Course Details
Country:
Multiple
Institution:
External - Semester at Sea
Course Title:
Intermediate Creative Writing: Nonfiction
Course Number:
E 311C
Course Description:
What makes a story worth telling, and what compels others to listen? In this creative nonfiction workshop, we will explore answers to these questions through four primary means: reading creative nonfiction, reflecting on your travels, writing about your experiences, and revising your compositions. Reading creative nonfiction — both model texts and also your peers’ prose — is a foundational step in the process of discovering what makes factual stories effective and engaging. You will learn how some exemplary writers have narrativized their lived experiences through travel writing, episodic essays, and memoir. Then, in light of your Semester at Sea journey, you will try your hand at these genres, drawing on literary elements such as setting, characterization, description, dialogue, conflict, and resolution to capture your own lived experiences in vivid detail.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
ENGH 399
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