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Bergen Community College
Division of Humanities
Department of English
Course Syllabus
ENG-207
Creative Writing Workshop: Poetry
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Course Description:
This is a course in which students write poetry using both lyric and narrative
styles. The course will focus on a study of contemporary poetry, but students will
also gain an understanding of traditional poetic forms such as the sonnet,
villanelle, sestina, ode, and elegy. In addition to producing a portfolio of original
poems, students will read and discuss each other’s work as well as that of
published authors.
Credits: 3; Lecture 3
Prerequisite: ENG-101 Composition
Student Learning Outcomes: As a result of meeting the requirements in this
course, students will be able to:
Student Learning Outcome: Means of Assessment:
1. Identify the special genre demands
of poetry by reading and discussing
the work of published poets.
-Write and revise several works of
poetry in various styles and forms.
-Employ poetic techniques through on
exercises that will be reviewed by
both the instructor
and peers.
-Read, interpret, and analyze the craft
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of professional literary works and
model student
works.
-Present various works in workshop
and participate in the discussion of
other students’ work.
-Present various works in workshop
and participate in the discussion of
other students’ work.
-Complete other class activities that
support the development of quality
work.
2. Use the elements of craft and style
to write original poems.
-Write and revise several works of
poetry in various styles and forms.
-Employ poetic techniques through on
exercises that will be reviewed by
both the instructor
and peers.
3. Understand publication conventions
and apply standards of professional
manuscript preparation for classroom
submissions or submissions for
publication.
-Write and revise several works of
poetry in various styles and forms.
-Complete other class activities that
support the development of quality
work.
4. Employ critical approaches and
exercise aesthetic sensibilities through
interaction with others in the
workshop process.
-Employ poetic techniques through on
exercises that will be reviewed by
both the instructor
and peers.
-Read, interpret, and analyze the craft
of professional literary works and
model student
works.
-Present various works in workshop
and participate in the discussion of
other students’ work.
-Present various works in workshop
and participate in the discussion of
other students’ work.
-Complete other class activities that
support the development of quality
work.
5. Locate and evaluate important
writer resources such as publications,
markets, and continuing educational
opportunities.
-Demonstrate an understanding of
publication conventions and apply
standards of professional manuscript
preparation.
Course Texts and/or Other Study Materials:
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Oliver, Mary. A Poetry Handbook. 978-0156724005
Research, Writing, and/or Examination Requirement(s):
1. Write and revise several works of poetry in various styles and forms. (SLO 1-3)
2. Employ poetic techniques through on exercises that will be reviewed by both
the instructor and peers. (SLO 1, 2, 4)
3. Read, interpret, and analyze the craft of professional literary works and model
student works. (SLO 1, 4)
4. Comprehend and apply various literary terms/techniques in discussion of
professional and student works. (SLO 1, 4)
5. Present various works in workshop and participate in the discussion of other
students’ work. (SLO 1, 4)
6. Complete other class activities that support the development of quality work.
(SLO 1, 3, 4)
7. Demonstrate an understanding of publication conventions and apply standards
of professional manuscript preparation. (SLO 5)
Grading Policy:
Interim Portfolio: 20%
Final Portfolio: 25%
Response Papers: 20%
Workshop and Discussion Participation: 25%
Recitation Presentation: 10%
Attendance Policy:
BCC Attendance Policy:
All students are expected to attend every scheduled meeting of each course in
which they are registered. Attendance and lateness policies and sanctions are to
be determined by the instructor for each section of each course. These will be
established in writing on the individual course outline. Attendance will be kept
by the instructor for administrative and counseling purposes.
Append a statement on the departmental/discipline attendance policy (if any).
Append a statement on the attendance policy for the course.
Academic Integrity Policy:
Bergen Community College is committed to academic integrity – the honest, fair,
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and continuing pursuit of knowledge, free from fraud or deception. Students are responsible for their own work. Faculty and academic support services staff will take appropriate measures to discourage academic dishonesty. The College recognizes the following general categories of violations of academic integrity. Academic integrity is violated whenever a student does one or more of the following: 1. Uses unauthorized assistance in any academic work. ● copies from another student’s exam ● uses notes, books, electronic devices or other aids of any kind during an exam, when doing so is prohibited ● steals an exam or possesses a stolen copy of any exam 2. Gives unauthorized assistance to another student ● completes a graded academic activity or takes an exam for someone else ● gives answers to or shares answers with another student before or during an exam or other graded academic activity ● shares answers during an exam by using a system of signals 3. Fabricates data in support of an academic assignment ● cites sources that do not exist ● cites sources that were not used ● submits any academic assignment which contains falsified or fabricated data or results 4. Inappropriately or unethically uses technological means to gain academic advantage ● inappropriately or unethically acquires material via the Internet or by any other means ● uses any devices (electronic or hidden) for communication or unauthorized retrieval of information during an exam ● Uses Large Language Models or other Artificial Intelligence programs to generate writing that the student then passes off as his or her own. (more below) AI Policy: AI use not specifically allowed by the instructor falls under the academic integrity category of unethical use of technology as delineated under item 4 above and is subject to the same potential penalties.
Accessibility Statement
Bergen Community College is committed to ensuring the full participation of all
students in its programs. If you have a documented disability (or think you may
have a disability) and, as a result, need a reasonable accommodation to
participate in this class, complete course requirements, or benefit from the
College’s programs or services, contact the Office of Special Services (OSS) as
soon as possible at 201-612-5270 or www.bergen.edu/oss. To receive any
academic accommodation, you must be appropriately registered with OSS. The
OSS works with students confidentially and does not disclose any disability-
related information without their permission. The OSS serves as a clearinghouse
on disability issues and works in partnership with faculty and all other student
service offices.
Student Support Services
Bergen Community College provides exemplary support to its students and offers
a broad variety of opportunities and services. A comprehensive array of student
support services including advising, tutoring, academic coaching, and more are
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available online at https://bergen.edu/currentstudents/.
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Course Outline and Calendar:
Week 1 Introduction
Favorite Poem Discussion
Week 2:
Free Verse vs. Traditional Forms
Lyric Poems vs. Narrative Poems (McClatchey: selected poems) Exercise 1:
Thinking Lyrically
Week 3 Basics of Poetry – Line, Meter, Stanza (Strand: 136-161) The Sounds
of Words: Alliteration, Assonance, Rhyme
(McClatchey: selected poems)
Exercise 2: Line Breaks
Week 4 The Importance of Image and Image Patters (McClatchey: selected poems)
Exercise 3: The Natural World as Image
Workshop
Week 5 Figures of Speech: Metaphor, Simile, Personification, Hyperbole
Exercise 4: Create an Image Pattern
Workshop
Week 6 Voice and Tone (McClatchey: selected poems)
Exercise 5: Working with Metaphor
Workshop
Week7 Poetic Endings (McClatchey: selected poems)
Exercise 6: Creating sound patterns
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Workshop
Week 8 The Sonnet (Strand: 55-72)
Exercise 7: Art as Inspiration
Workshop
Week 9 The Villanelle and The Pantoum (Strand: 5-20; 43-54)
Exercise 8: Repeating Oneself
Workshop
Week
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The Ballad and Blank Verse (Strand: 73-100; 101-120)
Exercise 9: Historic Allusions
Workshop
Week
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The Ode and The Elegy (Strand: 167-205; 240-258)
Exercise 10: Sincerity and Sentimentality
Workshop
Week
12
The Pastoral (Strand: 207-238)
Exercise 11: Free Association
Workshop
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13
Writing About Things That Matter: The Difficulty of Current Affairs
Exercise 12: Current Event
Workshop
Week
14
Discussion on Publication Markets
The Art of Submission
Week
15
Why Poetry Matters (Selected Poems)
Portfolios Due
Note: the above schedule is tentative and subject to change at the discretion of
individual instructor