Week 5 - The Stanza continued (‘A Quoi Bon Dire’ Charlotte Mew, waving but ‘Not drowning’ Stevie Smith, Winter Sundays’ Robert Hayden, Muriel Rukeyser) ‘Those ‘Yes’ Week 6 - Independent study week Week 7 - Blank Verse (‘from Beachy Head’ Charlotte Smith, Alfred Tennyson, ‘Ulysees’ Edward Thomas, Robert Frost) ‘Rain’ ‘Directive’ Week 8 - Open Forms (‘The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock’ T S Eliot, Idea of Order at ‘The Key West’ Wallace Stevens, Maria’ Frank O’Hara, into the Wreck’ Adrienne ‘Ave ‘Diving Rich) Week 9 - Open Forms (‘The Language of the Brag’ Sharon Olds, Colonel’ Carolyn ‘The Forche, Plato’ Jorie Graham, Lucille Clifton) ‘Reading ‘move’ Week 10 - Conclusions For further information, see Paul Farley County Main B206 CREW 308 Advanced Short Story: Form and Practice 15 credit module (half unit) Term 1 Course Outline: This unit will provide an opportunity for students to develop their knowledge and skills of the short story form, history and practice with a more advanced course. Each week you will have the opportunity to discuss, in detail, one or two specimen short stories and workshop their own creative work. Topics covered will include: plot, narrative and 'the twist in the tale'; the epiphany and other ways of ending; writing extreme experiences rewriting fairy tales, folk tales and myth flash and sudden fiction; voice and place (the ghost story) short stories in the literary world - the web, festivals, journals and competitions. Assessment: 4,000-word portfolio of creative materials (usually or four short stories); 1,000-word reflective essay; detailed bibliography indicating research undertaken Reading:
Week 5 - The Stanza continued (‘A Quoi Bon Dire’ Charlotte Mew, ‘Not waving but drowning’ Stevie Smith, ‘Those Winter Sundays’ Robert Hayden, ‘Yes’ Muriel Rukeyser) Week 6 - Independent study week Week 7 - Blank Verse (‘from Beachy Head’ Charlotte Smith, ‘Ulysees’ Alfred Tennyson, ‘Rain’ Edward Thomas, ‘Directive’ Robert Frost) Week 8 - Open Forms (‘The Love Song of J.Alfred Prufrock’ T S Eliot, ‘The Idea of Order at Key West’ Wallace Stevens, ‘Ave Maria’ Frank O’Hara, ‘Diving into the Wreck’ Adrienne Rich) Week 9 - Open Forms (‘The Language of the Brag’ Sharon Olds, ‘The Colonel’ Carolyn Forche, ‘Reading Plato’ Jorie Graham, ‘move’ Lucille Clifton) Week 10 - Conclusions For further information, see Paul Farley County Main B206 CREW 308 Advanced Short Story: Form and Practice 15 credit module (half unit) Term 1 Course Outline: This unit will provide an opportunity for students to develop their knowledge and skills of the short story form, history and practice with a more advanced course. Each week you will have the opportunity to discuss, in detail, one or two specimen short stories and workshop their own creative work. Topics covered will include: plot, narrative and 'the twist in the tale'; the epiphany and other ways of ending; writing extreme experiences rewriting fairy tales, folk tales and myth flash and sudden fiction; voice and place (the ghost story) short stories in the literary world - the web, festivals, journals and competitions. Assessment: 4,000-word portfolio of creative materials (usually or four short stories); 1,000-word reflective essay; detailed bibliography indicating research undertaken Reading:
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