English 350H - Expository Writing
Fall
2024
01
4.00
John Hennessy
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
29714
South College Room W205
jjhennes@english.umass.edu
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.
CW Gen Ed