W103 is an introduction to the writing of poetry and fiction.
Students will attend a weekly lecture designed to introduce them to
aspects of craft in poetry and fiction, and also meet twice weekly in
discussion/workshop sections, which are taught by associate
instructors.  Students will be asked to attend all sessions
regularly, to read and write about poetry and fiction from the course
texts, to write creative exercises, and to fully draft at least four
poems and a full short story.  Although exams will be given based on
the poetry and fiction units covered in Monday lectures, the major
focus of the course will be on the student's own writing and original
creative work.

Probable text:

New Worlds of Literature: Writings from America’s Many Cultures, ed.
by Jerome Beaty and J. Paul Hunter.