Writing Workshop Using Literary Models

ALL1417-C     12 Weeks          Tuesday 1:30-2:50     Start Date 28-Jan
Grossman  115    Limit 20

This course is intended for those who would enjoy the writing process in a workshop experience. We will explore  specific writing skills using literary models such as setting development, character, verb/adjective usage, and  dynamic/stative language as guidance in our own writing. Classes will be open for editing discussion and focused on writing passages by famous writers. Set your goals for writing and practice away. We will have lots of lively discussion and sharing in a positive, supportive environment. The text for this course is a Writer’s Digest book, Fiction Writer’s Workshop by Josip Novakovich.

Text: Fiction Writer’s Workshop
Josip Novakovich
Writer’s Digest Book
ISBN: 978-1-58297-536-8
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Assignments: Long-term short story if students desire

 

Coordinator: Judith Egan 
Judy is 42-year educator with experience teaching grade 1-College Level. She earned 15 credits in professional writing at UMASS Dartmouth, MA then opted for a Masters’ Degrees as a Consulting Teacher of Reading and Administration. Her teaching credits include the Buzzard Bay Writing Project and a 2-week class with Donald Graves in Creating a Writing Classroom, which she continued to do in every class she taught. She spent 10 years creating a Gifted/Talented program at Dennis-Yarmouth in 7 district schools and 350 elementary children per week.