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Etudes Tutorials Instructor & Class Information Course Description Send To Printer | Close Window Etudes Tutorials Learn to Work in an Online Classroom at WLAC: If you have never worked inside an online classroom at WLAC, please learn how to (a) equip your computer with the correct browser and (b) work inside our online classroom. 1. Go to www.wlac.edu. 2. Click on the Online/Hybrid Classes link in the upper right corner. 3. In the top menu, click on Course Login Info. 4. Scroll down the screen to the tutorials. 5. View/read the tutorials, as appropriate. Instructor & Class Information Course: English 127, Section 8056 Semester: Fall 2014, September 2-December 21, 2014 Instructor Name: Nuala Lincke-Ivic, Associate Professor Instructor E-Mail: [email protected] Class Hours & Location: Online Office Location, Hours & Telephone: My office is in the General Classroom Building, in 210-D. My office hours are from 12:45 - 1:45 PM on Mondays and Wednesdays. My telephone number is (310) 287-4544. The fastest way to reach me is by using Private Messages, and I do ask that you contact me only in Private Messages, not by my college email, as we need to keep all class business inside the online classroom. Privacy Issue: Please NEVER use a public forum like Questions or a discussion to write about private business that just involves the two of us; please use Private Messages. We use Questions to ask general questions about assignments; we use the discussions for class discussions about paper topics. Course Description ENGLISH 127 – CREATIVE WRITING - 3 UNITS / UC:CSU PREREQUISITE: English 101 or equivalent. DESCRIPTION: "This course introduces the student to the basic elements of writing fiction, poetry and drama through reading and writing assignments." (Schedule of Classes). Course Learning Outcome "At the end of the course, the successful student will be able to write a scene in a play, screenplay, or work of fiction, that dramatizes character conflict and advances plot." Student Learning Objectives After successfully completing this course, you will be able to... 1. Understand the difference between fiction and non-fiction; 2. Analyze different literary forms, especially from a structural perspective; 3. Utilize appropriate literary terms and vocabulary in discussing/writing about literature; 4. Scrutinize theme, character, motivation, conflict, irony, plot, climax, complications and symbolism in literary works; 5. Compose original literary works. Institutional Course Outcomes English 127 will also help students meet these Institutional Student Learning Outcomes: A. "Critical Thinking: Analyze problems by differentiating fact from opinions, using evidence, and using sound reasoning to specify multiple solutions and their consequences." In essays and class discussions, analyze arguments. B. "Communication: Effectively communicate thought in a well-organized manner to persuade, inform, and convey ideas in academic, work, family and community settings." In writings and class discussions, share ideas about what makes an argument effective. G. "Cultural Diversity: respectfully engage with other cultures in an effort to understand them." In writings and class discussion, analyze literature from a multi-cultural perspective. H. "Ethics: practice and demonstrate standards of personal and professional integrity, honesty and fairness; apply ethical principles in submission of all college work." Submit writings in which words other than your own are documented in MLA format. I. "Aesthetics: Use multiple modes of inquiry and approaches to experience and to engage with the art and nature; develop and express personal creative visions throughout all aspects of one's life." In writings and discussions, demonstrate recognition of literature as art-especially works of non-fiction. Assignments & Grading 1. Three flash fiction pieces: short stories with a beginning, middle and end that do not exceed 300 words - 10 Points Each/30 Points Total 2. One longer short story not to exceed five (5) pages - 10 Points 3. The beginning of a novel, not to exceed five (5) pages, inspired by (and including, if you wish) your short story - 15 Points 4. Four discussions of all literary works listed in Class Texts - 5 Points Each, 20 Points Total 5. Five Critiques in Discussion Forum: Feedback from your peers regarding the literary works you produce (1-3, listed above), longer shorter story, and beginning of novel - 5 Points Each - 25 Points Total Total Points: 100 Grading Scale A = 100 - 90 points B = 89 - 80 points C = 79 - 70 points D = 69 - 60 points F = 59 - 0 points NOTE: There are no plus (+) or minus (-) grades in the LACCD system. For this reason, I will offer three (3) extra credit points at the end of the semester so that students may change grades that would be a B+, C+ and D+ into an A, B, and C. However… fulfillment of extra credit assignments does not guarantee that extra credit will be awarded; all extra credit assignments must be of superior quality. Weekly Lesson Plans Activities Due Week 1 Read through these Sept. 1: Weekly Lesson Labor Day Plans; make a reading timeline for yourself--what Sept. 2-5 you need to have read by what date. Prepare for Discussion 1 next week. Start reading immediately! Activities Due Week 2 Sept. 11: Participate in Veteran’s Discussion 1: Day 1. Nathan Englander Sept. 8-10 & 2. 12 Salman Rushdie Activities Due Week 3 Sept. 15-19 Participate in Discussion 1: 1. Nathan Englander 2. Salman Rushdie Activities Due Week 4 Flash Fiction Sept. 22-26 Participate in 1 Due on Discussion 1: Sunday at 11:59 PM 1. Nathan Englander 2. Salman Rushdie Due Week 5 Activities Sept. 29- Participate in Oct. 3 Discussion 2: 1. James Baldwin 2. Junot Diaz Critique 1: Flash Fiction 1 Due Week 6 Activities Flash Fiction Oct. 6-10 Participate in 2 Due on Discussion 2: Sunday at 11:59 PM 1. James Baldwin 2. Junot Diaz Critique 1: Flash Fiction 1 Due Week 7 Activities Participate in Oct.13-17 Discussion 2: 1. James Baldwin 2. Junot Diaz Critique 2: Flash Fiction 2 Due Week 8 Activities Flash Fiction Oct. 20-24 Participate in 3 Due on Discussion 3: Sunday at 11:59 PM 1. Alice Munro 2. Annie Proulx Critique 2: Flash Fiction 2 Due Week 9 Activities Participate in Oct. 27-31 Discussion 3: 1. Alice Munro 2. Annie Proulx Critique 3: Flash Fiction 3 Due Week 10 Activities Nov. 3-7 Participate in Discussion 3: 1. Alice Munro 2. Annie Proulx Critique 3: Flash Fiction 3 Due Week 11 Activities Short Story Nov. 10-14 Participate in due on Sunday Discussion 4: at 11:59 PM 1. Allen Ginsberg 2. Jack Kerouac Due Week 12 Activities Nov. 17-21 Participate in Discussion 4: 1. Allen Ginsberg 2. Jack Kerouac Critique 4: Short Story Due Week 13 Activities Nov. 27-30: Participate in Thanksgiving Discussion 4: 1. Nov. 24-26 Allen Ginsberg 2. Jack Kerouac Critique 4: Short Story Due Week 14 Activities Dec. 1-5 Participate in Discussion 4: 1. Allen Ginsberg 2. Jack Kerouac Critique 4: Short Story Activities Due Week 15 Dec. 8-12 Use the week to Novel work on the beginning due beginning of your on Sunday at novel. 11:59 PM Week 16: Finals Week Due Dec. 15-21 Critique 5: Novel beginning Rubric for Literary Works RUBRIC FOR LITERARY WORKS Criterion 1. Does not 2. Demonstrates 3. Exceeds demonstrates SLO adequately adequate SLO adequately demonstration of SLO Academic 1. 1. 1. Integrity* Work is plagiarized Work is not Work is not in whole or in part. plagiarized in whole plagiarized in whole or in part. or in part, and presents a fresh approach to a standard situation or issue. Content 1. 1. 1. Plot seems Plot logically Plot logically mundane and/or advances advances predictable, and character character may be flawed: action leading action leading contain to change, but to change, and unnecessary does not seem seems details and/or particularly particularly unresolved imaginative, a imaginative, a situations that do fresh approach fresh approach not logically to a standard to a standard advance situation or situation or character action issue that issue that leading to contributes to contributes to change or the work’s the work’s contribute to the overall style. overall style. work’s overall 2. 2. style. Characters are Characters are 2. sufficiently extremely well Characters do developed, but developed and not seem well may not be absorb reader’s developed and particularly interest. may not be interesting to 3. interesting to read about. Themes and read about. 3. sub-themes are 3. Themes and clear and seem Themes and sub- sub-themes insightful, even themes seem are sufficiently enlightening. prosaic and may clear, and 4. not be while not Setting is sufficiently clear. prosaic, may detailed not 4. not seem only sufficiently Setting is not particularly and logically, detailed insightful or but in a way sufficiently enlightening. that enhances and/or logically, 4. the other so it provides an Setting is elements of inadequate detailed story, and frame for sufficiently and contributes to characters and logically, so it the work’s plot. provides an overall style. adequate frame for characters and plot. Voice 1. 1. 1. (unique Voice seems hard Voice is clear, but Voice is clear and writing style to discern, perhaps could be improved engaging because of author) obscured by too by different word word choice and many distracting choice and usage to usage is errors and/or enhance overall appropriate, problematic word tone of work, which innovative and choice and usage, may seem artful, serving to which negatively somewhat stiff enhance the overall affects overall tone and/or fragmented tone of the work, as of work as well as in terms of well as elements of different elements narrative and story: character, of story: character, different elements plot, theme, plot, theme, of story: character, setting.
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