ENGL 412 - Fiction Workshop 4

Institution:

Point Park University

Subject:

ENGLISH

Description:

This course is a workshop environment, garnering a significant output of original creative work in fiction. Emphasis will include the craft of the genre as students concentrate on point of view, psychic distance, plot, dialogue, scene, exposition, narrative time frame, flashback, dialogue, and "form(s)" of the short story. Students will assemble a mini-collection of their work in fiction. Prerequisite: ENGL 404. Course Objectives Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: (1) Produce texts that demonstrate ongoing command of concepts and skills attained in ENGL 366, ENGL 403, and ENGL 404. (2) Lead discussions of original texts in workshop to demonstrate engagement with and attention to craft, theory, and process-based writing including composition, revision, point of view, psychic distance, plot, dialogue, scene, exposition, narrative time frame, flashback, and form. (3) Analyze the structure, content, technique, and influences at work in model texts, including work done by peers and by professional writers. (4) Use workshop as an integral part of revising drafts of short fiction. (5) Describe their own developing aesthetic sensibility and place it within the tradition of contemporary fiction. (6) Synthesize coherent written and verbal responses to substantial works of fiction including both the novel and collections of short stories and to relevant contemporary criticism about fiction. (7) Create a manuscript in standard format for the genre that represents a substantial step toward a chapbook-length project or mini-collection.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.pointpark.edu

Phone Number:

(412) 391-4100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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