ENGL 391 Outline

THE KING'S UNIVERSITY

COURSE NUMBER:

ENGL 391

COURSE TITLE:

Creative Writing: Short Stories and Poetry

NAME OF INSTRUCTOR:

Melissa Lacroix

CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION:

credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 3)

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course will provide an introduction to the writing of short stories and poetry. We will read and discuss literary models of each form, but the critical focus will be on students’ work. Writing throughout the course, students will explore and experience the writer’s task, role, and creative process.

Prerequisites: ENGL 215, submission of a portfolio, and permission of instructor

REQUIRED TEXTS:

The Art of the Short Story: 52 Authors, Their Best Short Fiction, and Their Insights on Writing by Dana Gioa & R.s. Gwynn
The Writing Moment: A Practical Guide to Creating Poems by Daniel Scott Tysdal

MARK DISTRIBUTION IN PERCENT:


Poetry Presentation	15%
Portfolio 1	25%
Portfolio 2	25%
Final Reading	15%
Submission, Participation and Attendance	10%
Feedback	10%

	100%

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

To enhance and encourage the love of creative writing as readers and writers.
To play in the large and varied world of poetry as readers and writers, honing our reading and writing skills as we become intimate with the elements that make a poem work.
To experience the creative process from first to final draft and become familiar with the benefits of workshopping with peers.
To have a portfolio of finished work for presentation to an audience.

LECTURE OUTLINE:

Introduction and elegy
Lyric and narrative
Sound
Sound poetry with guest
Voice and persona, confessional poetry
Imagery and imitation
Dramatic poetry with guest
Form, scansion and free verse
Spirituality in poetry
Spirituality/sacred interiority with guest
Political poetry and spoken word
Final workshop and prep for public reading
Public reading

Required texts, assignments, and grade distributions may vary from one offering of this course to the next. Please consult the course instructor for up to date details.