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Academic Year 2004/2005


Family Biography
ENGL 303 FA

This non-fiction writing course focuses on biography as a mode of knowledge as well as an art form. Students will be helped to conceptualize, research, and write a piece of family history -- a 30-page biographical portrait of a family member, preferably a parent or grandparent. Format will be that of a writing workshop and seminar.

MAJOR READINGS

Geoffrey Wolff, THE DUKE OF DECEPTION
Edmund Gosse, FATHER AND SON
Vivian Gornick, FIERCE ATTACHMENTS
Jung Chang, WILD SWANS
Henry Louis Gates, COLORED PEOPLE
Tobias Wolff, THIS BOY'S LIFE

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly writing assignments for five weeks, then 30 pages in three installments.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Research required. Fulfills research seminar requirement for English majors.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: ENGL201 OR ENGL160

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Rose,Phyllis    
Times: .....F. 01:10PM-04:00PM;     Location: FISK403;
Reserved Seats:    (Total Limit: 12)
SR. major: 6   Jr. major: 4
SR. non-major: 2   Jr. non-major: 0   SO: X   FR: X

Special Attributes:
Curricular Renewal:    Writing
Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-21-2005


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