ENG 110 - The Autobiographical Adventure: Our Lives as Stories 3.00 Formerly hu 6151

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Middlesex Community College - Massachusetts

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Description:

The study of autobiography and memoir is designed to help us make meaning of our lives. In this course we will be reading great texts that both tell compelling stories and make meaning of those stories. Then, we'll be taking ideas and techniques from those texts to inspire our own stories. We will be reading selections from works such as Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged BirdSings", Frank McCourt's "Angela's Ashes", Mary Karr's "The Club", Luis J. Rodriguez's "La Vida Loca: Gang Days in LA", JamMcBride's "The Color of Water", Nora Seton's "The KitcCongregation" and Steven King's "A Memoir on the Craft oWriting". We will be researching, developing and shaping our own life stories and responding to the work of others in a workshop format. Prerequisite: Eligible for ENG 101 (EN 1103). General Education Electives: Humanities

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.middlesex.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(978) 656-3200

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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