Polk Community College Division of ALSS
Syllabus and Basic Course Information Sheet
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| Course Name: Creative Writing on the Web | |
| Course Number: CRW2000 | Section Number: 4729 |
| Instructor: Professor Kathy Nicklaus | Phone: (863)291-1010 #6217 (Leave a message, or use e-mail.) |
| Instructor Office: Lakeland Campus LLC2273 | Instructor e-mail: to be used for any private questions or comments - your professor will respond as quickly as possible Monday through Friday. knicklaus@polk.edu |
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Office Hours: MWF 9-9:50 a.m., 12-2:30 p.m.. It is best to arrange conferences in advance. |
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| "No-Fault" Drop Date: March 19, 2004 | |
| Division Office Phone:(863)297-1025 | Division Office: WFA147 - ALSS |
| Division Director: Dean Trudy Williams | |
PCC MISSION AND OUTCOMES : Polk Community College is a quality-driven educational institution providing degree, career and lifelong learning programs within an environment of excellence and commitment to student success. As such, PCC's general education outcomes require competence in the areas of Communication (C), Global Social Awareness (GSA), Computational Skills (CS), Natural Phenomena (NP), and Information Literacy (IL). A primary focus of this course is competence related to the areas of Global Social Awareness (GSA).
Course objectives are provided below.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: The outcomes for this course are: Communication
(C-1) Demonstrate an understanding of academic and literary works,
and (C-2) Communicate logical ideas through speaking, writing,
and listening.
1. Identify standard creative writing conventions in poetry,
fiction and drama (C-1).
2. Demonstrate standard creative writing conventions in poetry,
fiction and drama (C-2).
Successful completion of CRW2000 should enable students to: demonstrate
critical and creative thinking, reading, and writing skills;
recognize a variety of writing techniques used in fiction, poetry,
and drama such as metaphor, satire, sound devices and symbolism;
demonstrate a command of creative writing skills including description,
character and plot development, and effective dialogue construction;
apply research and query skills in submitting work for publication.
Once you have registered and e-mailed the instructor, you will receive the course PASSWORD enabling you to click on each week for detailed assignments, prompts and access to class work and discussions!
Week 1:
Read Preface for Students and chapters 1 - 3
Writing exercise: Using memory and sensory detail
(Due by noon Tuesday, January 20)
Week 2: Read chapters
4 - 6
Writing exercise from Poetry Prompts (your choice)
(Due by noon Monday, January 26)
* Begin Poetry Project
due at the end of week 4, (September 22)
Click here for A little
Pooh-etry Humor
Week 3: Read
chapters 7 - 9
Writing exercise from Poetry Prompt
(Due by noon Monday, February 2)
Week 4: Read
chapters 10 - 12
Poetry Project due at the end of this week. If you wish,
you may use any of the poetry prompts for inspiration. (Due
by noon Monday, February 9)
This must be printed out (proofread,
typed, double-spaced) and either turned in (clearly marked with
class, instructor and student) at the Lakeland faculty office LLC 2273
or mailed to
Professor Kathy Nicklaus Polk Community College, Station #61 999 Ave. H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881
Week 5: Read chapters 13-16
Writing exercise from Fiction Prompt
(Due by noon Monday, February 16)
Week 6: Read chapters
17 - 19
Writing exercise from Fiction Prompt
(Due by noon Monday, February 23)
Week 7: Read
chapters 20 - 21
Writing exercise from Fiction Prompts
(Due by noon Monday, March 1)
*** REMINDER: Final short story due at the end of week 10.
Week 8:
Read chapters 22 - 24
Writing exercise from Fiction Prompts
(Due by noon Monday, March 8)
Week 9: Read chapters 25 - 27
Writing exercise from Fiction Prompts
(Due by noon Monday, March 15)
! SPRING BREAK - No assignment for Monday, March 22!
Week 10: Read
chapters 28 - 29
Final short story due at the end of week
10.
(Due by noon Monday, MARCH 29)
This must be printed out (proofread,
typed, double-spaced) and either turned in (clearly marked with
class, instructor and student) at the Lakeland faculty office LLC 2273
or mailed to Professor Nicklaus at PCC Station #61, 999 Ave. H NE,
Winter Haven, FL 33881.
Week 11:
Read chapters 30 - 32
Writing exercise from Drama Prompt
(Due by noon Monday, April 5)
Week 12: Read
chapters 33 - 35
Writing exercise from Drama Prompt (Due by noon Monday,
April 12)
Week 13/14: Work on your final project.
Note: Final Project
DUE - Including query letter with S.A.S.E.
(Must be RECEIVED BY - Monday
April 3, 2004).
This must be printed out (proofread, typed, double-spaced) and either turned
in (clearly marked with class, instructor and student) at the Lakeland
faculty office LLC 2273 or mailed to Professor Nicklaus at Polk Community
College, Station #61, 999 Ave. H NE, Winter Haven, FL 33881.
Include a self-addressed and stamped envelope large enough for the return of
your graded project, unless you intend to pick it up from LLC 2273 later
(make an appointment to do so).
(available in PCC bookstores)
An e-mail account and computer access to the Internet
A good college-level dictionary and thesaurus
| Writing Exercises & Peer Responses on WebBoard = 25% |
| The assignments below must be mailed or brought to Prof. Nicklaus: |
| *Poetry Project = 25% |
| *Final Short Story = 25% |
| *Final Project including Query Letter = 25% |
PLAGIARISM AND CHEATING: Students are responsible for performing their own work. Plagiarism is taking the words or ideas of another person and presenting them without appropriate documentation. The college catalogue addresses specific penalties for plagiarism and cheating which may be grounds for expulsion from the course or the college. Any student who plagiarizes will receive an "F" for the course.
SPECIAL NEEDS: Any student requiring special assistance in class is asked to speak with the instructor. knicklaus@polk.edu
| A= | 90- | 100 |
| B= | 80- | 89 |
| C= | 70- | 79 |
| D= | 60- | 69 |
| F= | 0- | 59 |
Regular attendance is the student's responsibility. [In the INTERNET course, this would be attendance to writing and peer feedback assignments for a given assignment.] If a student has excessive absences (more than 2 assignments not e-mailed), he/she may be dropped from the course with a "W" grade before the "no-fault" drop date. After the "no-fault" drop date, a student may receive an "F" grade for the course due to excessive absences. If a student wishes to withdraw from the course prior to the "no-fault" drop date, then the student should file an official withdrawal form with Student Records. Failure to withdraw officially may result in an "F" in the course.
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