English 350H - Expository Writing hons
Fall
2025
01
4.00
John Hennessy
M W 2:30PM 3:45PM
UMass Amherst
62371
South College Room W211
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