Winter Course
Advanced Creative Writing For Children & Young Adults
Class meets at 9:00 to 10:00
AM Room 164 Tyler East Quad or local coffee shop (to be
announced)
Carolyn Balducci
116 Greene East Quad
Office Hours 2:00 to 4:00 Tuesdays Wednesdays Thursdays(by Appointment)
DIVERSITY- Theory & Practices
The first assignment entails writing, designing and
executing Moveable Books. Skills such as Origami or
Textile techniques such as Applique will be useful. The
objective is to make a hand-made, hand-bound 3-D "pop-up"
book with moveable parts and written in a short simple
narrative. Books are generally 8 pages in length. The books
are intended to be playful, often satrical, as befits the
Pop Up spirit. Art supplies necessary. Patterns
supplied.
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Most writing involves collaboration of some kind. This project will involve class members in organizing themselves into one big collaborative or a few small teams. This is well suited to radio plays, puppet plays or performance pieces or scripts. Time management, distribution of tasks and ability to meet deadlines usually play a significant role in the success of this project. In Spring of 1997, the class created "Waiting for Trashman" a play about recyling using recyled materials for puppets and performed it at the U of M environmental Fair. |
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After the Spring Break, students will work on their own
creative writing projects. Some may chose to extend
narratives begun in Fall semester, others may decide to work
in experimental media. All forms of creative expression
would be eligible, provided the project is relevant to
children or young adults and the written components
constitute the most important element. Examples: puppet
plays, new media (CD-ROM interactives, etc.), live action or
animation film scripts, bi-lingual books, comic
books/graphic novels, etc. Poetry for children, picture
books, pop-up books, board books, learn-to-read books, short
stories, folktale adaptations or teean-age (YA) novellas
would also be suitable.
