Lifewriting
Spring 2010 ENGL 1180E S01
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Instructor: Carol DeBoer-Langworthy
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Course Description
Features theoretical and practical study of lifewriting's various forms--memoir, diary, essay, and autobiography-- and the crafting of personal narrative. Students read books, view films, and keep an electronic diary and paper notebook. Requirements include a personal critical essay and autobiography.
Writing sample required. Prerequisite: EL 13, 16, 18, 114, 116, 118, or 119 (ENGL0130, 0160, 0180, 1140, 1160, 1180, or 1190). Class list will be reduced to 17 after writing samples are reviewed during the first week of classes. Preference will be given to English concentrators. Banner registrations after classes begin require instructor approval. S/NC.
Instructor's Description
This is an intense writing and reading course. Conscientious attendance is required, along with submission of drafts on time and in proper format.
Daily email to instructor also required.
We will view the film,"Capote."
Assignments and Grading
S/NC
Readings and Required Texts
Obama, Barack H. DREAMS FROM MY FATHER:A Story of Race and Inheritance. New York: Three Rivers Press paperback.
Capote,Truman. IN COLD BLOOD
Hersey, John. HIROSHIMA
Lukeman, Noah. A DASH OF STYLE: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation. New York: W.W.Norton & Company.
Seymour, Miranda. MY FATHER'S HOUSE: Elegy for an Obsessive Love. New York: Pocket Books paperback.
Additional Meetings/Labs
Individual conferences with instructor: approx. 4