English 423, Creative Writing Studio
#12127, 3 Credits, Spring 2012
South Engineering 314, Thursdays, 5:00-7:30pm
Prerequisites: Engl 322, 323, 275, or permission of instructor
This is an advanced studio workshop course with an emphasis on the student as working artist.
Be aware that this is NOT a class in genre fiction (teen novels, children's writing, sci-fi, action-adventure, etc.) The work we produce is for adults—adults who have read widely and will not appreciate formula writing. They are looking for originality.
Required Texts
- Margeret-Love Denman and Barbara Shoup, Story Matters, Houghton Mifflin Co., 2006.
- Robert Pinsky, The Sounds of Poetry: A Brief Guide, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1999.
- Charles Baxter, The Art of Subtext: Beyond Plot, Graywolf Press, 2007.
- Dean Young, The Art of Recklessness: Poetry as Assertive Force and Contradiction, Graywolf Press, 2010.
- Mark Doty, The Art of Description: World into Word, Graywolf Press, 2010.
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Coursework
(5 pts. or 5% per workshop session, for 10 possible)
(50 pts. possible; 50% of semester total*)
(20 pts.possible; 20% of semester total)
(check-minus/check/check-plus)
(check-minus/check/check-plus)
Community Readings or Workshops |
(2 events, 10 pts. possible for each; 20% of semester total)
At the end of the term I’ll tally your points, taking into account your attendance, participation, and development as a writer. To pass the course, you must receive a minimum semester total of 49. The final grade scale looks like this:
90-100 pts. = A
79-89 pts. = B
68-78 pts. = C
57-67 pts. = D
Note: I reserve the right to over-ride a strict numeral tally of points in cases where performance has otherwise been extremely good or bad, and where my subjective but informed and documented judgment suggests a point tally is not appropriate.
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Attendance and Missed Classes
In compliance with NDSU University Senate Policy, Section 333: Class Attendance and Policy and Procedure, located at <http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/333.htm>, the English Department has established the following attendance policy. All English Department courses require active learning. Students are expected to speak, listen, and contribute. Therefore, prompt, regular attendance is required. Students who miss more than four weeks of class during the standard academic semester (e.g. twelve 50 minute classes, eight 75 minute classes, or four 150 minute classes) will not pass the course. Moreover, each student is accountable for all work missed because of absence, and instructors have no obligation to make special arrangements for missed work. Additional attendance requirements may be implemented at the discretion of the individual instructor.
What To Do If You Miss a Class
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DO NOT come to me asking, “What did we do?” (Or, even worse, “Did we do anything?”)
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As soon as possible, contact 2 or more classmates for full class notes, instructions, handout titles, etc. If the classmates you contact did not take helpful notes or are otherwise uninformed, you should contact someone else.
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After contacting classmates for full information, you may then visit or email me if you have specific, informed questions. Always include your class and section number on the subject line of emails.
What To Do If You Want To Make Up a Missed or Late Assignment
Daily Work: you can make this up within a week. You don't need to contact me; please just get as much info from your classmates as possible, then see me if you have specific questions. Please identify late work clearly: what was the assignment, when was it given.
Learning Log Entries: you can complete these late, but no later than evaluation session deadlines.
Chapbook, Reflective Letter, Community Events: the end-of-term deadline for these is firm. Late material is only accepted with documented evidence of serious hardship or illness.
Americans with Disabilities Statement/Students with Special Needs
Any students with disabilities or other special needs, who need special accommodations in this course are invited to share these concerns or requests with the instructor as soon as possible.
Student Conduct
All interactions in this course including interactions by email, weblogs, discussion boards, or other online methods will be civil and students will demonstrate respect for one another. Student conduct at NDSU is governed by the Code of Student Behavior. See http://www.ndsu.edu/ndsu/vpsa/code/ for more information.
University Statement on Academic Honesty
All work in this course must be completed in a manner consistent with NDSU University Senate Policy, Section 335: Code of Academic Responsibility and Conduct. http://www.ndsu.nodak.edu/policy/335.htm
Any instances of deliberate plagiarism in English 423 will result in an F for the course. |
