SCHEDULE OF CLASSES for UWP 102J: Writing in Fine Arts
102J Main Page | Syllabus | Assignment #1 | #2 | #3 | #4
Note that any literary and cultural events listed here are for information purposes only. None is required.
T 4/4
Course Introduction
Essay #1 Assigned: The Multimodal Autobiography
Purchase and begin Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art: Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Purchase your copy of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity by Keith Sawyer (available online)
R 4/6
Read: James Baldwin: “The Creative Process” (Canvas resources) or this link
Dartmouth “What is an Academic Paper?”
State University of New York College at Geneseo “Conventions of Writing Humanities Papers”
Review poetic thoughts on creativity and writing (in class)
Due: Take the Indiana University Plagiarism Self-test, and submit a signed certificate of completion.
Poetry Night takes place at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st Street) beginning at 8 PM (free)
Stories on Stage Davis takes place at the Pence Gallery (212 D Street) beginning at 7:30 PM ($5)
T 4/11
Dartmouth “Coming Up With Your Topic”
Read the first 50 pages of Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art
Listen to the TED Radio Hour on “The Creative Process”
Read “How to Cultivate Your Creativity” by Scott Barry Kaufman and Carolyn Gregoire
R 4/13
Due: Rough Draft Essay #1 (Submit electronic copy to Canvas, and make available copies to share in class)
Essays #2 and #3 Assigned
Dartmouth: “Developing Your Thesis”
Familiarize yourself with Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity and The War of Art
Review “A Model of the Creative Process” (Infograph)
Discuss the rhetorical aims (if any) of artistic creations
T 4/18
Due: Essay #1 Final Draft (Submit electronic copy via Canvas)
Dartmouth: “Considering Structure & Organization”
Start reading Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
Read the second 50 pages of Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art
Read “The ‘Blurred Lines’ between originality and art” by Andrew Hargadon
Choose the subject of your Essay #2: The Performance Review
Start brainstorming your final project proposal
R 4/20
Finish Chapter 1 of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
Dartmouth: “Attending to Style”
Read the third 50 pages of Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art
Poetry Night takes place at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st Street) beginning at 8 PM
T 4/25
Due: Essay #2 Rough Draft
(Submit electronic copy to Canvas, bring three virtual copies to class)
Draft workshop
Finish Chapter 2 of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
Finish Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art
Dartmouth: “Attending to Grammar“
Submit a list of three or more grammar concerns that weaken your prose, and your plan to address those concerns.
R 4/27
Finish Chapter 3 of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
Dartmouth on “Revision: Cultivating a Critical Eye”
Keep brainstorming your final project proposal
T 5/2
Due: Essay #2 Final Draft (Submit electronic copy to Canvas)
Finish Chapter 4 of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
The parable of the bore and the spy
“The need to make distinctions”: Writing a compelling argument / thesis
R 5/4
Finish Chapter 5 of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
Star Wars Day
Poetry Night takes place at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st Street) beginning at 8 PM
T 5/9
Finish Chapter 6 of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
Dartmouth: “Logic and Argument“
R 5/11
Finish Chapter 7 of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
You may want to attend my 2/16 office hours to discuss your approach to Essay #3
T 5/16
Finish Chapter 8 of Zig Zag: The Surprising Path to Greater Creativity
Reflect on the most important lessons you learned from Steven Pressfield’s The War of Art
R 5/18
Due: Rough Draft Essay #3 (Submit electronic copy to Canvas, and make available copies to be shared in class)
Before you submit Paper #3, review your use of of evidence and assertiveness
Poetry Night takes place at the John Natsoulas Gallery (521 1st Street) beginning at 8 PM
T 5/23
Have chosen a topic for your final project by today’s class (pop quiz)
Discuss the structure of Essay #3
R 5/25
Discuss examples of artists’ biographies and resumes
Due: Essay #3 Final Draft (Submit electronic copy to Canvas)
T 5/30
Due: Draft of Artist Statement, Bio, and Resume
R 6/1
Discussions of creativity
Discuss this week’s public celebration
T 6/6
Due: Draft of Proposal / Description / Narrative
Discuss: The Professional Goals of the Artist
R 6/8 — our last class
Today we will further workshop drafts of final projects.
Discuss the final exam.
Discuss the recommended (but optional) participation assertion assignment.
Due: Essay #4 Final Draft (Submit electronic copy to Canvas)
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, June 14 from 3:30-5:30 in our classroom, 27 Olson
