Course Description
Under the guidance of the faculty mentor, students design an individualized curriculum for achieving a working awareness of the history, ethics, principles, and practices associated with research-based nonfiction.
Athena Title
Nonfiction Craft Reflection I
Non-Traditional Format
This course will be taught 95% or more online.
Semester Course Offered
Offered fall
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
Students will design an individualized curriculum for achieving a working awareness of the history, ethics, principles, theories and practices associated with writing research-based nonfiction. Students will write reflective response papers that explore structural, critical or creative issues in nonfiction and their relationship to the student's own writing.
Topical Outline
I. Surveying the history of narrative nonfiction. II. Surveying the theory and criticism of narrative nonfiction. III. Applying history and theory to critiquing narrative nonfiction. IV. Researching and reporting narrative nonfiction. V. Analyzing the role of reportage in writing narrative nonfiction. VI. Ethical concerns in narrative nonfiction. VII. Writing and critiquing critical response papers.