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GOALS OF THE COURSE<br />

To practice the craft of imag<strong>in</strong>ative writ<strong>in</strong>g with clarity, purpose, and understand<strong>in</strong>g.<br />

To create with<strong>in</strong> this classroom a community of writers who rely on one another for respectful, honest,<br />

and useful observation and feedback.<br />

To explore the choices made by professional writers as models for our own work.<br />

To use feedback and reflection <strong>to</strong> describe our progress and set goals for ourselves as writers, readers,<br />

and edi<strong>to</strong>rs.<br />

HOMEWORK<br />

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Expect <strong>to</strong> have 1‐3 hours of homework a week.<br />

Turn <strong>in</strong> all assignments complete and on time for full credit.<br />

Please TYPE all work submitted for workshop and portfolio. Handwritten work will receive only partial<br />

credit and cannot be workshopped.<br />

OUR PAPERLESS CLASSROOM<br />

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S<strong>in</strong>ce every student now has an iPad, we will for the most part be go<strong>in</strong>g paperless. You will download<br />

read<strong>in</strong>gs and other handouts <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> a <strong>Creative</strong> <strong>Writ<strong>in</strong>g</strong> b<strong>in</strong>der <strong>in</strong> Notability.<br />

In‐class exercises may be completed on the iPad and s<strong>to</strong>red <strong>in</strong> the electronic b<strong>in</strong>der or completed on<br />

paper or <strong>in</strong> a notebook you br<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> class.<br />

Share all workshop pieces and revised s<strong>to</strong>ries with the class <strong>in</strong> Google Docs. If you’re work<strong>in</strong>g on the<br />

iPad, I suggest typ<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong> Pages and upload<strong>in</strong>g <strong>to</strong> Google Docs. If you’re typ<strong>in</strong>g on a lap<strong>to</strong>p or desk<strong>to</strong>p, do<br />

it directly <strong>in</strong> Google Docs.<br />

QUARTERLY REQUIREMENTS<br />

Weekly or bi‐weekly workshop pieces. These are due every week or so. They will be read and discussed <strong>in</strong><br />

class. As you will learn from our early assignments, the assignments will usually have very specific<br />

criteria.<br />

The grad<strong>in</strong>g of these workshop pieces is simple. If you turn them <strong>in</strong> on time, follow directions, and<br />

meet the requirements, you will receive full credit. If they are late or do not meet the requirements, you<br />

will lose po<strong>in</strong>ts. Therefore, it is crucial that you submit these assignments on time. Note that they are<br />

expected <strong>to</strong> be draft quality, not f<strong>in</strong>ished pieces.<br />

At least one revised piece. "F<strong>in</strong>ished" means a workshop piece that has been developed and revised <strong>to</strong><br />

your satisfaction and m<strong>in</strong>e, us<strong>in</strong>g the steps of the writ<strong>in</strong>g process.<br />

Occasional written feedback on classmates’ work (done <strong>in</strong> Google Docs).<br />

In‐class exercises. These may be warm‐ups for writ<strong>in</strong>g assignments, group projects, or responses <strong>to</strong> a<br />

variety of stimuli (pho<strong>to</strong>graphs, pa<strong>in</strong>t<strong>in</strong>gs, music, quotations).<br />

Occasional reflections and metacognitive work on your progress as a writer, reader, edi<strong>to</strong>r and class<br />

participant.

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