This course is designed for students who want to concentrate on developing their writing skills. Using selections from accomplished writers as models, students will learn to organize and edit formal and personal essays. Writing samples will include explanation essays and research essays. The essay process for exams and speeches will also be introduced. This course enables students to develop a personal voice through the writing of fiction, poetry and memoir.
Students work on a series of specific assignments and exercises.
Eventually they pursue their own projects, sharing and critiquing each other's efforts.