ENC 3310 - Spring 2026 - Cuellar
Article and Essay Technique introduces students to the study and writing of nonfiction prose in a variety of modes. This section is a discussion and workshop-based composition course that establishes a collaborative writing community and exposes students to the sub-genre of Creative Nonfiction (CNF), as informed by CNF craft and Writing & Healing research. As such, this course places an emphasis on studying the fundamentals of effective and transformative storytelling as they pertain to our lived experiences surrounding grief, loss, and survival by first engaging with and honoring the experiences of others. Readings and writing assignments include “traditional” forms such as memoir, personal essays, articles. However, we will also have the opportunity to engage in multimodal and/or hybrid storytelling through photo/video essays, music/music videos, art pieces, poems, podcasts, etc.
Required reading: Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates, Two or Three Things I Know For Sure by Dorothy Allison, The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls, and Writing as a Way of Healing: How Telling Our Stories Transforms Our Lives by Louise DeSalvo.