E-Syllabus

1. Prerequisite: Writing

2. General Objectives:

In Creative Writing Program, the students will be introduced to the basics of poetic writing, prose writing, playwriting, and scriptwriting in order that they are able to write creative forms of narrative, poetic, dramatic, and cinematic texts.

3. Lesson Plan

• Meeting
• Discussion
• Sub-discussion
• Specific Objectives
  
  

  1. Creative Writing Scope. Poetic writing, prose writing, play writing, script writing. In order that the students are able to explain the scope of creative writing.
  2. Poetic Writing Theory. Poetic genre, format, and, elements. In order that the students are able to apply the genre, format and the elements of poetic text.
  3. Short Model Poems. Poetic adaptation. In order that the students are able to write and adapt short model poems.
  4. Poetic Composition. Writing a poem. In order that the students are able to write and compose short model poems
  5. Prose Writing Theory. Narrative genre, format, and elements. In order that the students are able to apply the genre, format and the elements of prosy text.
  6. Short Model Stories. Narrative adaptation. In order that the students are able to write and adapt short model stories.
  7. Narrative Composition. Writing a short story.In order that the students are able to write and compose short model stories.
  8. Mid Test. Creative writing test and assignment. To evaluate the students’ creative writings for the first half semester.
  9. Play Writing Theory. Dramatic genre, format, and elements. In order that the students are able to apply the genre, format and the elements of plays.
  10. Short Model Plays. Dramatic adaptation. In order that the students are able to write and adapt short model plays.
  11. Dramatic Composition. Writing a short play. In order that the students are able to write and compose short model plays.
  12. Scriptwriting Theory. Script genre, format, and elements. In order that the students are able to apply the genre, format and the elements of scripts.
  13. Short Model Scripts. Scripts adaptation. In order that the students are able to write and adapt short model scripts.
  14. Script Composition. Writing a short script. In order that the students are able to write and compose short model scripts.
  15. Creative Writing Compilation. Book cover, acknowledgement, preface, table of contents, writer's CV. In order that the students are able to compile their creative writings in an anthology. 
  16. Final Test. Creative writing test and assignment. To evaluate the students’ creative writing for the second half semester.
  
  4. References

Bishop, Leonard. 1988. Dare To Be A Great Writer. Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.

Brooks, Keith. 1995. The Complete Video Course. London: Boxtree, Ltd.

Hedgecoe, John. 1990. Hedgecoe on Video. London: Hamlyn.

Knickerbocker, K L and others. 1985. Interpreting Literature. 7th ed. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Novakovich, Josip. 1998. Writing Fiction: Step By Step. Ohio: Story Press.

Perrine, Laurence. 1987. Literature: Structure, Sound, and Sense. New York: HBJ.

Skaggs, Calvin, ed. 1977. The American Short Story in Two Media—Print and Film. New York: A Laurel Book.

Wolff, Jurgen and Cox, Kerry. 1991. Successful Script
Writing. Ohio: Writer’s Digest Books.