It is important for a successful workshop that students participate fully and in a constructive manner. Personal attacks or ridicule have no place in a writing workshop.
Successful workshops foster a supportive and cooperative atmosphere.
When the class is not operating in workshop mode, the format will be discussion-based. There will also be frequent in-class writing exercises designed to teach particular techniques and to generate material for further work. The course requirements are straightforward. Each student must complete at least ten exercises in poetry or fiction or a combination of both, to be turned in with the final portfolio. Participation in workshop goes without saying.