Course Descriptions
Professor Gretchen Legler
BFA Program in Creative Writing/Department of Humanities
University of Maine at Farmington
ENG
212--Beginning Nonfiction Workshop:
Introduces students, through lots of reading
and weekly short exercises, to the basic craft elements of creative
nonfiction. Students are required to attend literary readings, do
small group work outside of class, keep a writers notebook, critique each
others work, and turn in at least two revisions of a 5 page piece of
creative nonfiction, which can be personal essay, memoir, or any other
permutation of the genre. Playfulness and
experimentation are stressed in
this class.
ENG 312--Advanced Nonfiction
Workshop: An advanced workshop available only to students who
have successfully completed ENG 212. Students continue to read and do
weekly exercises, but are expected to complete high-quality drafts of
either two essays, or one essay and either a radio or video essay.
FALL 2006
ENG
401--Senior Seminar in Creative
Writing: For senior creative writing students only. Students
focus on building a portfolio of their work from the four years of
their BFA program. The portfolio includes finely crafted creative work,
plus an Artist's Statement and Assessment, and an annotated bibliography
of all of the student's writing over the course of their study.
For the Fall 2006 ENG
401 booklist click here.
The updated syllabus and schedule for this course will be available soon on
Blackboard.
ENG 296--Literary
Nonfiction:
A literature class in forms of nonfiction. Emphasis is on reading a
wide variety of nonfiction, include the personal essay, the memoir,
literary journalism and more. A significant reading and writing load,
as well as student presentations required.
FALL 2006
WST
101--Introduction to Women's
Studies: This course introduces students to the basic terms and
debates of the discipline, includes an activist project, a significant
reading load, student presentations, and writing.
Fall 2006 WS101
booklist coming soon along with updated syllabus and schedule
WST 360--Women & Science/Technology: Women
& Environment: A Women's Studies topics course that will
address issues related to gender and the environment.
FALL 2006
ENG
100--Composition: This
college writing class helps students learn and adjust to the demands of
college writing. I frequently link this course with
Professor Allison Hepler's US History I. The same 16 students take both
classes and the texts and assignments for Composition are linked to
what students are learning in history.
For the Fall 2006 ENG100
booklist click here.
The updated syllabus and schedule for this course will be available soon on
Blackboard.