Studio Time
A studio is a workspace that provides resources for completing projects. In art, a studio space provides materials and an area to do work that would be impossible at home. In music, a studio provides specialized gear for recording music. In a writing class, you will be expected to work on your writing and research. The resources available to you in a writing studio are an immediate audience from which you can receive constructive feedback including help with invention, drafting, and revision.
In the writing class, studio time is time specifically set aside for you to write daily. If you prefer to write in private, then studio time should be set aside for you to receive feedback on work you have completed beforehand, to work collaboratively with a group on a project, or to do research. Studio time is NOT study hall; instead, it is an opportunity to work with others on your writing, whether that writing is a research question, interview questions, surveys, drafts of a project, or help with editing.
What will be expected of you during studio time?
- Studio Plan –Everyday you will be expected to hand in a “Studio Plan” document that explains what projects you were working on or planned to work on. This Studio Plan should be about 100-300 words, and willcover either of the following:
- Outline what your research, writing, gameplay plan will be for the day.
- Outline what progress, research, or writing you completed for the day.
- You should email or hand this in before you leave class. I prefer emails with the studio plan written in the actual body of the email rather than attached as a separate document.
- I will read these and provide a √/√-/√+, and they will be used as part of your participation grade.
- Discussion, writing, and research – yes, I fully expect and support that you will be playing the game at some times during studio time. However, I also expect that this play should be directed towards a project. I will also expect writing, discussion with your peers, sharing of drafts, and questions for me about writing and research. If your peers ask for your advice or feedback, be cordial and helpful, but also critical—the quality of the work produced will be reflective of the feedback that it receives. Thus, let people know when they need to revise either their research or writing, but also let them know when they are doing well.
As stated on the syllabus, during studio days, class time will be reserved for those projects that are a part of this class. If you are not working on class related projects, you will get a warning at first, but subsequent violations of this rule will impact your grade.