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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
ENGL 4B | Title:
INTER CREATIVE WRIT |
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| Full Title:
Intermediate 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 |
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| | 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:
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Intermediate creative writing students will study and write fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. Students will join a community of writers to develop creative writing ideas and practices.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Course Completion of ENGL 4A
Recommended Preparation:
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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Intermediate creative writing students will study and write fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction. Students will join a community of writers to develop creative writing ideas and practices.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:Course Completion of ENGL 4A
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: | |
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1981 | Inactive: | |
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| C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Major Applicable Course
Approval and Dates
| Version: | 07 | Course Created/Approved: | 8/1/1981 |
| Version Created: | 10/27/2023 | Course Last Modified: | 5/30/2026 |
| Submitter: | Sheryl Cavales Doolan | Course Last Full Review: | 2/6/2023 |
| Version Status: | Approved Changed Course | Prereq Created/Approved: | 2/6/2023 |
| Version Status Date: | 10/23/2023 | Semester Last Taught: | Spring 2026 |
| Version Term Effective: | Spring 2024 | Term Inactive: | |
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Analyze major elements of fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction at intermediate level.
2. Employ writing techniques developed in ENGL 4A to generate, revise, and edit original creative work in at least two genres.
3. Critique and evaluate peers' creative writing at intermediate level.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify and analyze major elements of fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction as introduced in ENGL 4A.
2. Analyze and critique peer writing, providing intermediate constructive criticism appropriate to the genre.
3. Apply creative writing techniques at an intermediate level through frequent writings in selected genres.
4. Revise and edit drafts of original creative work at intermediate level.
5. Provide intermediate revision and editing feedback to peers.
6. Develop disciplined writing habits.
Topics and Scope
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I. Reading:
A. Examples of published work in the genres of fiction, poetry, drama, and creative nonfiction.
II. Writing:
A. Intermediate creative writing elements of fiction, such as character, setting, plot, conflict, and figurative language.
B. Intermediate creative writing elements of poetry, such as sound, rhythm, and the poetic line.
C. Intermediate components of a play, such as plot, character, theme, diction, music, spectacle, and convention.
D. Intermediate revision strategies, using workshop feedback and individual conferences or tutorials focusing on creative writing.
III. Peer Response and Workshop:
A. Intermediate techniques for reading peers' work in a workshop setting.
B. Intermediate strategies for giving helpful feedback on peers' work.
C. Intermediate techniques for evaluating and using peer response to improve writing.
Assignments:
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1. Weekly reading assignments (approximately 30-50 pages) at intermediate level, such as:
A. Examples of published works in the different genres
B. Students' original creative work
2. Weekly writing assignments at intermediate level, such as:
A. Write, revise, and edit original creative work in two or more genres, using feedback from workshops and individual conferences or tutorials
B. Write critiques of peers' work (250-500 word)
C. Write a response to a published story, poem, play, or work of creative nonfiction, identifying and discussing writing strategies employed
D. Write a response to a literary event
3. Critique in workshop format
4. Focus on establishing a regular writing schedule (ungraded)
5. Create a portfolio of revised original creative work
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% |
| Portfolio; critique; writing assignments | |
| 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% |
| Critique in workshop format | |
| 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 and participation | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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PRIMARY TEXTS:
Imaginative Writing: The Elements of Craft. 5th ed. Burroway, Janet. Pearson. 2023.
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXTS:
Steering the Craft. LeGuin, Ursula. Eighth Mountain Press. 1998 (classic).
The Poet's Companion. Addonizio, Kim and Laux, Dorianne. Norton. 1997 (classic).
The Art of the Personal Essay. Lopate, Phillip. Anchor. 1995 (classic).
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. Lamott, Anne. Anchor. 1995 (classic).
The Art of Fiction: Notes on Craft for Young Writers. Gardner, John. Vintage. 1991 (classic).
OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES (OER)
Vanguard: Exercises for the Creative Writing Classroom. Bailey, Jasmine V. and Osana Simonian, Kate and Smith, Jess. https://raider.pressbooks.pub/vanguard/ . Creative Commons Attributions-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
Introduction to Creative Writing. Francis Lein, Linda. https://library.achievingthedream.org/distanceminnesotacreativewriting/ . Creative Commons Attributions-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
OTHER REQUIRED ELEMENTS
| Student Preparation |
| Matric Assessment Required: | E | Requires English Assessment |
| Prerequisites-generate description: | A | Auto-Generated Text |
| Advisories-generate description: | NA | No Advisory |
| Prereq-provisional: | N | NO |
| Prereq/coreq-registration check: | Y | Prerequisite Rules Exist |
| Requires instructor signature: | N | Instructor's Signature Not Required |
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| BASIC INFORMATION, HOURS/UNITS & REPEATABILITY |
| Method of instruction: | 02 | Lecture |
| | 71 | Internet-Based, Simultaneous Interaction |
| | 72 | Internet-Based, Delayed Interaction |
| Area department: | ENGL | English |
| Division: | 71 | Language Arts & Academic Foundations |
| Special topic course: | N | Not a Special Topic Course |
| Program Status: | 1 | Major Applicable Course |
| Repeatability: | 00 | Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP |
| Repeat group id: | | |
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| SCHEDULING |
| Audit allowed: | N | Not Auditable |
| Open entry/exit: | N | Not Open Entry/Open Exit |
| Credit by Exam: | N | Credit by examination not allowed |
| Budget code: Program: | 0000 | Unrestricted |
| Budget code: Activity: | 1501 | English-General |
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| OTHER CODES |
| Disciplines: | English |
| Basic Skills: | N | Not a Basic Skills Course |
| Level below transfer: | Y | Not Applicable |
| CVU/CVC status: | Y | Distance Ed, Not CVU/CVC Developed |
| Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Either online or hybrid, as determined by instructor |
| Emergency Distance Ed Approved: | Y | Fully Online
Partially Online
Online with flexible in-person activities
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| Credit for Prior Learning: | N | Agency Exam |
| N | CBE |
| N | Industry Credentials |
| N | Portfolio |
| Non-credit category: | Y | Not Applicable, Credit Course |
| Classification: | Y | Liberal Arts and Sciences Courses |
| SAM classification: | E | Non-Occupational |
| TOP code: | 1501.00 | English |
| Work-based learning: | N | Does Not Include Work-Based Learning |
| DSPS course: | N | NO |
| In-service: | N | Not an In-Service Course |
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