4/26/2024 5:31:52 PM	ENGL 4A Course Outline as of Spring 2008	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  ENGL 4A	Title:  BEG CREATIVE WRIT
Full Title:  Beginning Creative Writing
Last Reviewed:2/6/2023

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	3.00	Lecture Scheduled	3.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	52.50
Minimum	3.00	Lab Scheduled	0		6 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	3.00			Contact Total	52.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  105.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As: 
Formerly: 

Catalog Description:

Introductory study and writing of short fiction and poetry; drama and/or creative non-fiction.

Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of EMLS 100 ( or ESL 100) OR Completion of ENGL 100B or higher (V8)

Recommended Preparation:

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

Introductory study and writing of short fiction and poetry; drama and/or creative non-fiction.

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of EMLS 100 ( or ESL 100) OR Completion of ENGL 100B or higher (V8)
Recommended:
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;UC.
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
UC Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1981	Inactive:
C-ID:
CID Descriptor: ENGL 200	Introduction to Creative Writing	SRJC Equivalent Course(s): ENGL4A

Certificate/Major Applicable: Major Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

I.  READING:

   A.  Identify and analyze major elements of narrative, including

       character, setting, plot/conflict, and figurative language in

       works by established writers and student writers in the genres of

       fiction, poetry, drama, and/or creative non-fiction.

   B.  Identify and analyze major elements of poetry including sound,

       rhythm, figurative language, and the poetic line.

   C.  Identify and analyze major components of drama including plot,

       character, theme, diction, music, spectacle, and convention.

   D.  Critique peer writing, providing constructive criticism.

   E.  Analyze similarities and differences among genres.

II. WRITING:

   A.  Apply a variety of creative writing techniques to different

       genres.

   B.  Employ basic narrative elements such as characterization, setting,

       plot/conflict, and figurative language.

   C.  Employ basic poetic elements such as sound, rhythm, figurative

       language and the poetic line.

   D.  Employ three major components of drama including plot, character,

       theme, diction, music, spectacle, and convention.

   E.  Revise and edit drafts of original work and provide revision and

       editing feedback to peers.

   F.  Write on a regular schedule to develop disciplined writing habits.

Topics and Scope

I.  READING:

   A.  Examples of published work in the genres of fiction, poetry,

       drama, and/or creative non-fiction that demonstrate technical and

       stylistic elements of each genre, including but not limited to

       character, setting, plot/conflict, figurative language, sound,

       rhythm and the poetic line.

   B.  Examples of published work that demonstrate similarities and

       differences among genres.

II. WRITING:

   A.  Characteristics of the genres of fiction, poetry, and/or creative

       non-fiction.

   B.  Basic creative writing elements, such as character, setting,

       plot/conflict, figurative language, sound, rhythm, and the poetic

       line.

   C.  Basic components of a play, such as plot, character, theme,

       diction, music, spectacle, and convention.

   D.  Revision strategies using workshop feedback and individual

       conferences/tutorials focusing on creative writing elements of

       narrative in fiction, poetry; and/or creative non-fiction or

       drama.

III. PEER RESPONSE AND WORKSHOP:

   A.  Techniques for reading classmates' or peers' work in progress in

       a workshop setting.

   B.  Strategies for giving helpful response (feedback) to classmates'

       or peers' work in progress.

   C.  Evaluating and using peer response to improve writing.

Assignments:

I.  READING

   A.  Read 30 to 50 pages each week of published works in the different

       genres and/or in craft manuals.

   B.  Read, analyze, and discuss in a work of short fiction narrative

       elements such as character, setting, plot/conflict, and figurative

       language.

   C.  Memorize and recite at least fourteen lines of poetry.

   D.  Read, analyze, and discuss poetic techniques in various forms of

       poetry.

   E.  Read, analyze, and discuss dramatic elements in various forms of

       drama.

   F.  Analyze and discuss a published work of fiction, focusing on

       characterization and conflict.

   G.  Present an oral critique of a classmate's work in a workshop

       setting.

II. WRITING:

   A.  Write a minimum of four hours weekly, focusing on establishing a

       regular writing schedule.

   B.  Collect a portfolio of revised work totaling at least 8,000 to

       10,000 words, 250 lines of edited poetry, or a proportional

       equivalence of several genres that demonstrate basic creative

       writing elements and techniques.

   C.  Write a work of creative non-fiction of at least 1,000 words with

       a consistent point of view; or 6-8 scenes for plays each one

       illustrating a different point or conflict.

   D.  Develop conflict between two characters through the use of

       dialogue in a short work of fiction of at least 750 words.

   E.  Develop a character in a short work of fiction.

   F.  Write a narrative poem based on a childhood memory.

   G.  Write a humorous poem that employs end rhyme and regular rhythm.

   H.  Write a series of nature poems relying on imagery.

   I.  Revise and edit at least two writings for each of two or more

       genres, using feedback from workshops and individual conferences

       or tutorials.

   J.  Write a critique of at least 500 words of a classmate's work in a

       particular genre as part of a workshop emphasizing specific

       technical and stylistic elements of creative writing.

   K.  Write a response to a published narrative or poem, identifying and

       discussing the importance of writing strategies employed.

   L.  Write a response to a literary event (such as a poetry reading)

       that you have attended.

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 80 - 90%
Written homework
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 0 - 0%
None
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 5 - 10%
Class performances, Oral critique, Poetry recitation
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 0 - 0%
None
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 5 - 10%
Attendance, class participation

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

PRIMARY TEXT:

Burroway, Janet. WRITING FICTION: GUIDE TO NARRATIVE CRAFT. Harcourt, 2007

SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS:

Goldberg, Natalie. WILD MIND. St. Martin's, 2006.

Bernays, Anne and Pamela Painter. WHAT IF: WRITING EXERCISES FOR FICTION

    WRITERS. Harper, 2003.

Gardner, John. THE ART OF FICTION. New York: Vintage, 1991.

Minot, Stephen. THREE GENRES: THE WRITING OF POETRY, FICTION, AND

    DRAMA. 6th ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice, 2007.

Ueland, Brenda. IF YOU WANT TO WRITE. 2nd ed. Saint Paul: Greywolf,

    1997.

Kooser, Ted. THE POETRY HOME REPAIR MANUAL: PRACTICAL ADVICE FOR

      BEGINNING POETS. Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press,

      2007.

Prose, Francine. READING LIKE A WRITER. New York: Harper Perennial, 2007.

Scofield, Sandra. THE SCENE BOOK: A PRIMER FOR THE FICTION WRITER. Penguin

      Books, 2007.

Examples of established writers include but are not limited to the

following:

Fiction:

Borges, Jorge Luis

Hemingway, Ernest

Kincaid, Jamaica

McCourt, Frank

Mason, Bobbie Ann

Mukherjee, Bharati

Poetry:

Cofer, Judith Ortiz

Collins, Billy

Donne, John

Hughes, Langston

Issa, Kobayashi

Lee, Li-Young

Olds, Shaon

Plath, Sylvia

Rios, Alberto

Shakespeare, William

Creative Non-fiction:

Angelou, Maya

Banks, Russell

Dillard, Annie

Kingston, Maxine Hong

Momaday, N. Scott

White, E. B.

Wolff, Tobias

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