Journalism 499N - Honors Project Seminar-1st Sem

As a collaborative community of writers, TRUTH/TELLING will establish a writing workshop providing one another with constructive critique, generous guidance, and mutual mentorship as students draft and revise narrative nonfiction and literary journalism works in progress over the course of the fall and spring semesters. Frequent writing workshops will provide you with ample opportunity for presenting and revising your works-in-progress. Giving and receiving constructive critique as peer writers and consistent revision helps to deepen and develop your writings in preparation for inclusion in your final portfolio. In addition to the wide range of readings in the genre, we will use one another's works-in-progress as primary texts as we discuss literary techniques, thematic content, and the process of revision necessary to bring each of your pieces to their fullest potential. Such a focus will not only assist you in the revision process, but it will sharpen your critical capacities. You will also meet in individual conference with me to discuss your work in progress. As writers who are critical readers for one another we will be probing each piece for its greatest potential. Only then will each piece be ready for inclusion in your honors project portfolio. The course will culminate in the production of a 35-50-page portfolio of narrative nonfiction work or a multimedia project, as well as an oral presentation of a portion of your Honors Project.

This course is open to senior Commonwealth Honors College students only. Section Title: Truth/Telling: Reading and Writing Narrative Nonfiction - 1st
Semester
Preference in registration given to Commonwealth Honors College Seniors
using this course toward their Capstone Experience requirement; others as
space permits.
Contact Connie Griffin cgriffin@uww.umass.edu to enroll in this class