Writing is an art and more so creative writing which is an expression of your creative urge. This course will not only stimulate your creativity but will also help you to cultivate your writing skills. This course deals with certain Fundamental Principles of Writing, Organisation of Material, Dramatisation of Ideas and Preparation of a Press Copy. It will give you an overall view of the genesis of writing and introduce you to certain basic concepts and qualities which should be of help to you as a writer. A number of activities interspersed at various points will stimulate you to think, write and do.
Overview
Syllabus
DCE-01: General Principles of Writing
Week
e-Content/PDFs
Fundamental Norms of Writing
Week–1
Unit1: Introduction (Fundamental Norms of Writing)
Week–2
Unit2 : How to achieve lucidity and directness
Week–3
Unit 3: Authenticity and credibility
Week–4
Unit 4: Authorial voice
Structure of Material
Week–5
Unit 1: Genesis of themes: preparation for writing
Week–6
Unit 2: Opening
Week–7
Unit 3: Building a climax
Week–8
Unit 4: Appropriate ending
Dramatisation of Ideas
Week–9
Unit 1: Situations
Week–10
Unit 2: Dialogues and monologues
Week–11
Unit 3: Imagery and symbols
Week–12
Unit 4: Readability
Preparing a press copy
Week–13
Unit 1: Proof-Reading
Week–14
Unit 2: Editing
Week–15
Unit 3: Footnoting and reference
Week–16
Unit 4: Indexing
Taught by
Dr. Anamika Shukla; Dr. Rajesh Kumar
