I will take attendance. If you miss more than two of these discussions, you risk being dropped from the class. You are expected to produce two stories and several poems by specified deadlines across the semester so that your manuscripts can be evaluated by the other students. Group discussions of published works We will look at structure, techniques for developing voice and tone, and effective word choice, among other aspects of creative writing and good writing in general. Workshops Using specific guidelines posted in the on-line classroom s Course Content, you will evaluate your fellow students manuscripts in terms of what in the manuscript works well and what doesn t work as well.
Students then have an opportunity to revise their manuscripts and have the works evaluated again.
Exercises You will have weekly readings and exercises, from which you will develop ideas and techniques for your own manuscripts. These are listed week by week in the on-line classroom s Calendar of Assignments, but also check the weekly update posted just inside the WebCT classroom for adjustments to the coming week s homework. This includes not just your own writing, but any assigned readings in either of our textbooks or stories or poems by your classmates, and written responses to these readings. Commitment Internet classes require a level of commitment and self-direction that may be more challenging for you than you find in traditional classes. However, in many ways this course is similar to a traditional classroom.