Department: English Department

Department: English Department

Discipline: English

Subject Code: ENGLCourse #: 107

Course Title: Creative Writing I

HARRISBURG AREA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

FORM 335

Course Form 335 must be updated at least every five years per AP 765 to include, at a minimum, the following elements. [§335.2]

1.Digital Description [§335.2] (Insert the new/revised digital description below):

Credit hours:3.0

Lecture hours: 3.0

Lab hours:0.0

BL: []⅓ []½ []⅔ [] Other (Indicate fraction or percent)

2.Maximum Enrollment (Insert new/revised maximum enrollments below):

In-Class Instruction: 23

Lab Instruction:

(It is assumed that maximum enrollments for blended courses are the same as those identified for In-Class instruction. Maximum enrollments for VirtualLearning courses are to be 75% of In-Class instruction, as per the SGP on Maximum Class Size):

3.Catalog Description [§335.2] (Insert the new/revised description in space below):

A workshop in the writing of works of fiction and non-fiction in shorter forms.

Minimum Grade Required

4.Prerequisites [§335.2]: ENGL 101

Corequisites:

Other: Or, permission of the Instructor

5.Learning Outcomes [§335.2]

[These outcomes are necessary to enable students to attain the essential

knowledge and skills embodied in the program’s educational objectives.]

Creative writing is a workshop course, which requires students to be in the constant process of writing and revising their creative works. Students are writing in a variety of genre with the goal of creating a course manuscript or portfolio. These are used to evaluate student progress and as a self-evaluation tool as students consider their growth in writing.

Upon successful completion of the course the student will be able to:

• Apply terminology and techniques of creative writing (such as symbolism, irony, metaphor, archetype, myth, etc.)
• Utilize experimentation and innovation in the writing process
• Identify writing problems the creative artist often encounters
• Identify that discovering individual voice is a developing process
• Apply the knowledge of how to seek publication of their work and submit work for possible publication in the College’s literary journals and other journals

6.Planned Sequence of Instruction [§335.2]

[These must be designed to help students achieve the learning outcomes.]

1. Reality of the Writing Life (1 week)

1. Practical Suggestions (1 week)
2. Necessary Background (reading, terminology) (1 week)
3. Values and Vision Required ( 1 week)
4. Presentation and Analysis of Models (2-4 weeks)
5. Publication: The Basics (1 week)
6. Workshopping (6-8 weeks)

7.Assessment of Student Learning [§335.44]

[Methods of assessment should be appropriate for Learning Outcomes listed above.]

Assessment of student learning outcomes for the course, as required by the Shared Governance Policy – Assessing Institutional Effectiveness, is part of regular curriculum maintenance and/or improvement. The specific plan has been determined by the pertinent faculty involved and is maintained in the College’s assessment management system.

8.List of Texts, References, Selected Library Resources or other Learning Materials (code each item based on instructional use) [§335.2]: C-Lecture/Laboratory, A-Lecture, B-Laboratory, LC-Lecture/Clinical, CLN-Clinical, I-Online, BL-Blended, D-Independent Study, P-Private Lessons, E-Internship, F-Cooperative Work-Study, FE-Field Experience. [These resources must be easily accessible to students.]

Full-time Faculty Textbook

Anstanding and Killough. An Anthology for Creative Writers: A Garden of Forking Paths. (latest edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Prentice Hall.

Auster, Paul. Leviathan, Penguin Group, NY, 1992.

Burrowa, Janet. Writing Fiction: a Guide to Narrative Craft. (latest edition).

New York, NY. Longman.

Burroway, Janet. Imaginative Writing. (latest edition). New York, NY. Longman.

Collins, Billy. Aimless Love. (latest edition). New York: Random House.

Collins, Billy. Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry. (latest edition). New York: Random House.

Goldberg, Natalie. Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within. (latest edition). Boston: Shambhala Publications..

Gutkind, Lee. In Fact: The Best of Creative Nonfiction. (latest edition). New York: Norton.

Jason, Philip and Allan B. Lefcowitz. Creative Writer's Handbook. (latest edition). Upper Saddle River, NJ. Pearson Prentice Hall.

King, Stephen. On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. (latest edition). New York: Scribner.

Moffett and McElheny. Points of View: An Anthology of Short Stories. (latest edition). New York: Penguin/Mentor.

Oliver, Mary. A Poetry Handbook. New York, NY. Harcourt. (latest edition).

Poulin, A., Jr. and Michael Waters. Contemporary American Poetry. (latest edition). Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Adjunct Faculty Textbook

Burrowa, Janet. Writing Fiction: a Guide to Narrative Craft. (latest edition).

New York, NY. Longman.

Burroway, Janet. Imaginative Writing. (latest edition). New York, NY. Longman.

Hoagland, Tony. Donkey Gospel. (latest edition). Graywolf Press.

Munro, Alice. Runaway. (latest edition). Vintage Press.

Oliver, Mary. A Poetry Handbook. New York, NY. Harcourt. (latest edition).

NAME AND SIGNATURE / DATE
1. Discipline Faculty Proponent: Donneva Crowell / 1/9/15
2. Curriculum Manager & College Catalog Editor: Erika Steenland / 1/27/15
3. Department Chairperson (Discipline Approval): Donneva Crowell / 1/28/15

This course meets all reimbursement requirements of Chapter 335, subchapters A/B.

This course was developed, approved, and offered in accordance with the policies, standards, guidelines, and practices established by the College. It is consistent with the College’s mission.

If the course described here is a transfer course, it is comparable to similar courses generally accepted for transfer accredited four-year colleges and universities.

NAME AND SIGNATURE / DATE
4. Associate Provost: Kathleen T. Doherty / 1/29/15
5. Provost & VP, Academic Affairs: Cynthia Doherty, Ph.D. / 1/29/15

9.Original Date of course approval by the college: 197530

10.Date(s) of subsequent reviews [Indicate change: Learning Outcomes; textbook(s)]:

1998, 2000

Updated textbooks: April 2002

Textbooks updated: none April 2003

Project Review: 12/2004: Revisions: Textbooks. sy

Revisions: Reviewed March 2006.

Revisions made: Learning Outcomes, Textbooks. sy

Chair and Discipline Approved Revisions: Textbooks – 3/2008sy

Form 335 Update: Textbook additions 10/2009 -- ko

Revisions: Textbook additions – 12/2010 – ko

Revisions: Textbook additions – March 6, 2013 ck

Revisions: Textbook additions – February 25, 2014 ck

Revisions: Textbook additions – 6/25/14 – rsa

8/21/14 – Insert Approved Max Enrollment Numbers

1/9/15 – Revisions: Textbook

12/1/04

Form Template Reviewed & Updated: 10/26/07; 1/11/08; 1/16/09; 7/14/09; 7/31/12; 7/30/13; 8/26/13; 1/31/14; 8/18/14