Creative Writing: Writing About Sports
Course Description:
What draws us to sports? Is it the challenge, the competition, or the storytelling within the game? Over the course of the semester, we will discuss what a sport is and how storytelling is told through that medium. We will try our hands with various assignments to engage with sports, including a narrative, article writing, and examining meaningful events within sports history.
Course Goals:
1. Explore the creative process through the genre of Sports
2. Improve editing and re-writing skills
3. Learn how to critique (and be critiqued) constructively
4. Learn about varied techniques of writing
Grading Categories & Percentages:
Class Participation/Writing Activities: 50% of the grade
Classes will be split between discussion and writing activities engaging with the topic. This grade section is reserved for discussions, peer workshops, and any writing activities assigned through the semester.
Major Writing Assignment: 50% of the grade
The second half of the grade will be based on the completion of multiple Major Writing Assignments. These assignments will be discussed in the beginning of the semester, including a narrative, a sports article, and other various assignments that engage with the genre of sports.
CSArts-SGV Grading Scale:
Score
Level
5
Mastery
4
Proficiency
3
Developing
2
Beginning
1
Emerging
0
No Evidence of Mastery
School Retake Policy: Retakes will be available for summative assessments only, as described in the detailed syllabus linked above.
Conservatory Retake Policy: When necessary, a student will have two weeks to retake or redo an assignment. After that, the initial grade will stand
School Extra Credit Policy: The concept of extra credit work goes against our beliefs about learning and assessment. The remedy for improving grades is to complete the work already assigned and then focus on reassessment opportunities.
All Conservatory Assignments are submitted on Schoology
Late/Missing Work: Late/Missing work will be accepted throughout the semester. For activities and assignments, any late work will be given half credit after the initial due date. For the periodic submissions, due to the nature of the check-ups, the submission will go down one point on the grade scale for every week it is late.
What draws us to sports? Is it the challenge, the competition, or the storytelling within the game? Over the course of the semester, we will discuss what a sport is and how storytelling is told through that medium. We will try our hands with various assignments to engage with sports, including a narrative, article writing, and examining meaningful events within sports history.
Course Goals:
1. Explore the creative process through the genre of Sports
2. Improve editing and re-writing skills
3. Learn how to critique (and be critiqued) constructively
4. Learn about varied techniques of writing
Grading Categories & Percentages:
Class Participation/Writing Activities: 50% of the grade
Classes will be split between discussion and writing activities engaging with the topic. This grade section is reserved for discussions, peer workshops, and any writing activities assigned through the semester.
Major Writing Assignment: 50% of the grade
The second half of the grade will be based on the completion of multiple Major Writing Assignments. These assignments will be discussed in the beginning of the semester, including a narrative, a sports article, and other various assignments that engage with the genre of sports.
CSArts-SGV Grading Scale:
Score
Level
5
Mastery
4
Proficiency
3
Developing
2
Beginning
1
Emerging
0
No Evidence of Mastery
School Retake Policy: Retakes will be available for summative assessments only, as described in the detailed syllabus linked above.
Conservatory Retake Policy: When necessary, a student will have two weeks to retake or redo an assignment. After that, the initial grade will stand
School Extra Credit Policy: The concept of extra credit work goes against our beliefs about learning and assessment. The remedy for improving grades is to complete the work already assigned and then focus on reassessment opportunities.
All Conservatory Assignments are submitted on Schoology
Late/Missing Work: Late/Missing work will be accepted throughout the semester. For activities and assignments, any late work will be given half credit after the initial due date. For the periodic submissions, due to the nature of the check-ups, the submission will go down one point on the grade scale for every week it is late.