20801243Creative Writing/Poetry
Course Information
Description
Students develop poetic technique in open and traditional forms as they draft, critique, and revise poems. Reading assignments allow students to become familiar with principles and practice of poetry and poetics. Class meetings follow a workshop format.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
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Draft poems of various lengthsAssessment Strategiesby completing all assigned poetry exercisesby using the criteria above as a basis for poetry draftsby submitting poetry drafts in a timely manner so that they may be critiqued by the instructor and classmatesCriteriayou utilize personal experience, observation, and/or imagination in a poetic formyou move beyond exercises and prompts into a poetic formyou write poems of various lengths in response to a variety of prompts and techniques
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Critique poemsAssessment Strategiesby completing all assigned written critiques according to requirements instructor has specified for length and contentby participating actively in peer review discussionsby constructing and defending analysis responding to form and content presented in his/her own writing and the writing of othersCriteriayou apply appropriate standards to original poetry and the poetry of othersyou apply appropriate standards in peer review discussionsyou apply standards and knowledge gained from reading to all written critiques as required by the instructoryou critique personally created poemsyou critique the poems of others
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Revise poems to show increased knowledge and understanding of poetic form, language, and devicesAssessment Strategiesby submitting a portfolio of revised poems according to the standards for length and presentation format that the instructor requiresCriteriayou judge appropriateness of suggestions for revisionyou revise poems as necessary to show appropriate format (e.g. free verse, traditional form, or experimental form)you revise poems as necessary to show appropriate compression of messageyou revise poems as necessary to demonstrate use of metaphor, simile, and other figures of language appropriatelyyou revise poems as necessary to demonstrate observable rhythm (to the eye or ear)