BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, PILANI

K.K. BIRLA GOA CAMPUS

INSTRUCTION DIVISION
SECOND SEMESTER 2014-2015
Course Handout (Part-II)
Date: 16/01/2015
In addition to Part-I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this
portion gives further specific details regarding the course.
Course No.
Course Title
Instructor-in-charge
Lecture Room

GS F241
CREATIVE WRITING
AMITENDU BHATTACHARYA
A 502

1. Scope and Objective of the Course:

The objective of the course is to familiarize the student participants with the nature and
functioning of creative writing. In addition to introducing the basic tenets of creative
writing to the students, the course will encourage them to acquire the techniques of
constructing events, characters and writing poems and short stories, and also to create in
them the ability to appreciate writing of all sorts. The course will focus not only on
fostering the latent creative ability in the students to generate works of art but also on
enabling them to display and nurture their critical and communicative skills.
2. Textbook:
T1: Morley, David. The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing. New York: CUP,
2007.
3. Reference Books:
Ref 1: Bishop, Wendy, and David Starkey. Keywords in Creative Writing. Logan: Utah
State UP, 2006.
Ref 2: Mills, Paul. The Routledge Creative Writing Coursebook. New York: Routledge,
2006.
Ref 3: How to Write Short Stories. Thomson Series.
Ref 4: How to Interpret Poetry. Thomson Series.

4. Course Plan:
Lecture No.

Learning Objectives

Topics to be covered

1-4

Defining Creative
Writing: An Overview

Introduction. Voice Words,

Images

5-8

Modes of Writing

9-12

Defining Literary
Terms

Poetry, Short Story, Drama,

Fiction, Creative Nonfiction,
Feature Writing, etc.
Important Literary Terms

13-16

Poetry

Reading & Writing

Form, Style, Types Rhyme

17-19

Short Story

Characteristics, Types
Characters, Settings

20-21
22-24

Discussion & Seminar

Fiction

Any Story/Poem
Types, Characteristics,
Dialogue, Character, Plot

25-27

Creative Nonfiction

Features, Content, Style,

Relevance

28-30

Dialogue

Description, Beginning,
Ending, Setting

31-32

Feature Writing

Essentials and Relevance

33-35

Poetics of Drama

Action, Plot, Protagonist,

Conflict, Character,
Relevance, Settings, Voice,

Reference
Unit
T1 Chap 1
+ T1 Chap
2 + Ref 1
Ref 1
Ref 1 +
Ref 2
Chap 2
+Ref 2
Chap 3 +
Ref 2
Chap 4 +
Ref 2
Chap 6
T1 Chap 8
+ Ref 1 +
Ref 2
Chap 3
+Ref 4
T1 Chap 6
+ Ref 1
+Ref 2
Chap 4 +
Ref 3
T1 Chap 6
+ Ref 1 +
Ref 2
Chap 4
T1 Chap 7
+ Ref 1 +
Ref 2
Chap 2
Class
Notes +
Ref 1
Class
Notes
T1 Chap 9
+ Ref 1 +
Ref 2

36-37

Basics of Language

38

Paintings

39-41

Discussion / Workshop

and Background
Word Choice, Sentence
Formation, Thought
Development
Critical Analysis,
Interpretation and Discussion
An analysis of various forms

Chap 6
Class
Notes
Class
Notes

5. Home Assignment (Project/Term Paper): To be announced in the class

6. Evaluation Scheme:
Component

Duration

Test 1

1 hr.

Weightage Date
(%)
15
23.02.15

Test 2

1 hr.

15

23.03.15

15

TBA

Home
Assignment
(Term Paper)

Class
Assignments
(3)
Comprehensive
Exam
Total

30 to 50
mins
each.
3 hrs.

Time
2 to 3
PM
2 to 3
PM

Venue

Remarks
CB
CB
One Poem
(Not More
Than 2
Printed
Pages
Long OR
One Short
Story
(3500
words)
OR One
Piece of
Creative
Nonfiction
(1500
words)

5 3 = 15
40

13.05.15
(AN)

2 to 5
PM

CB

100

7. Chamber Consultation Hour: Chamber No. A-309, Monday to Saturday (11 a.m. to
12.00 p.m.) and by appointment.
8. Notices: Notices concerning the course will be displayed on the Moodle/BITS-LMS.

9. Make-up Policy: Make-up will be granted only on genuine grounds and if prior
permission is taken. No application will be accepted in the Exam Hall. Participants are
strongly advised to attend the classes regularly and take the tests on the scheduled dates.
Instructor-in-charge
GS F241