ࡱ> Z\Yy 0bjbj .P{{(z z 8 <dQ)L((((((($+.(( )((r'T('(!)0Q)'u/u/(u/($((Q)u/z : ENGL 241: Graduate Fiction Workshop Spring, 2012 Tuesday 4:00-6:45pm Hugh Gillis Hall 227 Instructor: Andrew Altschul Office: Faculty Offices 214 Email: afaltschul@gmail.com Office Hours: Mon./Tues. 3-4pm Phone: (408) 924-4489 Course Description A graduate-level workshop in fiction writing, designed for M.F.A. students with a primary or secondary focus in Fiction. Intensive workshop experience. Repeatable for credit. Course Goals A good workshop benefits the writer in two ways. First, by receiving the careful feedback of a community of writers with varied perspectives and aesthetics, she may start to see her work from the outside and begin to re-vise her original ideas and strategies. Second, by closely reading the work of the other writers in the group and articulating responses  artistic, emotional, intellectual the writer hones her own analytic skills and strengthens her instincts about what makes a good story. Our discussions will focus on readers encounters with a fictional text and understanding of its structure; its technique; its artistic, emotional, and intellectual aims. To the extent that these aspects of a first or second draft are not yet fully realized, we will discuss (debate?) specific ways to develop them, but we will avoid, insofar as possible, the diagnostic workshop, i.e. a mere listing of whats wrong with a text, what isnt working, or what individual readers dont like. Instead, I hope youll focus on your experience of the text, and make extensive notes about your immediate reactions to what has been written, and your developing understanding of why it has been written. Work submitted to a workshop is by definition in progress, and the most valuable discussion is one which enables a writer to understand her work more fully. There are no required texts other than the work produced by the students. Each student will submit several manuscripts over the course of the semester. Each student will also write a short discussion of why s/he is a writer and what s/he wants his or her work to accomplish. Student Learning Objectives [SLO] 1. Improved ability to discuss the structure, technique, and themes of a work of fiction 2. Significant production of new, original fiction 3. Improved ability to offer constructive and supportive criticism to other writers 4. Increased attention to the goals and strategies of revision 5. Deepened understanding of the profession and culture of working writers Required Texts/Readings Manuscripts will be distributed each week for discussion the following week. Other occasional assigned readings may be provided by the instructor. Requirements and Grading [SLOs] Three original submissions [1, 2, 4]. Typed, double-spaced, single-sided, and stapled or clipped, turned in at the class meeting prior to your assigned workshop discussion. If you submit a novel excerpt that is not the first chapter(s), please provide a brief (1-page) synopsis that contextualizes the selection and focusses readers on particular issues about which youd like feedback. Please bring enough copies for all students plus the instructor. Note: Late or emailed submissions are unacceptable. Careful, thorough responses [1, 3, 4] to all submissions, including technical comments on the manuscript itself and a 1-2pp. letter to the writer which addresses global issues. Please bring two copies of these letters to the class meeting at which the story is being discussed. Late responses up to one week will receive half credit; after one week will receive one quarter credit. One outside text [5] article, essay, blog post or other that discusses a relevant issue in contemporary literature. You will distribute the essay to the class and the following week lead a 20-minute discussion or debate that addresses its central points. A short (3-4pp.) self-critical essay [3, 4, 5] in which you interrogate your motivations for being a writer and your goals for your work. I am not interested in bromides about the power of art or the desire to express yourself to the world I want you to look carefully at yourself, your choices, your ambitions, and your aesthetics and justify your decision to pursue a career as a writer. You may turn this essay in any time after Spring Break. Participation [1, 3, 4, 5]. A workshop is not a class, per se it is an ongoing discussion that functions best when it draws on a variety of perspectives, reactions, aesthetics, etc. Simply put, your level of energy will determine the success of this group. Therefore, Ill expect you to do all assigned readings, participate regularly in discussions, be on time, and miss class only in cases of emergency, acts of God, etc. If you are more than five minutes late, you will receive half credit for participation that day. If you are absent, you will fail that days participation. If you receive more than two (2) days of failed participation, you will not pass the course. Do not make the mistake of thinking you will automatically get full credit for participation. Grading I dont grade based on talent, only on your dedication to your own work and your commitment to the workshop community. Your submissions and your outside text equal 60% of your final grade. Your participation in the workshop including your response letters and your level of engagement in the discussions equals 20% of your final grade. Your self-critical essay equals 20% of your final grade. Schedule DateJan. 31Introduction and schedulingFeb. 7Discussion of student submissions.Feb. 14Discussion of student submissions.Feb. 21Discussion of student submissions.Feb. 28Discussion of student submissions.Mar. 6Discussion of student submissions.Mar. 13Discussion of student submissions.Mar. 20Discussion of student submissions.Mar. 27SPRING BREAK NO CLASSApr. 3Discussion of student submissions.Apr. 10Discussion of student submissions.Apr. 17Discussion of student submissions. Class meets until 5pm.Apr. 24Discussion of student submissions.May 1Discussion of student submissions.May 8Discussion of student submissions.May 15Discussion of student submissions. Course conclusion.Readings I strongly encourage you to attend literary readings, both on campus and off, as a way of further immersing yourself in the culture of living writers. Here are some you might consider. Feb. 15 Rae Armantrout. MLK 225/229. 7pm Feb. 16 Rae Armantrout in Conversation with Juliana Spahr. MLK 225/229. 1pm. Mar. 7 Yiyun Li. ENGR 189. 7pm Mar. 21 Julia Scheeres. MLK 225/229. 7pm Apr. 4 Juan Felipe Herrera. MLK 225/229. 7pm Apr. 17 Geoffrey Wolff. MLK 225/229. 7pm Apr. 18 Geoffrey Wolff in Conversation with Tobias Wolff. MLK 225/229. 1pm Course Policies Use of cell phones in class for any reason is not allowed. If you use your cell phone in class you will receive a failing grade for the day. Use of email, IM, web-surfing, etc. in class are not allowed and will result in a failing grade for the day. If you miss a class, you are responsible for acquiring notes, handouts, etc. I will have extra copies of handouts in my office, but I will not be available to go over what you missed in the discussion. It is your responsibility not the writer submitting work to make sure you get the manuscrips, and to deliver your comments/responses to him/her. Please see below for the university policy on academic integrity, and rest assured that all cases of plagiarism or academic dishonesty will be pursued. If you submit work that is not your own, you will fail this class. You are welcome to email me with questions about the class however, you should not expect a reply for at least 24 hours. I do not accept written assignments by email under any circumstances. If you are handing in a late manuscript you should leave it in the English office, FOB 102, and ask for it to be date-and-time stamped. You not I will have to arrange to distribute it to your classmates. University Policies Dropping and Adding Students are responsible for understanding the policies and procedures about add/drops, academic renewal, etc. HYPERLINK "http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/soc-fall/rec-298.html"Information on add/drops are available at http://info.sjsu.edu/web-dbgen/narr/soc-fall/rec-298.html. HYPERLINK "http://www.sjsu.edu/sac/advising/latedrops/policy/"Information about late drop is available at http://www.sjsu.edu/sac/advising/latedrops/policy/. Students should be aware of the current deadlines and penalties for adding and dropping classes. Academic integrity Students should know that the Universitys Academic Integrity Policy is available at HYPERLINK "http://www.sa.sjsu.edu/download/judicial_affairs/Academic_Integrity_Policy_S07-2.pdf"http://www.sa.sjsu.edu/download/judicial_affairs/Academic_Integrity_Policy_S07-2.pdf. Your own commitment to learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at San Jose State University and the Universitys integrity policy, require you to be honest in all your academic course work. Faculty members are required to report all infractions to the office of Student Conduct and Ethical Development. The website for Student Conduct and Ethical Development is available at  HYPERLINK "http://www.sa.sjsu.edu/judicial_affairs/index.html" http://www.sa.sjsu.edu/judicial_affairs/index.html. Instances of academic dishonesty will not be tolerated. Plagiarism (presenting the work of another as your own, or the use of another persons ideas without giving proper credit) will result in a failing grade and sanctions by the University. For this class, all assignments are to be completed by the individual student unless otherwise specified. Campus Policy in Compliance with the American Disabilities Act If you need course adaptations or accommodations because of a disability, or if you need to make special arrangements in case the building must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible, or see me during office hours. 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