English 121
Instructor: Liz Klienfeld

When you look at this picture, do you see an old woman or a young woman? They are both in the picture, but chances are, you saw one easily and had to have the other pointed out to you. This class will focus in large part on seeing the multiple possibilities within a piece of writing; just as you may have needed help seeing a possibility in the picture at the top, you may need help seeing the possibilities in your own writing.

This course emphasizes planning, writing, and revising compositions and shaping them for different audiences. We will explore writing topics from different perspectives or angles (what if you wrote about your spring break from your parents’ point of view, for example? Or from the perspective of the stranger on the beach who looked at you funny that one day?)

Our classroom will function as a kind of laboratory or studio where class members will engage in writing and learn not only by doing, but also by watching others and critiquing their progress.