This class is the chance to create your personal essay or extend into a full memoir -- from planning and structure to bold narrative brushstrokes to the layering of significant detail. You will develop the opportunity to find your voice and see it come alive, amplified and improved, on the page. This is the chance to tell your story in a way that invites readers in; your story, written to be read. The memoir and personal essay are two of the best-selling and most universally acclaimed genres in the world of modern creative writing. Welcome to your story.
Este curso forma parte de Programa especializado: Memoir and Personal Essay: Write About Yourself
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Subtítulos: Francés (French), Portugués (europeo), Ruso (Russian), Inglés (English), Español (Spanish)
Fechas límite flexibles
Restablece las fechas límite en función de tus horarios.
Certificado para compartir
Obtén un certificado al finalizar
100 % en línea
Comienza de inmediato y aprende a tu propio ritmo.
Aprox. 7 horas para completar
Inglés (English)
Subtítulos: Francés (French), Portugués (europeo), Ruso (Russian), Inglés (English), Español (Spanish)
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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
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How to Begin... and How to Continue
In this week, you will learn how to discover what you wish to say, and how to organize your material and your story (and what is the difference between the two).
2 horas para completar
5 videos (Total 41 minutos)
2 horas para completar
How Not to Fail
In this week you lean how to overcome your internal critic and your fears.
2 horas para completar
5 videos (Total 39 minutos)
1 hora para completar
The Truth of the Story Lies in the Details
In this week, you will learn how to sift through the dusty attic of all your memories, to find the ones that are narrative gold.
1 hora para completar
4 videos (Total 29 minutos)
2 horas para completar
Writing to be Read
In this week, you will learn how to tell a good sentence from a bad one and how to absorb the lessons of great memoirists and essayist, without copying anyone.
2 horas para completar
5 videos (Total 41 minutos)
Reseñas
Principales reseñas sobre WRITING A PERSONAL ESSAY
por HA3 de abr. de 2021
This was a really helpful course in giving me insight into the personal essay; however, I think that the ideas communicated in the lessons could be communicated in a more clear and abrupt manner.
por SM21 de abr. de 2021
Prof. Bloom is an excellent teacher. She is engaging, and her assignments are clearly explained and thoughtfully designed.
por AA5 de nov. de 2019
Amy Bloom has a wealth of information to share and she leads the learner through complex ideas with ease.
por LD18 de nov. de 2020
Wow! This is truly helpful and insightful! I wanna write my own personal essay pretty soon.
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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