ENWR 4311-Fall 2025-Howard

In this course, I will encourage you to follow your interests and ideas to write essays with insight, clarity, and narrative style. Once we create a vantage point and narrative stance, we can identify the form and structure that best support your writing and your writing-related aspirations. Through writing portfolio assignments and readings, we will write toward a better understanding of the personal essay form. We will read the essays of journalists, scholars, poets, fiction writers, and editors. After we read these selections, we will discuss craft, content, and style elements. We will consider how the personal essay supports journalism, scholarly writing, and creative forms.

During our workshop sessions, we will ask one another questions about the work presented. You will also ask questions in your written responses.