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| ELL4022 | Creative Writing Skills | 2+0+0 | ECTS:4 | | Year / Semester | Spring Semester | | Level of Course | First Cycle | | Status | Elective | | Department | WESTERN LANGUAGES and LITERATURE (%100 English) | | Prerequisites and co-requisites | None | | Mode of Delivery | | | Contact Hours | 14 weeks - 2 hours of lectures per week | | Lecturer | Prof. Dr. Mustafa Zeki ÇIRAKLI | | Co-Lecturer | | | Language of instruction | | | Professional practise ( internship ) | None | | | | The aim of the course: | | It aims to guide students interested in writing, authorship, poetry, screenwriting, editing, and fiction in developing their active writing projects. |
| Learning Outcomes | CTPO | TOA | | Upon successful completion of the course, the students will be able to : | | | | LO - 1 : | gain the ability to construct coherent, engaging narratives by mastering plot structure, character development, and thematic layering. | | | | LO - 2 : | Develop stylistic and technical awareness, refining their voice, tone, and rhythm. They will learn to use dialogue, description, and pacing effectively.
| | | | LO - 3 : | Cultivate critical and reflective thinking skills, analyze fiction critically, both their own and others?. They will learn to reflect on narrative choices and articulate their creative intentions.
| | | | LO - 4 : | Develop creative skills and competence in building creative expression, learning to take risks, exploring diverse forms, and embracing experimentation. They will leave the course with a personal writing process and a portfolio of original work.
| | | | CTPO : Contribution to programme outcomes, TOA :Type of assessment (1: written exam, 2: Oral exam, 3: Homework assignment, 4: Laboratory exercise/exam, 5: Seminar / presentation, 6: Term paper), LO : Learning Outcome | | |
| This course is designed to provide students with the opportunity to practice the art of creative writing. |
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| Course Syllabus | | Week | Subject | Related Notes / Files | | Week 1 | What Is Storytelling iin Fiction and Drama?
Distinctive Features of Poetry
Explores literature a creative form, distinguishing it from nonfiction and examining its imaginative, emotional, and structural dimensions. | | | Week 2 | Creative Writing Project Development
Guides students in planning, drafting, and refining their final fiction piece for submission.
| | | Week 3 | Elements of Storytelling
Introduces core elements: character, setting, plot, conflict, and theme. Discusses how these components interact to build compelling narratives.
Conflict and Tension
Explores internal and external conflicts, and how tension sustains reader interest and drives narrative momentum.
| | | Week 4 | Character Development
Focuses on creating believable, dynamic characters with depth, motivation, and change across the story arc. | | | Week 5 | Setting and Atmosphere
Examines how time, place, and mood shape narrative tone and influence character behavior and reader immersion.
| | | Week 6 | Plot Structure / Figurative Structure
Analyzes narrative progression: exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution. Includes alternative structures.
| | | Week 7 | Point of View
Explores narrative perspectives: first-person, third-person limited, omniscient, and second-person. Discusses their effects on intimacy and reliability.
Discusses the poetic concepts of lyrical, dramatic, and narrative "persona" in poetry writing.
| | | Week 8 | Voice and Style
Investigates authorial voice and stylistic choices, including diction, rhythm, tone, and syntax in fiction writing.
| | | Week 9 | Midterm: First Draft of the creative writing project | | | Week 10 | Theme and Subtext
Analyzes how central ideas and underlying meanings are conveyed through character, plot, and imagery.
| | | Week 11 | Revision Strategies
Introduces techniques for revising fiction: structural rethinking, character refinement, and stylistic polishing. | | | Week 12 | Experimental Revisions
Explores nontraditional narrative forms, fragmented structures, metafiction, and genre blending.
| | | Week 13 | Self-Reflective Workshop
Students share drafts, give and receive constructive feedback, and reflect on revision possibilities. | | | Week 14 | Peer Review Workshop
Students share drafts, give and receive constructive feedback, and reflect on revision possibilities. | | | Week 15 | Editing / Supervising Workshop
Students share drafts, give and receive constructive feedback, and reflect on revision possibilities. | | | Week 16 | Editing / Supervising Workshop
Students share drafts, give and receive constructive feedback, and reflect on revision possibilities.
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| 1 | Burroway, Janet. 2019. Writing Fiction: A Guide to Narrative Craft. 9th ed., University of Chicago Press.
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| 1 | Bill Greenwell, Linda Anderson. 2002. A Creative Writing Handbook: Developing Dramatic Technique, Individual Style and Voice.
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| Method of Assessment | | Type of assessment | Week No | Date | Duration (hours) | Weight (%) | | In-term studies (second mid-term exam) | 9 | Midterm | | 50 | | Project | Final | Final | | 50 | | |
| Student Work Load and its Distribution | | Type of work | Duration (hours pw) | No of weeks / Number of activity | Hours in total per term | | Yüz yüze eğitim | 4 | 14 | 56 | | Uygulama | 2 | 12 | 24 | | Ödev | 2 | 10 | 20 | | Proje | 12 | 1 | 12 | | Dönem sonu sınavı için hazırlık | 2 | 4 | 8 | | Total work load | | | 120 |
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