Graduate Tutorial in Writing: Fiction

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Students will acquire an advanced understanding of the basic forms of fiction/poetry as well as the various technical elements that make up fictional/poetic form to inform technical and thematic proficiency in their own work.
• Students will demonstrate professional expertise through a polished collection of fiction or poetry that combines originality with a demonstrated understanding of style and structure.
• Students will learn technical strategies specific to the writing of fiction or poetry.
• Students will recognize and summarize the multiple genres and forms of fiction or poetry.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Work submission + one-hour discussion of submitted work (15 points each x 7)	15 points each x 7

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
90–105	A
80–89	B
70–79	C
66–69	D
Below 65	E/F

Attendance/Participation:

Student must attend the seven required conferences, show up on time, and submit work in a timely fashion.

If the student fails to submit on schedule or misses a scheduled meeting, their final grade will drop by 1/3 of letter for each incident.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

No course materials are required.