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Expository Writing, Honors

Fall 2024

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Credit

4

Mode

In Person

Component

Lecture

Meets

In Person September 3, 2024 - December 10, 2024

Instructors

John Hennessy

Description

In this course students will read and write a variety of literary non-fiction forms, including memoir, documentary essays, and profiles. Texts will include works by Joan Didion, Bill Bryson, Jonathan Ames, Helene Cooper, George Orwell, and others. Students will also be encouraged to try other forms of non-fiction, including travel writing, interviews, editorials, reviews, and/or innovative approaches to feature writing.

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Dates

Start Date

September 3, 2024

End Date

December 10, 2024

Subject Details

Subject Description

English

Subject

ENGLISH

Catalog Number

350H

Class Number

29714

Catalog Details

Course ID

055579

Section

01

Class Attributes

HONS: ENRICHED

Academic Career

UGRD

Meeting

Mo We 2:30PM 3:45PM South College Room W205

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