Basic Course Description

This class will use a writing workshop model to explore the art of personal reflection and autobiography. Students will study various excerpts from traditional autobiographies, memoirs, personal letters, and journals to understand how individuals can give their lives meaning and permanence through writing. We will develop our own reflection pieces through a variety of writing exercises and creative activities. Emphasis will be placed upon the development of personal voice and content in student writing, yet basic writing instruction will be conducted as needed. All participants in this class must be willing to present and share their life reflections occasionally in writing and aloud with the rest of the class. These personal writings may be in either strict autobiographical or fictionalized forms.