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Memoir and Personal Essay: Managing Your Relationship with the Reader
  • Level Foundation
  • Duration 5 hours
  • Course by Wesleyan University
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The blank page can be the most daunting obstacle in writing. In this course, aspiring writers will assemble a “starter kit” for approaching the blank page by developing constructive ways to think about the writing process as a whole. While subsequent courses in this series will focus on the mechanics of good writing, this course offers ways to think about the writer’s relationship to her material, and ultimately develop a writing style that is uniquely her own.

Modules

Nothing is Obvious

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Consider Your Strategy

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  • Consider Your Strategy

The Uses of Research

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  • The Uses of Research

From the Generative Stage to the Revision Stage

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  • From the Generative Stage to the Revision Stage

Assignment 1: Context in Memory

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Create an Avatar

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Show Your True Selves

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  • Show Your True Selves

How Much of a Difference Can It Make?

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  • How Much of a Difference Can It Make?

Assignment 2: The Diary of You

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Diegesis and The "Voiceover" Frame

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Zoom In, Pan Out

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Make the Move: Explicit and Implicit

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The Frame Inspires Trust

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Assignment 3: Framing Your Self(ie)

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And Yet, We Need the Eggs

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Talking About Others

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Conducting Family Interviews

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Quote, Summarize, Paraphrase

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  • Quote, Summarize, Paraphrase

Assignment 4: Whose Story Is It?

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Aspiring writers can conquer the blank page with "Memoir and Personal Essay: Managing Your Relationship with the Reader." This foundational Arts & Humanities course by Coursera, led by expert instructors, helps you develop a unique writing style and offers a "starter kit" for the writing process. Perfect for beginners, the course spans 300 minutes and is available with a Starter subscription.

Greg Pardlo
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Greg Pardlo