ENGL 2223 Writing Workshop: Creative Nonfiction
Over the past few decades, the best nonfiction being written has expanded to include not only such traditional forms as argument and exposition but also the mixed modes of creative nonfiction. As an intermediate-level course, we will build on the work of the First Year Writing Seminar and hone the skills needed in advanced writing electives. Students in this course choose their own topics and explore the range of possibilities now available to the nonfiction writer.
Course overview
- Department
- English
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Fall, Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- English: Earlier literatures in English: eighteenth- or nineteenth-century literature, 1700-1900 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Earlier literatures in English: medieval or early-modern literature, before 1700 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Major electives (five courses, 15 credits) from department offerings (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Race, Blackness, and Language requirement (one course) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.62 / 5 · Excellent
- Instructor rating
- 4.57 / 5 · Excellent
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Allison Adair | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 12 |
| Spring 2026 | Lori Harrison-Kahan | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 11 of 12 |
| Fall 2025 | Bonnie Rudner | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 10 of 12 |
| Fall 2025 | Paula Mathieu | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4–6 hrs/week | 9 of 11 |
| Spring 2025 | Lori Harrison-Kahan | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 14 of 14 |
| Spring 2025 | Paula Mathieu | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4–6 hrs/week | 13 of 14 |
| Fall 2024 | Bonnie Rudner | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 1–3 hrs/week | 8 of 8 |
| Fall 2024 | Kimberly Garcia | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 7 of 8 |
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Sections
- Section 01
- Section 02
- Section 01
- Section 02