ENG 204 - Creative Non-Fiction - Textbook

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand the features and sub-genres of Creative Non-Fiction
• Understand the interaction between works in Creative Non-Fiction and their cultural/historical context
• Enhance strategies for reading, drafting, revising, editing, and self-assessment
• Gather, interpret, and assess information from a variety of sources and points of view
• Have experience writing in many of the sub-genres of Creative Non-Fiction
• Demonstrate knowledge of the skills involved in the creative process

How to Analyze a Short Story

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"A short story is a work of short, narrative prose that is usually centered around one single event. It is limited in scope and has an introduction, body and conclusion. Although a short story has much in common with a novel (See How to Analyze a Novel), it is written with much greater precision. You will often be asked to write a literary analysis. An analysis of a short story requires basic knowledge of literary elements."

How to Write Dialogue Master List of Dialogue Punctuation & Tips

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"In this post, we’ll cover everything you need to know about how to write dialogue, including dialogue format, dialogue punctuation, examples of dialogue with grammar, and common dialogue mistakes to avoid.

We’ll also cover, in detail, how to write realistic dialogue."

Choosing Your Story's Perspective

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"The choice of perspective has important ramifications for a story. The best perspective will be the one that reinforces the goals of the story, matches the writer’s skill set, and feels invisible to the audience."

Girl by Jamaica Kincaid

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"Girl" on pages 3-5 is the assigned reading.

A memoir written by a student is available to read on the class Blackboard.

Shared on Blackboard with permission from the author.

How to Analyze a Short Story.
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How to Write Dialogue: Master List of Dialogue Punctuation & Tips
Source: Bella Rose Pope, 2019
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Choosing your story's perspective
Source: Christ Winkle, 2017
Provided by Mythcreants © 2021 Mythcreants LLC, all articles, art, recordings, and stories are the copyright of their respective authors. [Chris Winkle]

The Egg
Source: Andy Weir
Writing copyright(c) Andy Weir 2009-2014
Used with permission from the author.

Girl
Source: Jamaica Kincaid, At the Bottom of the River, 1983
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