Amos A. Magliocco

Title: Principal Lecturer

Department: English

College: College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences

Language Building 407H
Amos.Magliocco@unt.edu
(940) 369-8953 (Office)
(940) 565-2050 (Department)
http://www.amosmagliocco.com

General Information Previous Courses Publications Research

Curriculum Vitae

Curriculum Vitae Link

Education

MFA, Indiana University-Bloomington, 2005
Major: Creative Writing
Specialization: Fiction
MA, University of North Texas, 2002
Major: Creative Writing
BA, University of North Texas, 1999
Major: Political Science

Current Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 3840.401	American Literature 1870 to the Present	Spring 2025
ENGL 3160.002	Beginning Creative Nonfiction Writing	Spring 2025
ENGL 3500.402	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Spring 2025
ENGL 3500.403	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Spring 2025

Texas Education Code 51.974 (HB 2504) requires each institution of higher education to make available to the public, a syllabus for undergraduate lecture courses offered for credit by the institution.

Previous Scheduled Teaching

ENGL 3840.701	American Literature 1870 to the Present	Spring 2024	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.005	Beginning Fiction Writing	Spring 2024	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.002	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Spring 2024	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.003	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Spring 2024	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3840.701	American Literature 1870 to the Present	Fall 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.006	Beginning Fiction Writing	Fall 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.001	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Fall 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.002	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Fall 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 4100.001	Advanced Fiction Writing	Spring 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.001	Beginning Fiction Writing	Spring 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.701	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Spring 2023	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 4900.758	Special Problems	Spring 2023	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.001	Beginning Fiction Writing	Fall 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.001	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Fall 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.002	Beginning Game Writing Workshop: Storytelling Through Narrative Design	Fall 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.005	Beginning Fiction Writing	Spring 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 4951.730	Honors College Capstone Thesis	Spring 2022	Syllabus
ENGL 3500.701	Narrative and Story Development in Game Writing	Spring 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.702	Narrative and Story Development in Game Writing	Spring 2022	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.004	Beginning Fiction Writing	Fall 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.001	Narrative and Story Development in Game Writing	Fall 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.002	Narrative and Story Development in Game Writing	Fall 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.004	Beginning Fiction Writing	Spring 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 4951.704	Honors College Capstone Thesis	Spring 2021	Syllabus
ENGL 3500.001	Narrative and Story Development in Game Writing	Spring 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.301	Narrative and Story Development in Game Writing	Spring 2021	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3840.002	American Literature 1870 to the Present	Fall 2020	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.900	Narrative and Story Development in Game Writing	Fall 2020	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3500.901	Narrative and Story Development in Game Writing	Fall 2020	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3840.003	American Literature 1870 to the Present	Spring 2020	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2020	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2020	Syllabus
ENGL 3450.702	Short Story	Spring 2020	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.003	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3160.001	Intermediate Creative Writing	Spring 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2019	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.001	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.003	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.001	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.005	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Fall 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.005	College Writing I	Spring 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 2220.005	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Spring 2018	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.027	College Writing I	Fall 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1310.091	College Writing I	Fall 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3450.002	Short Story	Fall 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.001	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.003	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.006	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3450.002	Short Story	Spring 2017	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.033	College Writing II	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 1320.035	College Writing II	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3160.003	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 3140.001	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2016	Syllabus	SPOT
ENGL 4120.001	Advanced Creative Writing : Non Fiction	Spring 2015	Syllabus
ENGL 1320.046	College Writing II	Spring 2015	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.001	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Spring 2015	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.003	Survey of World Literatures from 1700 to the Present	Spring 2015	Syllabus
ENGL 4120.001	Advanced Creative Writing : Non Fiction	Fall 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.001	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.002	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.003	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 1320.055	College Writing II	Spring 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.001	Intermediate Creative Writing	Spring 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.003	Intermediate Creative Writing	Spring 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 2220.010	Masterpieces of world literature since the Renaissance	Spring 2014	Syllabus
ENGL 1310.083	College Writing I	Fall 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.001	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.002	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.003	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 2328.003	American Literature from 1870 to Present	Spring 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 2328.006	American Literature from 1870 to Present	Spring 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 1321.002	Honors Composition II	Spring 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.001	Intermediate Creative Writing	Spring 2013	Syllabus
ENGL 4100.002	Advanced Fiction Writing	Fall 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2328.003	American Literature from 1870 to Present	Fall 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.001	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.003	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 2328.006	American Literature from 1870 to Present	Spring 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.001	Intermediate Creative Writing	Spring 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.001	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2012	Syllabus
ENGL 4900.730	Special Problems	Spring 2012
ENGL 3160.002	Intermediate Creative Writing	Fall 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.001	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 2328.002	American Literature from 1870 to Present	Spring 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 3160.001	Intermediate Creative Writing	Spring 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.001	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2011	Syllabus
ENGL 1310.021	College Writing I	Fall 2010	Syllabus
ENGL 1310.056	College Writing I	Fall 2010	Syllabus
ENGL 1311.001	Honors Composition I	Fall 2010	Syllabus
ENGL 3140.006	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2010	Syllabus
ENGL 2328.004	American Literature from 1870 to Present	Spring 2010
ENGL 1320.005	College Writing II	Spring 2010
ENGL 1320.019	College Writing II	Spring 2010
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2010
ENGL 1310.068	College Writing I	Fall 2009
ENGL 1311.002	Honors Composition I	Fall 2009
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2009
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2009
ENGL 4400.002	American Fiction	Spring 2009
ENGL 1320.016	College Writing II	Spring 2009
ENGL 1320.053	College Writing II	Spring 2009
ENGL 3140.005	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2009
ENGL 1310.037	College Writing I	Fall 2008
ENGL 1313.024	Computer Assisted College Writing I	Fall 2008
ENGL 3140.001	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2008
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2008
ENGL 1320.024	College Writing II	Spring 2007
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2007
ENGL 3140.005	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2007
ENGL 1310.055	College Writing I	Fall 2006
ENGL 3140.001	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2006
ENGL 3140.003	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2006
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Fall 2006
ENGL 3140.002	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2006
ENGL 3140.003	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2006
ENGL 3140.004	Intermediate Creative Writing: Fiction	Spring 2006
ENGL 1310.030	College Writing I	Fall 2005
ENGL 1320.003	College Writing II	Fall 2005
ENGL 1320.009	College Writing II	Fall 2005

Published Intellectual Contributions

Book Chapter

Magliocco, A.A. (2009). "Put on the Petty" (essay in anthology).
Magliocco, A.A. (2005). "The Nine Ideas for a Happier Whole" (short story in anthology). The Habit of Art: Best Stories From the Indiana Fiction Workshop. Ed. Tony Ardizzone.. 244-260. Indiana University Press.

Book Review

Magliocco, A.A. (2009). "In Five Parts: Bolano's 2666". Book Punch.
Magliocco, A.A. (2005). "Choosing Wisely: The Bright Forever". 27 (2) 122-23. Indiana Review.

Journal Article

Magliocco, A.A. (2010). "The Sharpest Fall". Other.
Magliocco, A.A. (2008). "Lake Effect". Yemassee. 18 (1)
Magliocco, A.A. (2008). "Put on the Petty". Missouri Review. 31 (1) 76-91.
Magliocco, A.A. (2007). "They Never Caught the Sun.". REAL: Regarding Arts & Letters. 31 (2) 125-141.
Magliocco, A.A. (2003). "The Nine Ideas for a Happier Whole.". Southwestern American Literature. 28 (2) 53-64.
Magliocco, A.A. (2002). "Flooded Timber". Other. 4 (1) 93-111.
Magliocco, A.A. (2001). "Parts". Other. 15 4-16.

Magazine/Trade Publication

Magliocco, A.A. (2008). "Where the Real World Lies". 36 (2) 34-39. Poets & Writers.
Magliocco, A.A. (2007). "How to Fear Tornadoes". India Today.

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Overall Summative Rating	Challenge and Engagement Index	Response Rate
out of 5	out of 7	% of students responded

Overall Summative Rating (median):
This rating represents the combined responses of students to the four global summative items and is presented to provide an overall index of the class’s quality. Overall summative statements include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 5 = Excellent, 3 = Good, and 1= Very poor):
- The course as a whole was
- The course content was
- The instructor’s contribution to the course was
- The instructor’s effectiveness in teaching the subject matter was
Challenge and Engagement Index:
This rating combines student responses to several SPOT items relating to how academically challenging students found the course to be and how engaged they were. Challenge and Engagement Index items include the following (response options include a Likert scale ranging from 7 = Much higher, 4 = Average, and 1 = Much lower):
- Do you expect your grade in this course to be
- The intellectual challenge presented was
- The amount of effort you put into this course was
- The amount of effort to succeed in this course was
- Your involvement in course (doing assignments, attending classes, etc.) was