523  The Memoir    Spring 2004

 

Syllabus and Course Description

Course Schedule:  Calendar of Readings & Responsibilities

 

Essays on Craft -- On E-reserve at Zimmerman Library

Patricia Hampl's "Memory & Imagination"                                                                                                 

Vivian Gornick's "The Situation & the Story"

Judith Barrington's "What is Memoir?"           

Susan Sontag's "Directions: Write, Read, Rewrite. Repeat Steps 2 and 3 as Needed"

Jane Smiley's "What Stories Teach Their Writers 

Philip Lopate's "Writing Personal Essays:  On the Necessity of Turning Oneself into a Character"

Dan Stolar’s “City Map”

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Hardcopies (for Luddites) are also available on reserve at Zimmerman library. 

 

Handouts (on website)

Quotes on Writing

The Reading Response

Sample Reading Response

Craft Features:  Quotes, Ideas, Questions, Working Definitions

The Peer Response

Notes on Revision

Workshops            (pdf)

Publishing Your Work