Poetry Workshop – WRIT 651
CG • Section 8WK • 07/01/2018 to 12/31/2199 • Modified 02/01/2024
Course Description
A poetry writing workshop designed for the revision and publication of a chosen piece or collection of poetry.
For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.
Rationale
Workshop courses allow students to take their written work and propose them to peer and faculty audiences for critique. In the long run, such work-shopping hones the students ability to write and it makes the written product stronger.
Course Assignment
Textbook Readings and Lecture Presentations
Course Requirements Checklist
After reading the Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.
Discussion
The discussion is a collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt. The student will write a thread of at least 300 words in response to the prompt provided and submit two replies of a minimum of 200 words, to his/her classmates' threads.
Discussion: Peer Revisions (6)
These discussions will allow the student to refine his/her draft through peer critique. The student will paste his/her appropriate draft into the discussion. He/she will then critique all of the group members drafts offering line-by-line suggestions. At the end of this line-by-line review with the full-text of the classmates work in the discussions, the student will write a summation of his/her assessment of the strong and weak components of the submission reviewed.
For this assignment, the student will write a detailed outline of the work he/she plans to create during this course. The paper should be at least one full page of notes on the themes the student wishes to explore. There are no required citations but if used, all references to work must be cited using MLA format.
Writing Selection Assignments (6)
Students will create an outline of the writing they will present in the writing workshops. As this is an outline it is a living document and can be updated. Only one version of this document will be submitted though.
Writing Notes Assignments (6)
Students will compile notes about their writing process in a weekly journal activity. Students will answer questions found within the instructions. The student will use this journal to reflect on readings and writings. This is completed weekly in conjunction with the Writing Selection Assignments. Each assignment should be no more than one page of 250-300 words.
Writing Reflection Assignment
Students will write a 500-750 word reflection paper at the end of the course exploring their reading and writing throughout the course. Prompts for questions to explore are found within the instructions.
Portfolio Assignment
The student will submit the culmination of their writing in a single document. This will show the writing in the intended form as it would look when submitting to a publisher.
