Basic Comp

ENG107: INTRODUCTION TO FORMS OF IMAGINATIVE WRITING

LECTURE + 1 WORKSHOP SECTION: ROOMS + MEETING TIMES TBD

INSTRUCTOR: CHERYL CARDIFF, MFA

E-mail: cheryl.cardiff@uky.edu (preferred contact; type English Department Main Office: XXXX POT

in ENG107+workshop section in the subject box please) English Department Office Phone: 257-7008

Instructor Office: 1215 Patterson OT

Office Hours: XXX or by appointment

Instructor Office Phone: 257-4019

COURSE DESCRIPTION: This is an introductory course in creative writing for the novice and curious interested in exploring how poetry and prose can express their ideas. In this class, we will practice a range of written creative expression. Lecture sessions will be devoted partly to “talking craft,” that is, to familiarizing ourselves with various literary and craft elements pertinent to the creative writing genres being practiced and to analyzing how writers employ these elements to put forth a work that captures readers’ imaginations. The other half of our sessions will be devoted to “crafting,” that is, the workshop process that inducts you and fellow beginning writers to experiment with the different creative writing forms studied.

ENG107 satisfies the objectives and outcomes delineated by the Intellectual Inquiry into Arts and Creativity of the UKCore Curriculum, the primary emphasis of which is to define and distinguish different approaches to creativity, demonstrate the ability to critically analyze work produced by other students, and evaluate results of their own creative endeavors.

LEARNING OUTCOMES: UPON SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF THIS COURSE, STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO . . .

1. Demonstrate their active engagement with the creative process. They will read, discuss, and create works that illustrate their familiarity with a range of creative writing genres.

2. Learn and apply the basic tools, forms, “laws,” and literary elements appropriate to each genre.

3. Demonstrate basic mastery of...