1.1: Classroom Lecture and Activity By Ukaisha Al-Amin:
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\(\newcommand{\avec}{\mathbf a}\) \(\newcommand{\bvec}{\mathbf b}\) \(\newcommand{\cvec}{\mathbf c}\) \(\newcommand{\dvec}{\mathbf d}\) \(\newcommand{\dtil}{\widetilde{\mathbf d}}\) \(\newcommand{\evec}{\mathbf e}\) \(\newcommand{\fvec}{\mathbf f}\) \(\newcommand{\nvec}{\mathbf n}\) \(\newcommand{\pvec}{\mathbf p}\) \(\newcommand{\qvec}{\mathbf q}\) \(\newcommand{\svec}{\mathbf s}\) \(\newcommand{\tvec}{\mathbf t}\) \(\newcommand{\uvec}{\mathbf u}\) \(\newcommand{\vvec}{\mathbf v}\) \(\newcommand{\wvec}{\mathbf w}\) \(\newcommand{\xvec}{\mathbf x}\) \(\newcommand{\yvec}{\mathbf y}\) \(\newcommand{\zvec}{\mathbf z}\) \(\newcommand{\rvec}{\mathbf r}\) \(\newcommand{\mvec}{\mathbf m}\) \(\newcommand{\zerovec}{\mathbf 0}\) \(\newcommand{\onevec}{\mathbf 1}\) \(\newcommand{\real}{\mathbb R}\) \(\newcommand{\twovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\ctwovec}[2]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\threevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cthreevec}[3]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfourvec}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\fivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{r}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\cfivevec}[5]{\left[\begin{array}{c}#1 \\ #2 \\ #3 \\ #4 \\ #5 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\mattwo}[4]{\left[\begin{array}{rr}#1 \amp #2 \\ #3 \amp #4 \\ \end{array}\right]}\) \(\newcommand{\laspan}[1]{\text{Span}\{#1\}}\) \(\newcommand{\bcal}{\cal B}\) \(\newcommand{\ccal}{\cal C}\) \(\newcommand{\scal}{\cal S}\) \(\newcommand{\wcal}{\cal W}\) \(\newcommand{\ecal}{\cal E}\) \(\newcommand{\coords}[2]{\left\{#1\right\}_{#2}}\) \(\newcommand{\gray}[1]{\color{gray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\lgray}[1]{\color{lightgray}{#1}}\) \(\newcommand{\rank}{\operatorname{rank}}\) \(\newcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\col}{\text{Col}}\) \(\renewcommand{\row}{\text{Row}}\) \(\newcommand{\nul}{\text{Nul}}\) \(\newcommand{\var}{\text{Var}}\) \(\newcommand{\corr}{\text{corr}}\) \(\newcommand{\len}[1]{\left|#1\right|}\) \(\newcommand{\bbar}{\overline{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bhat}{\widehat{\bvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\bperp}{\bvec^\perp}\) \(\newcommand{\xhat}{\widehat{\xvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\vhat}{\widehat{\vvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\uhat}{\widehat{\uvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\what}{\widehat{\wvec}}\) \(\newcommand{\Sighat}{\widehat{\Sigma}}\) \(\newcommand{\lt}{<}\) \(\newcommand{\gt}{>}\) \(\newcommand{\amp}{&}\) \(\definecolor{fillinmathshade}{gray}{0.9}\)Introduction to Creative Writing
In this module, we will be looking at three main types of creative writing and exploring their role in society. You will also explore your writing style by developing imaginative power in fiction, poetry, drama as an author, poet, and playwright.
As creative writers, your writing will eventually have a place in society. Whether your writing uplifts, warns, sends a message, scares, surprises, or makes people think, your writing will interact with readers. Here are some big questions we will be asking throughout these learning objects: Why do people tell stories? What purpose do stories have in our society? How does fiction express the fears and hopes of a society in any given decade? What can we learn about ourselves, our place in society, and our writing from reading and writing different types of creative writing?
Creative writing is any type of writing that is not purely fact-based. It covers a plethora of genres and types. There is even a genre call creative non-fiction! Sounds like an oxymoron right?
Here is a list that is by not any means exhaustive.
- Novels, Novelas, Short Stories
- Poems
- Plays/Drama: Written to be performed; its essence is the development of character and situation through speech and action on stage or live audience.
- Comics and Graphic Novels
- Film scripts and Television scripts
Forms of Fiction
Fiction: Any narrative in prose or verse that is wholly or in part a product of the writer’s imagination. The essence of fiction is narration.
Stories have always been told by humans as ways to warn, praise, and learn. Sharing a story with someone is not what we would categorize as essential communication, but deepens links between people. From the parent tells their child a story, to a religious leader sharing a story with a congregation, to a traveling story teller sharing a story to a community, these have all been ways that people can see themselves or learn about others without the high stakes of possibly being in that situation. Overall, it clear day after day, year after year, and generation after generation that there is need to tell stories.
Genres: A type or category used to classify discourse and literary works; how literary works are grouped together according to form technique, or, sometimes, subject matter.
The different types of fiction include:
- Literary Fiction
- Magical Realism
- Fantasy
- High-Fantasy
- Speculative Fiction
- Science Fiction
- Steam Punk
- Space Opera
- Dystopia
- Romance
- Comedy
- Parables/Fables
- Myths/ Fairy tales
- Mystery
- Thrillers
- Horror
- Historical
Poetry
There are over 75 different types of poems! For a list of some of the most common, go to Poetry Foundation.
Poetry Foundation [www.poetryfoundation.org]
Whether you are new to creative writing, or want to hone your craft, welcome. We will be diving into specifically poetry, fiction, and plays. Ultimately, you will be able to determine which types of writing you like best and want to continue to pursue. Nowadays, we not just talking about writing creatively, but publishing that work so that the work meets an audience. So in a seemingly oversaturated market, how to make your creative works stand out and give them purpose. Common advice in the creative writing classroom is to not worry about publishing but to focus solidly on the story first and foremost. This is good advice, but to ignore the publishing side and to not be considering yourself as a writer that will need to in front of people talking about your work takes away from the very social aspect of writing. Therefore, be sure to visit the modules on this topic for more information. For now, lets see where your imagination takes you.
In this activity, the class will write a story together. Each person must continue the story no matter where it goes. You should add at least a few sentences, or a moment to the story. Everyone will start by saying “And Then” to continue the story. The last person to go must end the story. If you can’t think of anything in 3 minutes, you are ‘out’. The penalty is reading the story the class makes to someone in the English Department. If more than one person gets ‘out’, the class should restart the story.
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