Using fiction writing to develop empathy/Design blueprint

Metadata

 * mini-course
 * 3 to 4 weeks
 * 8 to 10 hours per week

Texts/ Resources
Project Gutenburg

Missouri Review's TextBOX

Writing Commons

Google Sites

Target Audience

 * College level creative writing students, sophomore to senior
 * Instructors looking to augment existing creative writing courses


 * Any adult learner who would like to improve their fiction writing

Prerequsite Knowledge Required
Completion of entry level writing and literature courses

Purpose & Audience

 * Engage in the writing process
 * Understand complex terms and concepts specific to the discipline of creative writing.
 * Read and comment on works of Literary Fiction

Exploration & Argumentation

 * Understand how empathy impacts character, plot, and audience

Research

 * Distinguish how empathy works in Literary Fiction verses Commercial Fiction

Conventions and Mechanics

 * Create short fiction that contains empathy

Writing Process

 * Revision and rewriting
 * Commenting on fellow student work
 * Reflecting on the process of writing

Delivery Approach
A combination of asynchronous and synchronous eLearning. Students and Instructors should have access to a computer with a internet connection, Microsoft Word, and a Google account. Students will host all of their work on a Google Site, and interact with one another though a core site.

Assessments

 * 10 -15 Reading Journals 10% - 15%
 * 2 Short Stories (2000 words) 60%
 * 3 minute presentation over a selected reading 15%
 * Reflective essay (1000 words) 10%

Interactions
Students will interact with one another using a combination of active and passive approaches, which include watching and creating screencasts. Providing written feedback to fellow students using Microsoft Word, or a shared Google Doc. Using either Skype or Google Hangouts to actively peer review each others creative work.