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Class number:
2613
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Title: Writing the Personal Essay |
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Department: Writing and Rhetoric |
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Career: Undergraduate |
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Component: Seminar |
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Session: Regular |
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Instructor's Permission Required: No |
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Grading Basis: Regular |
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Units: 1.00 |
| Enrollment limited to 15 |
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Current enrollment: 15 |
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Available seats: 0 |
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Start date: Tuesday, September 5, 2023 |
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End date: Thursday, December 21, 2023 |
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Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Schedule: TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM, MC - 305 |
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Instructor(s): Papoulis, Irene |
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Prerequisite(s): None |
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Distribution Requirement: Meets Humanities Requirement |
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Note: Seat reservations: 5 for first-years, 5 for sophomores, 3 for juniors, and 2 for seniors. |
Course Description:
Writing effective personal essays--those that make private experiences and thoughts relevant to the larger world--is more complicated than it may seem. It requires both that we question and analyze our immediate perceptions, and that we have the patience to discover intriguing structures that do justice to our ideas. This class is a writing workshop that will allow you to explore the form by shaping your own experiences and reflections into well-structured, thoughtful essays. Readings include a range of writers who approach the personal essay in divergent ways; they will offer inspiration as well as instruction in the craft. |