ENGL 2513 - Craft of Fiction

Description
In this course, students will explore the form and theory of fiction through an investigation of the elements of fiction and explore these elements in their own writing.

Pre-Requisite
Completion of ENGL 2023 or ENGL 2033 with a grade greater than or equal to C.

3 Credit Hour(s)

Contact Hours
45 lecture hours

3 Faculty Load Hour(s)

Semesters Offered
On Demand

ACTS Equivalent
N/A

Grade Mode
A-F

Learning Outcomes
Students will

By the end of this course, students should be able to:
Deconstruct a professionally published creative work using the elements of fiction
Analyze their own creative work using the elements of fiction
Understand and incorporate the vocabulary unique to the study of the craft of fiction in their academic writing
Incorporate this vocabulary into the workshop environment for peer review as well as self-assessment of all creative work.

General Education Outcomes Supported

Students develop higher order thinking skills.
Students gain greater awareness of cultural perspectives.
Students can write clear, coherent, well-organized documents, which are substantially free of errors.
Students can read selections at the college level.

Standard Practices
Topics List

Narrative structure / plot
Scene
Voice
Character
Setting
Point of View
Subgenres of fiction
Revision / Workshop environment

Learning Activities

Group work
Peer review
Writing exercises
Workshops
Revision
Presentations / readings of student work

Assessments

Workshops
Original works of fiction
Final Portfolio

Grading guidelines

Instructors should assess proficiency with craft elements, sentence-level writing, and revision (writing process).