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UCOR 1300 Creative Work #2: Historical/Local Narrative
Task: Write a 5-page (1750 words) original work of fiction, creative non-fiction, or drama based on a local person, event (current or past), or social phenomenon that took place in or around Seattle. Optional Work: Expand on this by 1-2 pages, writing 6-7 pages total (2100-2450 words). Please note: If you choose to write about a local person, rather than telling this person’s complete life story, please focus on a chapter or significant occurrence from this person’s life.
General Guidelines:
Topic: While the story you write must be based on an actual local person or event, you are free to choose the genre (fiction or creative non-fiction) you believe will work best. As such, some stories will be very closely grounded in facts uncovered through research, while other stories will be loosely based on fact. Regardless of the genre you choose, your creative work should incorporate the elements of craft and follow a story arc.
Setting: The particularities of place (Seattle area) and time (up to you) must be present as your characters move toward resolution. In other words, setting should somehow tie to the conflict or theme.
Theme: Ultimately, your creative work will convey a message that you believe is important as you tie together the elements of craft. The theme should convey a message you find interesting or moving; connect your readers to people and place in a new, meaningful way, and challenge them to view our community through a different lens.
Sources/Style: Prior to writing, you will need to do some good background research. This assignment requires a minimum of 3 credible sources that convey factual information about the person or event you are writing about (one of your sources may be a personal interview). But for those of you who are basing your stories very closely on fact, you will likely need to do more research. Your sources must be cited in MLA format in a Works Cited page. Also, while MLA format usually requires in-text citations, these are rarely used in creative works. Embedding factual details in your creative work should blend seamlessly with the story you are telling. In place of in-text citations, I would like you to use footnotes when incorporating facts that come directly from your sources; the author’s last name or first item of info from the Works Cited is sufficient for the footnote, as the rest of the information will be present in the Works Cited page. Finally, briefly annotate each of your sources in your Works Cited page, noting, in a sentence or two, how/why you used it.
In-Class Reading: During the last week of the quarter, you will read your story in class, and you will also share how your research helped inform your story. Thus, you will consider our class as your first audience.
Project Deadlines: Please see Canvas for Rough and Final draft deadlines
Getting Started/Topics: Not sure what to write about? There will be a library guide posted in Canvas—we will go over this together. Also, please look over the “Seattle Links” posted in Canvas/Modules.
Important Note Regarding Topic Selection: As you brainstorm potential people or historical events to write about, please understand that if you are writing a story about a group of people and you are not a member of that group (for example, if you are a white student writing about the #BlackLivesMatter movement in Seattle), it is important not to try to speak for that group. Consider your own “authority” as a writer before selecting your topic. If you have any questions or need help approaching this, please don’t hesitate to ask me.
To be considered complete, the final draft must:
Connect to Seattle/Pacific Northwest
Meet minimum length requirements, 1750 words
Have a point or a purpose/clear theme
Include research cited in MLA with an annotated Works Cited page
Employ the elements of fiction as outlined in the grading rubric
