr—Workshopping; meet in IRC 4
27 Apr—Workshopping; meet in IRC 4; Drama portfolios due by 5 29 Apr—Study Day Final Exam: Mon, May 4, 8-10:30 in IRC 4 (Performances)

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