WORKSHOP TEACHING MODULES
Module 1: Introduction
The purpose of Module 1 is to introduce participants to the creative process to clarify the connections between literary traditions, reading, and writing to review the stages of the writing process to review the basics of conferencing to introduce participants to the basic vocabulary and concepts for writing
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Module 2: The World Around Us
The purpose of Module 2 is to encourage participants to see that writers are often inspired to write by the world around them.
Issues for Consideration in Discussions:
What are the different ways people can be inspired by the world around them? About what aspects of the world around you are you especially interested in writing? Is there a particular tone you like to take when writing about the world around you? What writers do you like who are inspired by the world around them? How is some aspect of the world around you reflected in this selection of your writing? Does it say what you intend it to say? If not, where does the problem lie? What are the strengths of this writing? How could this writing lead to other writing projects?
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Module 3: Popular Culture
The purpose of Module 3 is to encourage participants to examine the world of mass culture as a source of ideas.
Issues for Consideration in Discussions:
What are the various ways artists are inspired by or are influenced by popular or mass culture? What interests you in particular about popular or mass culture? Do you see it as a good thing or a bad thing? How is your perspective on popular or mass culture reflected in this writing? What tone have you taken to express your ideas in this writing? Is it the best tone for expressing your ideas in this piece of writing? What are the strengths of this piece of writing? In what ways might you explore the effects of popular or mass culture further?
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Module 4: Imagination
The purpose of Module 4 is to encourage participants to see that their own unique imaginations are valuable sources for ideas. The imagination can lead participants in any direction, from fantasy to science fiction to well-imagined realism. The imagination is the writer's means of bringing an idea "to life" through the various writing genres.
Issues for Consideration in Discussions:
How is the term "imagination" relevant for a particular piece of your writing? What have you tried to do to bring the writing to life for the reader? What is unique about the way the writing is imagined? What are the particular strengths in the writing? How has theme or meaning been created through your imagination? How can ideas be reflected through imagination? In what places is the writing "well imagined" ? In what places does the writing seem to be struggling?
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Module 5: Differing Perspectives
The purpose of Module 5 is to encourage participants to see that every work of art is completed from a certain perspective and that each writer's background, beliefs, and experiences contribute to his or her perspective. The module will encourage participants to learn about their own perspectives through writing and to recognize that individual perspectives differ.
Issues for Consideration in Discussions:
Is the piece written from a particular point of view? If so, what or whose? Is the voice convincing? If not, what could help you be more convincing? How does perspective influence the writing? What is unique about your perspective in this writing? What in the writing gives clues about your unique way of looking at the subject matter? How is your perspective evident in the theme? Is the piece saying what you, the writer, want it to say?
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Module 6: Writing Fiction
Module 3 introduces participants to fiction writing, especially short fiction. The module encourages participants to discuss fiction, learn about the elements of contemporary fiction, and express their own ideas through various types of fiction.
Issues for Consideration in Discussions:
What is this story about? What type of language have you chosen (poetic, sparse, everyday, descriptive) and is it consistent throughout? Is the type of language appropriate for the subject matter, characters? Does the story unfold in a way that is interesting, intriguing, or satisfying for the reader? Is the story convincing and is it well-imagined? If so, why? If not, what might be the reason? Does the structure of the story allow the meaning of the story to be revealed or come clear at an appropriate time for the reader? How does the story reflect your unique "take" on the subject matter? What are the strengths of your fiction writing?
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Module 7: Writing Nonfiction
Module 5 introduces participants to writing nonfiction. The module encourages participants to learn what makes a work of nonfiction a piece of creative writing. They will also discuss literary nonfiction and its development, read literary nonfiction, and express their own ideas through nonfiction.
Issues for Consideration in Discussions:
What is the subject matter? What techniques have you used to make the story interesting or bring it alive for the reader? If you used fictional techniques (e.g., dialogue), can the reader trust you to have told the story accurately, and with integrity and respect for the people involved? Does the story unfold in a way that is interesting, intriguing, or satisfying for the reader? Is the story convincing? If so, why? If not, what might be the reason? Does the structure of the story allow the meaning of the story to be revealed or come clear at an appropriate time for the reader? How does this writing reflect your unique "take" on the subject matter? What are the strengths of your nonfiction writing?
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Modules 8, 9 & 10: Independent Project
Module 6 provides an opportunity for participants to work on a project of their own choosing. The focus should be on selection of subject matter and writing genre that is important to the individual participant, so participants can begin to learn what especially interests them about writing. They might also plan a project in which they work with a writer or another person involved with writing.
Issues for Consideration in Discussions:
What are the strengths of this writing? How is your unique perspective reflected in the writing? What is a particular challenge for you in this project? How might you see the writing in a new way during revision, so that you are not simply editing the first draft? Might any writing exercises be designed to help the participant writer with problems he or she is having with this project? Are there any literature selections that might inspire the participant or help to resolve some difficulties with the writing? What are the particular challenges of the genre chosen? Is it the best writing genre for this particular idea? In what new directions might this writing project lead?
WORKSHOP TEACHING METHODS
Writing exercises, brainstorming, multi-media projects, text generators, field trips, collaborative writing, role-play, presentations.
The workshop will be run exclusively in the English.
Teaching materials, bibliography, reading lists will be provided to all participants.
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