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ENGL177

Creative Nonfiction
ENGL177 SP

Next Offered in 9798 SP

Students will report and write a range of nonfiction while examining the influence of fiction techniques on fact writing and seeking to develop an honest style of reporting and prose.

MAJOR READINGS

Lillian Ross, Joan Didion, Truman Capote,
Michael Herr, Tobias Wolff, Ian Frazier, Janet Malcolm.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Journalism, writing exercises, and critical responses to the work of selected writers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Leave a typed, double-spaced writing sample with the secretary of the English Department by four o'clock on Monday, January 13, 1997. Include cover page with name, phone number, year, and probable major. Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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