Bio and Cover Letter handout
Daily Class Breakdown DRR IDS
Dead River Review Style Guide and Handbook for Copyediting
DRR Editor Tracking Sheet
DRR Student Tracking Sheet
drrsubmissionsguidelines
DRR Webmaster Tracking Sheet
Final Project Assignment Eng 151
Instructor Tracking Sheet
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OER Eng 151 Class Breakdown
OER Eng 151 Syllabus
OER IDS 102 Syllabus
Publication Rights Statement The Dead River Review
Rejection letter
Rejection Query
Reverse Engineering Your Career
Time Management for Writers
WordPress - Working with DRR
Working With and Around Copyrights
Workshop Sign Up Sheet
MCC Eng 151 Creative Writing and Publishing the Dead River Review IDS
Overview
This is the complete curriculum for Eng 151 Creative Writing and Publishing course run in the spring at Middlesex Community College as well as the linked IDS course that is resonsible for publishing the Dead River Review, the college's ezine. This includes instructions, PowerPoints, worksheets, and assignments.
Instructions for the English 151: Creative Writing and Publishing course at Middlesex Community College
Instructions on using this OER Eng 151 Creative Writing and Publishing Course
The Creative Writing and Publishing course is intended to give students who are in the Creative Writing Program knowledge and experience in navigating the publishing world from different perspectives. It includes guest speakers, exercises, and opportunities to send their creative work out for consideration at small journals and magazines. Another focus of the course is to introduce the student to different careers possible in the publishing world. From editors, publishers, to writers, the students should understand that though publishing their own writing may not be lucrative in itself, their writing skills can land them jobs in the industry as editors, publishers, and writers. This course is meant to flow seamlessly into the linked course in the OER IDs 101 and 102: Service Seminar where the students will gain experience in editing, publishing, and ezine web building by creating the college’s ezine: The Dead River Review.
Many students come to this class without having been published (except perhaps in the Dead River Review) and they often have little idea of how to begin sending their creative work out into the world. They should come from the class with confidence in their ability to get their work into the hands of editors, and they should gain an understanding of how queries, proposals, cover letters, and agents work in the publishing world.
Space for guest speakers are in included in the syllabus to provide students with expertise in publishing in journals and magazines (even small ones), editing for magazines, as well as connecting with the local art and writing scene and running a reading series. If you do not have one or more of these experts in your circle, you can find almost all of these within the faculty member pool in the college. Just ask around in the Creative Writing Department, and they should be able to match you up with an appropriate guest to help you complete your syllabus. Book these guests as soon as possible so you can adjust the syllabus accordingly.
Another component of this course is workshopping. The students should be familiar with workshopping already but feel free to run the workshops as you see fit. There is a workshop signup sheet provided.
The final project is a portfolio that is useful in building the students’ image as a writer and their understanding of what is expected of him or her in the publishing world. It includes some pieces of work that were required earlier in the class like bios and cover letters. Some time to finish the rest of the requirements is built into the course.
Good luck and have fun!
Eng 151 Syllabus and Day-to-Day Class Breakdown
This is an example syllabus for the Eng 151 course and the day-to-day breakdown of what should be covered for each class period.
Handouts for the Eng 151 course
All of these sheets can be altered to suit the needs of the instructor. The Time Management Worksheet is the first handout besides the syllabus. It helps students organize their time.
The Workshop Signup Sheet schedules the students for their respective workshop groups.
The Bio and Cover Letter handout shows examples of author bios and cover letters.
The Reverse Engineering Your Career worksheet helps students plan their path from college to career.
The Final Project Assignment describes the last assignment for the course that has the students create and gather materials they will need for their writing careers.
Syllabus and Day-to-Day Class Breakdown for the IDS 101&102 Service Seminar Responsible for Publishing the MCC e-zine the Dead River Review
This section contains the syllabus and well as the full day-to-day breakdown for the IDS class that is linked to the Eng 151 course taught at Middlesex Community College.
PowerPoint Slides for the DRR IDS
These PowerPoints were created to assist the students in learning about the DRR website and Creative Commons.
Tracking Sheets for Incoming Submissions
These are sheets that can help the instructor and the students keep track of their progress when dealing with submissions. Use some or all as necessary.
Dead River Review Guidelines and Email Templates
These are documents that give important information about the magazine and its policies. Also included here are the email templates for communicating with the submitters to the magazine. These templates are also available on the google drive.