The Structure of Fiction

Student Learning Outcomes, Goals, Objectives:

Students successfully completing this course will be able to:

• Evaluate and critique formal possibilities for fiction writing through a close study of contemporary fiction.
• Generate professional documents pertinent to the literary publishing industry/discipline.
• Apply reflective practices to their drafting process to analyze and evaluate their developing critical manuscripts.
• Practice skills in contemporary fiction writing technique.

Course Grading Information:

Activity/Performance Measure	Percentage/Points
Class Presentations	20%
Critical Analysis of Contemporary Works of Fiction	30%
Course Participation	30%
Course Reflection	10%
Reading Notes	10%

Grading Scale

Percentage	Letter Grade
94.0% and above	A
90.0% – 93.9%	A-
87.0% – 89.9%	B+
84.0% – 86.9%	B
80.0% – 83.9%	B-
77.0% – 79.9%	C+
74.0% – 76.9%	C
70.0% – 73.9%	C-
67.0% – 69.9%	D+
64.0% – 66.9%	D
60.0% – 63.9%	D-
Below 60.0%	F

Attendance/Participation:

Attendance at each session is mandatory. Any unapproved absences will negatively affect your final grade. Students arriving at least 10 minutes late or leaving more than 10 minutes early will be considered absent for that class unless excused by the instructor.

If a student is repeatedly tardy (even less than 10 minutes tardy), their grade may be reduced at the discretion of the instructor.

Conflicts with arriving at class on time should be negotiated with GA supervisors to ensure ample time to get to class.

Course Materials Purchased by the Students:

• What Art Does: An Unfinished Theory by Brian Eno & Bette Adriaanse
• Western Lane by Chetna Maroo (novel)
• Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo
• Eastbound by Maylis de Kerangal