Sudden Fiction - Crafting Short Short Stories
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Description
This workshop introduces students to the art of writing "sudden" fiction -- short stories of less than 1,000 words. In addition to the basic elements of fiction, students will study symbolism, spare prose, selective omission and subtext as key devices of the genre. Students will read and analyze short fiction by writers including Raymond Carver, Grace Paley, Langston Hughes, Ernest Hemingway, Jamaica Kinkaid and Joyce Carol Oates. They will participate in group critique and feedback as they craft original short stories. (This course is cross-listed with ENG 3615. Students will receive credit for either JRN 3615 or ENG 3615). These courses may substitute for each other in the F-replacement policy. This course may also be used as an elective within the English major and Tier III minor.
Career
Undergraduate
Credits
Value
3
Max
3
Min
3
Course Count
1
Number Of Credits
3
Number Of Repeats
1
Repeatable
No
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
Class Meeting
Auto Create
No
Code
LEC
Instructor Contact Hours
3
Default Section Size
30
Final Exam Type
Yes
Include in Dynamic Date Calc
No
Instruction Mode
In Person
LMS File Type
Blackboard CourseInfo 4
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OEE Workload Hours
0
Optional Component
No
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3