Personal Essay I
WRITING X 422.1
Learn to write humorous essays, opinion pieces, and mini-memoirs about your life in this introductory course.
Classroom
Online
Starting at $575.00
As few as 10 weeks
3.0 Credits
What you will learn.
- Learn to be a compelling first-person narrator
- Work on theme, character development, voice, and pacing for your life stories
- Complete at least one personal essay of at least 600 words
About this course:
"Personal Essay" is a broad term that encompasses humorous essays, opinion pieces, and mini-memoirs, but which always details the writer's journey through a specific experience. This workshop teaches aspiring personal essayists how to be a compelling first-person narrator and employ craft elements such as theme, character development, voice, pacing, scene-setting, and exposition to tell their stories. The goal is to complete at least one personal essay (600-2,500 words) and develop material for future essays.
Winter 2019 Schedule
These courses are fully online, and there are no in-person classroom meetings.
58 days left. Enroll by Jan 9, 2019
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Notes
Enrollment limited to 15 students. Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 14, 2019
Course Requirements
The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present
by Phillip Lopate
Anchor
These courses meet in person and make use of an online presence to varying degrees.
56 days left. Enroll by Jan 7, 2019
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Notes
No meeting January 21, 2019; February 18, 2019.
Enrollment limited to 20 students. Internet access required.
Refund Deadline
No refunds after January 12, 2019
Course Requirements
Internet access required to retrieve course materials.
Book:
The Art of the Personal Essay: An Anthology from the Classical Era to the Present
by Phillip Lopate
©1995
Anchor
ISBN 9780385422987
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