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ENGL303
Family Biography
ENGL303 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times | POI | Prereq |
|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | Times: ..W.... 1:10PM-4:00PM; | Yes | No |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the Blue Add phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Tue Aug 10 05:00:21 EDT 1999
)
This 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, specifically a mini-biography (30 pg.) of a parent
or grandparent. Format will be that of a writing workshop
and seminar.
MAJOR READINGS
Will include:
Geoffrey Wolff, THE DUKE OF DECEPTION
Edmund Gosse, FATHER AND SON
Vivian Gornick, FIERCE ATTACHMENTS
Mary Karr, THE LIARS' CLUB
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Weekly writing assignments
for six weeks, then 30 pages in three installments.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Each student will
write about one person, either a parent or grandparent.
Admission by interview about subject and interest is on Jan.
20-21 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., in Room 305 of 285 Court Street.
Sign up on door. Class list will be posted on English Dept.
bulletin board by Jan. 25.
COURSE FORMAT: Seminar Workshop
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Rose, P
- Times: ..W.... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: Mixed
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 1, So: 3, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
- Permission of Instructor Required.
Last Updated on MAR-22-1999
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