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LITERATURE 3731: Creative Writing Fall 2003-4, UHCL Instructor: Craig White 10:00am-12:50pm M, Bayou 3233 Office: 2529-8 Bayou email: whitec@uhcl.edu Phone: (281) 283-3380 Office Hours: T 2-4, Th 5-7 & by appointment Caveat: Data stated and contracts implied in this syllabus may change with minimal notice in fair hearings at class meetings. Course
webpage address: http://coursesite.uhcl.edu/HSH/Whitec/LITR/3731 Schedule of meetings & assignments Monday, 25
August: Course introduction Monday, 1 September: Labor Day Holiday—no meeting Monday, 8
September
(Last day to drop class with refund): Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 1 (pp. 1-12); ch. 3 (pp. 45-56); ch. 4 (pp. 57-71); ch. 5 (pp. 72-82) Discussion starters: Travis Kelly, Jennifer Davis 1st Poetry reader: Robert Andresakis 1st poetry reader’s Respondent: Robin Stone 2nd Poetry reader: Will Frith 2nd poetry reader’s Respondent: Liz Little 3rd Poetry reader: Laurie Eckhart 3rd poetry reader’s Respondent: Sara Brito 4th Poetry reader: Herbert Sims 4th poetry reader’s Respondent: Giselle Hewitt Monday, 15
September: Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 6 (pp. 83-93); ch. 7 (pp. 94-104); ch. 8 (pp. 105-116); ch. 9 (pp. 117-127) Discussion starters: Enrique Canales, Jason Honeycutt 1st Poetry reader: Tamryn Fett 1st poetry reader’s Respondent: Jennifer Davis 2nd Poetry reader: Giselle Hewitt 2nd poetry reader’s Respondent: Brandie B. Minchew 3rd Poetry reader: Corrie Lawrence 3rd poetry reader’s Respondent: Enrique Canales 4th Poetry reader: David Moore 4th poetry reader’s Respondent: Kelly Williams Monday, 22
September: Course re-orientation: conclude poetry; readings on fiction & clarification of assignments Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 11 (pp. 138-144); ch. 12 (pp. 145-154); ch. 13 (pp. 155-166); Discussion starters: Tamrynn Fett, LaQuita Rhone 1st Poetry reader: Dominique Corpus 1st poetry reader’s Respondent: Jessica Bacon 2nd Poetry reader: Robin Stone 2nd poetry reader’s Respondent: Reani King 3rd Poetry reader: Sara Brito 3rd poetry reader’s Respondent: Karen Barnes 4th Poetry reader: Liz Little 4th poetry reader’s Respondent: Laurie Eckhart (September 26: last day to apply for fall 2003 graduation) Monday, 29
September: Poetry final submissions due within 36 hours of class Visit to class by Tina Hergenrader, M. A. in LITR UHCL 2000, author of two adolescent novels with spiritual emphasis: http://www.christinasbooks.com/Contact.htm 1-29 September: The following students are required to do Email Draft Exchanges for their required poetry manuscripts: Kelly Williams, Jennifer Davis, LaQuita Rhone, Brandie B. Minchew, Reani King, Enrique Canales, Christine M. Levige, Jason Honeycutt, Allison Lorfing, Travis Kelly, Dawn Dobson, Jessica Bacon, Karen Barnes Monday, 6
October: Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 14 (pp. 167-174); ch. 15 (pp. 175-181); ch. 16 (pp. 182-188); Discussion starters: Robert Andresakis, Jessica Bacon 1st Fiction reader: Kelly Williams 1st fiction reader’s Respondent: David Moore 2nd Fiction reader: Jennifer Davis 2nd fiction reader’s Respondent: Tamrynn Fett 3rd Fiction reader: LaQuita Rhone 3rd fiction reader’s Respondent: Will Frith 4th Fiction reader: Karen Barnes 4th fiction reader’s Respondent: Jason Honeycutt (13-18 October: mid-semester week) Monday, 13
October: Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 17 (pp. 189-198); ch. 18 (pp. 199-208) Discussion starters: Will Frith, Christine Levige 1st Fiction reader: Brandie B. Minchew 1st fiction reader’s Respondent: Robert Andresakis 2nd Fiction reader: Reani King 2nd fiction reader’s Respondent: Herbert Sims 3rd Fiction reader: Enrique Canales 3rd fiction reader’s Respondent: Corrie Lawrence Monday, 20 October: Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 19 (pp. 209-216); ch. 20 (pp. 217-225); ch. 21 (pp. 226-237) Discussion starters: Robin Stone, David Moore 1st Fiction reader: Christine M. Levige 1st fiction reader’s Respondent: Dawn Dobson 2nd Fiction reader: Jason Honeycutt 2nd fiction reader’s Respondent: Travis Kelly 3rd Fiction reader: Allison Lorfing 3rd fiction reader’s Respondent: LaQuita Rhone Monday, 27
October: Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 22 (pp. 238-246); ch. 23 (pp. 247-255); ch. 24 (pp. 256-266) Discussion starters: Brandie B. Minchew, Reani King 1st Fiction reader: Travis Kelly 1st fiction reader’s Respondent: Dominique Corpus 2nd Fiction reader: Dawn Dobson 2nd fiction reader’s Respondent: Allison Lorfing 3rd Fiction reader: Jessica Bacon 3rd fiction reader’s Respondent: Christine Levige Monday, 3
November: Fiction final submissions due within 36 hours of class; readings on drama & clarification of assignments Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 28 (pp. 291-294); ch. 31 (pp. 315-321); ch. 32 (pp. 321-333); ch. 41 (pp. 405-414) Discussion starters: Allison Lorfing, Kelly Williams, Brandie Minchew 6 October-3 November: The following students are required to do Email Draft Exchanges for their required fiction manuscripts: Robert Andresakis, Will Frith, Laurie Eckhart, Herbert Sims, Tamrynn Fett, Robin Stone, Corrie Lawrence, David Moore, Giselle Hewitt, Sara Brito, Liz Little, Dominique Corpus Monday, 10
November: Reading assignment: bring Three Genres Following Students have drama manuscript ready for class reading(s): David Moore, Tamrynn Fett, Reani King, Jennifer Davis, Enrique Canales, Corrie Lawrence, Travis Kelly Monday, 17
November: Reading assignment: Three Genres, ch. 33 (pp. 334-342); ch. 34 (pp. 343-350); Discussion starters: Following Students have drama manuscript ready for class reading(s): Robert Andresakis, Brandie B. Minchew, Sara Brito, Dawn Dobson, LaQuita Rhone, Jason Honeycutt, Karen Barnes Monday, 24
November: Reading assignment: bring Three Genres Following Students have drama manuscript ready for class reading(s): Jessica Bacon, Robin Stone, Laurie Eckhart, Herbert Sims, Allison Lorfing, Dominique Corpus Monday, 1
December:
Journal Due within 36 hours of class (before or after); Students
presenting drama manuscripts on 1 December have until 5 December to turn in
journal. Reading assignment: bring Three Genres Following Students have drama manuscript ready for class reading(s): Liz Little, Giselle Hewitt, Will Frith, Kelly Williams, Dawn Dobson, Christine Levige Monday, 8 December: final exam period |