For the next installment of the “Writing with…” series, we are headed to the countryside of Regency-era England. In Writing with Jane Austen, we will read Pride and Prejudice together in order to understand how Jane Austen created a story that remains compelling more than two centuries later. Then we will apply her principles and techniques to our own writing.
Writing with Jane Austen includes six 90-minute live lectures* via Zoom, as well as a dedicated online forum for discussion and writing exercises.
Topics to be covered include (but are not limited to):
Narration and Point of View
Withholding Information, Revealing Information
Dialogue
Creating Memorable Characters
Tone
Voice
Narrative Pacing
Showing and Telling
Setting
Handling “Big Ideas”
*Recordings of the lectures will also be available for learners who can’t attend the live lectures.
Dates:
Tuesdays, April 6 to May 11, 2021.
Times:
Student Cohort: 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Central
Adult Cohort: 3:00 to 4:30p.m. Central
Cost: $69
Intended Audience:
Adults, High Schoolers and Middle Schoolers
There are two “cohorts” of Writing with Jane Austen–one for adults (college-age and up), and one for high-school and middle-school students.
The course content is the same for either cohort, but the two cohorts will attend separate lecture/discussions and participate in separate forums. Adults will be interacting with adults, and students will be interacting with students.
Please register for the appropriate cohort.
REQUIRED TEXT:
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
WEEKLY WORKLOAD:
Reading:
Ten Chapters from Pride and Prejudice (35-40 pages)
Writing:
One 500-word writing exercise
Watching:
One live 90-minute lecture/discussion via Zoom
Online Discussion:
I will post several discussion questions each week. Hopefully they will lead to fruitful discussion in which you can participate as time allows.
