ENC 3310 Summer 2023 Ayers

This section of ENC 3310: Article and Essay Technique introduces students to the study and writing of creative nonfiction and personal narrative in a variety of modes. As such, this course places an emphasis on studying the elements and craft of storytelling as an expression of identity, a site of activism, and a mode of inquiry. Throughout the course, undergraduate students will learn the craft of composing nonfiction prose in a variety of modes (e.g. writing character, setting, sensory detail, narrative, point of view). Readings and writing assignments include “traditional” forms like memoir, personal essay, flash nonfiction, lyric essays, and literary journalism. However, we also immerse ourselves in multimodal and hybrid storytelling, such as: performance nonfiction, performance essays (e.g. narrative-driven comedy specials), podcasts, and photo essays.