Eng 101: Prose Styles

Description Analysis of the prose of selected writers in English using various approaches to style Objective Gain practical familiarity with various discourse types Apply critical perspectives for studying styles of prose

Module 1: Writing
Aims: At the end of this module, the student should be able to: - identify the boundaries between fiction and nonfiction - explain the problematic nature of these boundaries in precise terms - analyze projects that have aestheticized these boundaries Activities: Elaboration Use one of the many possible approaches for expanding a given material. Georges Perros | Selected Aphorisms Students selected essay Reflection Relate anecdotal material to the given reading. Lorrie Moore | How to Become a Writer Michel de Certeau | The Scriptural Economy Mario Vargas Llosa | The Parable of the Tapeworm Reaction Find an angle from which you can deal with the assigned reading. Provide opinions substantiated by observations, interviews, and research. Mary Gordon | A Writing Lesson Susan Lara | Creative Nonfiction: The Fourth Genre Comes of Age Essay Short story Use meditations, exercises, and interviews regarding the nature of drama in order to create fiction and non-fiction.

Module 2: Speech

Aims: At the end of this module, the student should be able to: - compare and contrast speech and writing as modes of communication and thinking - analyze projects that have aestheticized these similarities and differences - create written interfaces with spoken language in both fiction and nonfiction Reflection Relate anecdotal material to the given reading. Rosario Cruz-Lucero | The Death of Fray Salvador Montano, Conquistador of Negros Lore Segal | Reverse Bug Nick Joaquin | A Prevalence of Witches, of The ExorcistsFilipino Style Michel de Certeau | Quotations of Voices Comparative Reading Find an angle from which you can authoritatively deal with two assigned readings. Etgar Keret | Surprise Egg Jonathan Safran Foer | A Primer for the Punctuation of Heart Disease Creative non-fiction Use meditations, exercises, research, and interviews regarding the supernatural in order to write a non-fiction account

Module 3: Performance

Aims: At the end of this module, the student should be able to: - integrate performance into the discourse of communication and thinking - analyze projects that have tried to capture bodily movement, or lack thereof - create fiction informed by bodily movement or performance Introduction, Sep 12 Wed The Fork | Joaquin Monz Reflection, Sep 19 Wed Relate anecdotal material and other observations to the given reading. Space and Context | Yi-Fu Tuan Comparative Analysis, Sep 21 Fri Find an angle from which you can authoritatively deal with two assigned readings. The Opening | Donald Barthelme Preparations | Kenneth Bernard Reflection, Oct 3 Wed Relate anecdotal material and other observations to the given reading. More than Art | Ricardo Trimillos Analysis, Oct 5 Fri Use the discursive reading to evaluate the fictional work Visibility | Italo Calvino (Incentive reflection: Oct 3 Wed) Summer Solstice | Nick Joaquin Fiction, Oct 10 Wed Use meditations, journal exercises, and observations to craft enduring fiction that makes full use of bodily movement