| Fall 2011 | ENGL 303.0001 | W | 3:00 - 5:40 | RH 207 |
JosephW Bonomo |
Title: WRITING CREATIVE NON-FICTIONCourse Description: The writing of polished informal and formal essays, using as models for discussion and analysis the contemporary nonfiction prose found in periodicals such as The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and Harper's. PRQ: Any writing course beyond thefreshman level.
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| Detailed Course Description:An introductory creative writing workshop in the personal essay. You will write and discuss examples of artful writing in a first-person voice that combines autobiography, dramatizing, and commentary. Crucial to your success in the course is a commitment to thorough and reflective reading, in-class exercises and drafting, revision, and active participation in a generous and serious workshop environment. |
| Course Requirements:Regular class attendance; full preparation for workshops (careful reading and marking of all student drafts); three personal essays (approx. 15-25 pages total); formal reading responses; one critical/interpretive essay (approx. 5-7 pgs.) |
| Required Texts:The Art of the Personal Essay, Phillip Lopate, ed.; Essays on reserve at Founders Library. |
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