Contemporary Short Story
Instructor: Stacia Ann (Stacia Ann)Includes a free two month upgraded membership! Details
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Duration: Four Weeks
Class Size: 7 Students
Seats Left: 5
Course Activities:
*Critical reading of short fiction
*Thoughtful responding to peers' work.
*Develop the elements of fiction in own work through assignments.
*Respond to feedback to develop writing.
*Complete one short story
Week 1
Topics: elements of fiction, critiquing fiction,
getting ideas for writing
Read short story 1
Writing Exercise 1 The Beginning Idea and rough outline
Week 2
Topics: Character and voice
Read short story 2
Writing Exercise 2 (The Protagonist: the main character who makes it all happen and the problem/goal, the focus of the story)
Week 3
Topics: Plot
Read short story 3
Writing Exercise 3 (The inciting event and complications and how it all snowballs from there)
Week 4
Topics: setting and theme
Writing Exercise 4: the "zeitgeist," or spirit of the times
finish and post a draft of story
respond to one peer's story
Instructor: Stacia Ann
About The Instructor:
Stacia Ann is an Linguistics Lecturer and Writing Instructor at the University of California. She has a doctorate of Education, Master's of Art in English/TESOL. This instructor has taught writing classes for over ten years. She also teaches academic writing and English as a Second Language at the University of the Pacific. A published author including works of short fiction and academic nonfiction including contest winning stories.