ENC 3310 Sheikh Spring 2021

ENC 3310 Article and Essay Technique class will focus on the form, content, and writing techniques of nonfiction essays. The main focus of this class will be trauma narratives such as Baldwin’s “The Native Son,” Paul Crenshaw’s “After the Ice, “and Jo Ann Beard’s “The Fourth State of Matter,” among others. Students will learn how writers put order to the disorder of their past lives, how they give completely the self to the reader and along the way, through interrogating and reflecting on their weaknesses, vulnerabilities and shame—they find the new transformed self.

Writing exercises will include writing essays, peer workshops and peer reviews, and polishing drafts for purposes of publication.