Overview
Description
This course covers the fundamentals of nonfiction. Students practice and receive feedback on essay writing, the mixed-genre essay, memoir, literary journalism and journaling, with emphasis upon the differences in tone, content and structure of each.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.
Original catalog text
Prerequisites
Prerequisite(s): formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.
Units
Lecture2
Laboratory Studio1
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Summer
Terms
fall, summer
Related Courses
Formerly Known As SNU: ENGL 517
Restrictions
formerly Sierra Nevada University Creative Writing MFA student.
Attributes
StandardRepeatable up to 15 credits
Learning Outcomes
- recognize and use terminology regarding basic elements of creative nonfiction craft.
- identify common forms of creative nonfiction in published work and analyze their use.
- articulate an understanding of, and opinions about, contemporary arguments in the use of creative nonfiction craft/form, as well as their historical groundings.
- manipulate elements of creative nonfiction craft and/or creative nonfiction forms via the compilation and revision of a portfolio of creative work.