ENGL 253 - Writing Creative Non-fiction I

5 CR

Focuses on the craft of short essay (memoir, travel essay, autobiography). Covers narration, characterization, dialogue, scene, voice and tone. Students write and critique short essays and read the work of established non-fiction writers. Suitable for beginning or experienced writers.

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 101 placement or higher.

Course Outcomes

Identify distinguishing characteristics of creative non-fiction
Control sentence structure, length and word choice to create a particular mood, tone and narrative persona
Identify subjective and objective perspectives in creative non-fiction
Apply literary devices to personal experience to develop a theme
Apply literary devices to personal experiences/perspectives to create narrative veracity
Explore subjects and theme using variations of subjective and objective perspective
Critique, revise and edit works in progress

Find out when this course is offered