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Academic Year 2004/2005

Personalizing History
ENGL 152 FA

This intensive writing workshop focuses on the ethnic/immigrant memoir genre. Students will be asked to use family stories and personal memories to produce a memoir(s) that explores the personal dimensions of history and the historical dimensions of the personal. Besides in-class writing and critique, we will discuss examples of the immigrant/ethnic memoir genre.

MAJOR READINGS

VISIONS OF AMERICA, ed. Wesley Brown and Amy Ling

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Extensive writing, rewriting, and critique on a weekly basis. Discussions of assigned readings. A final writing project.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005

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