Everything comes together in the Capstone. You will draft a complete story, narrative essay, or memoir of 8–15 pages. With the advice of your peer readers, you will revise, rewrite, and complete it. The skills you’ve learned of plotting, setting, physical description, characterization, and stylistic clarity and innovation will culminate in an original work of art all your own. We’ll discuss the steps that professional writers take to bring their work into the public world. Along the way you’ll learn the patient habits of revision that make up the writer’s life.
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完成這些課程後已開始新的職業生涯
59%
通過此課程獲得實實在在的工作福利
22%
加薪或升職
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完成後獲得證書
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完成時間大約為10 小時
英語（English）
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學生職業成果
58%
完成這些課程後已開始新的職業生涯
59%
通過此課程獲得實實在在的工作福利
22%
加薪或升職
可分享的證書
完成後獲得證書
100% 在線
立即開始，按照自己的計劃學習。
第 5 門課程（共 5 門）
可靈活調整截止日期
根據您的日程表重置截止日期。
完成時間大約為10 小時
英語（English）
字幕：英語（English）
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卫斯连大学
Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a diverse, energetic liberal arts community where critical thinking and practical idealism go hand in hand. With our distinctive scholar-teacher culture, creative programming, and commitment to interdisciplinary learning, Wesleyan challenges students to explore new ideas and change the world. Our graduates go on to lead and innovate in a wide variety of industries, including government, business, entertainment, and science.
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完成時間為 24 分鐘
Introduction to the Capstone and Gathering Materials
This week we lay out the agenda of the Capstone—seven weeks of structured work in which you’ll proceed from your accumulated notes and exercises to a finished piece: Your Story. We discuss the upcoming sequence of critiques of your fellow students’s work and you assemble the materials for your first draft.
完成時間為 24 分鐘
3 個視頻 （總計 14 分鐘）, 1 個閱讀材料
1 個閱讀材料
Specialization Promo Codes10分鐘
完成時間為 1 小時
Composition Strategies
Having gathered all your scraps, notes, research, exercises into one place, you now get moving on the first draft. Through interviews with Jaimy Gordon and Amy Bloom, we discuss composition strategies—the different ways different writers have approached the blank page and how they get moving toward a coherent whole.
完成時間為 1 小時
5 個視頻 （總計 36 分鐘）
5 個視頻
Interview with Amy Bloom, pt. 111分鐘
Interview with Amy Bloom, pt. 26分鐘
Interview with Jaimy Gordon15分鐘
Working on a First Draft1分鐘
完成時間為 2 小時
Finishing the First Draft
Compose, compose, compose. This week is devoted completely to pushing through that crucial deadline: finishing your first draft by the end of the week. As you compose, you’ll get some advice from successful Wesleyan alumni writers who have gone from where you are to published books out there in the world.
完成時間為 2 小時
6 個視頻 （總計 27 分鐘）
6 個視頻
Una LaMarche10分鐘
Lin-Manuel Miranda1分鐘
Ayelet Waldman5分鐘
Becky Albertalli6分鐘
First Draft2分鐘
完成時間為 1 小時
Peer Review
Now that you’ve finished your first draft, it’s time to get ready for the first big peer review. This week we’ll talk about how to give good critique, and we’ll present a sample story and sample workshop. At the end of the week, you’ll write critiques of three of your fellow students’ work while they are busy critiquing yours.
完成時間為 1 小時
4 個視頻 （總計 37 分鐘）, 1 個閱讀材料
4 個視頻
Workshop Demonstration, pt. 112分鐘
Workshop Demonstration, pt. 219分鐘
Three Peer Reviews1分鐘
1 個閱讀材料
Manuscript for Workshop Demonstration10分鐘
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來自CAPSTONE: YOUR STORY的熱門評論
由 TB 提供2020年5月8日
I got so, so much out of this! It's not only helped me with my own writing, but it's helped me with being able to be a better editor, also. Enjoyed being able to read other writers' works, as well.
由 AM 提供2018年10月24日
It was challenging and inspiring, one of the best courses I have taken. I took my writing to new places and learned quite a lot : ) Thank you so much for the opportunity and platform for learning.
由 IB 提供2017年8月30日
Good opportunity to keep writing and get feedback. The only drawback is the quality of reviews you get on this site- everyone wants to BE reviewed, no one wants to do the reviewing!
由 CD 提供2020年6月4日
The assignments are varied and helpful. The feedback less so. And the IT department needs to re-tool how the feedback system works. Too many issues, too many problems.
關於 创意写作 專項課程
This Specialization covers elements of three major creative writing genres: short story, narrative essay, and memoir. You will master the techniques that good writers use to compose a bracing story, populated with memorable characters in an interesting setting, written in a fresh descriptive style. You will analyze and constructively evaluate peer writing. In the Capstone, you will draft, rewrite, and complete a substantial original story in the genre of your choosing.
Our courses are designed for anyone from the aspiring short story writer to established novelist. Whether you have a finished novel sitting on your desk calling for a fresh look or have had the germ of an idea for a decade, this Specialization gives you tools to achieve your goal. Through 4 courses focused on a key aspect of writing, and taken in any order you choose, you will develop a stronger ability to not only refine your writing, but critique writing in general and find inspiration in the works you are already reading.
Thanks to our sponsors, upon completion of their first assignment, learners in each course will receive up to an 80% discount from Write-Bros and a 30% discount off their first purchase from Scrivener to use on their writing software. Additionally, learners who complete an assignment will receive 30% off membership at the online writing community Scribophile. For more information about our partners, see the FAQ below.
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