English (ENGL) 482

Overview

Advanced Fiction Writing is the next step for students who have taken English 381, further building on the writing skills developed in that course. The emphasis in this course will be on revision and on developing style and structure. It will focus on writing the novel and the novella but would be useful for all students who want to further improve and develop the fluency, clarity, and vividness of their writing. Students will be expected to write at length, to read the selections of professional writers provided and to discuss and analyze the writing of their fellow students through a discussion board.

Outline

Over a work schedule of 16 weeks students will read selections from published writers and produce five pieces of writing in these forms:

• two critiques of a chapter and story, 800 words
• a first chapter or story, 1,500-2,000 words
• a chapter or story, 2,000-2,5000 words
• a chapter or story, 2,500-3,000 words
• revision of one of the three previous assignments

Evaluation

To receive credit for ENGL 482, you must achieve a minimum grade of 50 percent on each assignment and a course composite grade of at least "D" (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.