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Module 3 Creative Nonfiction

Module 3 Creative Nonfiction

Q Learning Objectives: At the end of this week, you should be able to: • Read and discuss works of literature as related to the practice of creative writing • Practice strategies for composing texts in a variety of genres • Read, evaluate, and respond to the work of peers in the tradition of the workshop model Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tk0x6tEWXzs Reading: Imaginative Writing Chapter 6 167-175 Reading: “Red Sky in the Morning” Patricia Hampl Watch the video, then read… “What Goes Around …” Susan Nagelsen What Goes Around or Maybe God has a Sense of Humor.docx Discussion Board: (Initial Posts are due by Thursday, responses must be posted by midnight on Sunday. Initial Post • How is the story a journey? Where is the power struggle? Where is the connection or disconnection? What will this do to help you when you write? • Rough Draft of Creative Nonfiction piece • Peer Review – review and comment on at least 2 of your colleagues’ stories.

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