ClassInfo - Fall 2018 English: Creative Writing Classes

Fall 2018 | ENGW 3960W Section 001: Capstone Seminar in Creative Writing (31902)

Instructor(s): V.V. Ganeshananthan
Class Component:: Lecture
Credits:: 4 Credits
Grading Basis:: A-F only
Instructor Consent:: Department Consent Required
Instruction Mode:: In Person Term Based
Class Attributes:: UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
Times and Locations:: Regular Academic Session

09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018

Tue 01:00PM - 04:50PM

UMTC, East Bank

Lind Hall 202
Enrollment Status:: Open (9 of 12 seats filled)

Course Catalog Description:: This course is devoted to the writing of the senior paper in creative writing. To graduate with a BA in English, students with an interest in creative writing may choose to produce a substantial manuscript of poetry, literary fiction, or literary nonfiction rather than an extended, scholarly essay. In this advanced creative writing workshop, students receive instruction on writing this manuscript from tenured and tenure-track faculty in English. Class sessions typically include in-class writing exercises, which are then expanded into more finished works of poetry or prose reviewed by the faculty and discussed in workshops by the students themselves. Writing exercises and assignments lead, at the end of the semester, to a finished, thoroughly revised manuscript of at least 2,500 words. Faculty teach students to produce a significant body of poetry, fiction, or creative nonfiction though discussions of method, craft, and development; instruction in specific writing techniques; workshopping and revising drafts; solving problems; and creating a coherent and elegant final product. While the subjects about which students write vary depending on student interest and faculty expertise, at least 50 percent of the course grade is determined by students' writing performance. The senior seminar also functions as a capstone experience that fulfills many of the Student Learning Outcomes for the English major and the capstone course for those who are pursuing a Minor in Creative Writing. Prerequisites for Admission: Admission to ENGW 3960W requires: (1) English major status and completion of ENGL 3001W with a minimum grade of C-minus; (2) completion of at least six credits of creative writing courses, including one intermediate (ENGW 3xxx-level) or advanced creative writing workshop, preferably in the genre of the ENGW 3960W workshop to which you are applying; and (3) submission of a creative writing sample. Admission is by permission of the instructor. Priority will be given to
Class Notes:: http://classinfo.umn.edu/?vganesha+ENGW3960W+Fall2018
Class Description:: In this advanced undergraduate writing workshop, students will complete their senior projects—in literary fiction or creative nonfiction—for the English major. Members of the class will write and revise 15-20 pages of polished new prose in their chosen genre by the end of the term. The focus will be character-based literary fiction and nonfiction; the latter will include some discussion of journalistic strategies. The class will read as writers and practice thoughtful workshop citizenry and critique. Most time will be spent on workshops and discussion of published work (including essays, short stories, and books). Each student will present / lead discussion once. Students will also complete several writing exercises designed to aid with the senior project, and will submit thorough annotations/ written critiques of peers’ work. This last is a vital part of the workshop structure.

Students will read and write both fiction and nonfiction, regardless of the genre of their senior projects.
Textbooks:: https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/31902/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:: 29 April 2015

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