If you have always wanted to tell your own story—in a memoir, first-person essay, or any other form of autobiographical non-fiction—but felt you lacked the tools or the framework, this is the class for you. We will learn how successful first-person writing is structured to offer the reader a sense of propulsive motion, and is guided by a narrator who is deliberately crafted. We will explore the ways in which language can be used to create tone, so that the emotional freight of your words is as potent as the storytelling. And crucially, we will consider the writer's responsibility to the reader: the importance of being a guide who includes the reader in the sensory, emotional, and intellectual experience you mean to share through your writing.
Este curso forma parte de Programa especializado: Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself
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Programa especializado: Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About YourselfUniversidad WesleyanaAcerca de este Curso
Habilidades que obtendrás
- English Language
- Creative Writing
- Storytelling
- memoir
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Universidad Wesleyana
Wesleyan University, founded in 1831, is a diverse, energetic liberal arts community where critical thinking and practical idealism go hand in hand. With our distinctive scholar-teacher culture, creative programming, and commitment to interdisciplinary learning, Wesleyan challenges students to explore new ideas and change the world. Our graduates go on to lead and innovate in a wide variety of industries, including government, business, entertainment, and science.
Programa - Qué aprenderás en este curso
Developing a Narrator in First Person Writing
The Journey
Finding Your Voice
What's Your Point?
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Principales reseñas sobre WRITING IN FIRST PERSON POINT OF VIEW
Enjoyed this class a lot. It was the first writing class I've ever taken and I liked it so much I've signed up for another.
I appreciated Ariel Levy's tips, reading selections and also the particular exercises. All of it stretched me.
Ariel Levy was absolutely engaging throughout the class and she really opened up my mind to my writing potential.
Such a dynamic teacher. I cant wait to read her memoir.
She speaks clearly, its accessible and its dynamic. I loved every lecture and assignment.
Acerca de Programa especializado: Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself
How To Write About Yourself...so that someone else wants to read it! This is the heart of this Coursera specialization in Memoir and Personal Essay. Masters of both genres share tips, prompts, exercises, readings and challenges to help every writer imagine, construct and write compelling pieces of non-fiction's most popular form: the personal narrative.
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