Students’ manuscripts will form the bulk of the course content.
Published texts, including short stories and/or one short contemporary novel.
Classes will be conducted in the workshop format. The following may be combined with the workshop:
Students are evaluated on the basis of four assignments submitted for class discussion; these may include a dialogue, a character study or portrait, a short story, and an opening chapter (and synopsis) of a novel, or free writing, all of which will count for a minimum of 60% of the course grade. Other evaluations will include class participation, in-class assignments, self-evaluation of submitted material, in-class writing assignments, participation in the workshop and/or a report on a published story and/or a fiction reading attended during the term.
Students are required to attend 80% of the workshops. A student missing more than 20% of the workshops without receiving prior permission from the instructor will receive a 0 in Class Participation. Leaving after the break is considered half an absence.
General Objectives:
The student will become familiar with the narrative elements of the short story and the novel. The student will use these elements in constructing work, which will be presented for in-class discussion.
Specific Objectives:
Pre-writing:
Writing:
Reading:
Revising:
Textbooks and Materials to be Purchased by Students
The texts could include any of the following:
A text that includes representative selections from traditional and modern fiction, and/or, a text such as Three Genres, The Writing of Poetry, Fiction, and Drama, by Stephen Minot. (College publications, such as Pearls may be substituted for the anthology.)
A short contemporary novel.
A contemporary literary journal, such as Event.
Any College entrance Language Proficiency Requirement with the exceptions of the Douglas College Course Options in ELLA or ENGU and the assessments listed below. These require the specified higher standard for entry into CMNS, CRWR and ENGL courses.
• a minimum grade of C- in ELLA 0460, or a minimum grade of C- in both ELLA 0465 and 0475, OR
• a minimum grade of C- in ENGU 0450 or ENGU 0455 or ENGU 0490, OR
• Mastery in ELLA 0330 and any two of ELLA 0310, 0320, or 0340, OR
• TOEFL overall score of 83 with a minimum of 21 in Writing, OR
• IELTS overall score of 6.5 with no band below 6.0; for individual bands below 6.0:
• if in Speaking, ELLA 0210 required
• if in Reading or Listening, ELLA 0220 required
• if in Writing, ELLA 0230 and ELLA 0240 required
OR
• CLB score of 8, OR
• CEFR level B2+, OR
• CAEL minimum overall and essay score of 70 (computer or paper based), OR
• recognized equivalent or exemption.
Courses listed here must be completed either prior to or simultaneously with this course:
Courses listed here are equivalent to this course and cannot be taken for further credit:
Course Guidelines for previous years are viewable by selecting the version desired. If you took this course and do not see a listing for the starting semester / year of the course, consider the previous version as the applicable version.
These are for current course guidelines only. For a full list of archived courses please see https://www.bctransferguide.ca
| Institution | Transfer Details for CRWR 1103 |
|---|---|
| Camosun College (CAMO) | CAMO CRWR 154 (3) |
| Capilano University (CAPU) | CAPU ENGL 291 (3) |
| Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) | KPU CRWR 1XXX (3) |
| Langara College (LANG) | LANG ENGL 2236 (3) |
| Simon Fraser University (SFU) | SFU ENGL 1XX (3) |
| Thompson Rivers University (TRU) | TRU ENGL 2060 (3) |
| Trinity Western University (TWU) | TWU ENGL 207 (3) or TWU ENGL 208 (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Okanagan (UBCO) | UBCO CRWR_O 1st (3) |
| University of British Columbia - Vancouver (UBCV) | UBCV CRWR_V 209 (3) |
| University of Northern BC (UNBC) | UNBC ENGL 1XX (3) |
| University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) | UFV ENGL 1XX (3) |
| University of Victoria (UVIC) | UVIC WRIT 1XX (1.5) |
| Vancouver Island University (VIU) | VIU CREW 120 (3) |