WRIT3130-01.Forms & Elmnts I: Crtv Nonfict.F13.Francisco,Patricia

Patricia Francisco

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

CWP-UG

Course Subject

WRIT

Course Number

3130

Course Section

01

Course Title

Forms & Elmnts I: Crtv Nonfict

Academic Term and Year

Fall 2013

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

F, W

Area of Study

ENG, WRIT

Course Description

Goals: In this course students expand their literary writing skills through the study of diverse subgenres co-existing under the creative nonfiction umbrella, learning the basics of writing the literary memoir, the personal essay, the lyric essay, literary reportage, the nonfiction short, and blended forms. Content: Students write across nonfiction form and read classic and contemporary creative nonfiction, as well as writings about nonfiction form, narrative and lyric craft, and other issues related to this hard-to-pin-down and still-developing genre. The course combines lecture, discussion, reading, writing exercises and experiments, and other assignments. Students who successfully complete this course with a grade of “C” or better may apply for acceptance into the BFA program. Taught: Annually Prerequisite: ENG 1110 or its equivalent and WRIT 3000. WRIT 3000 may be taken simultaneously with WRIT 3130. Recommended: ENG 3010 or one survey course (ENG 1210, 1220, 1230, 1240, 1250, 1270). Credits: 4 credits

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