A new section of each course starts monthly. If enrolling in a series of two or
more courses, please be sure to space the start date for each course at least two
months apart.
All courses run for six weeks, with a two-week grace period at the end. Two lessons
are released each week for the six-week duration of the course. You do not have
to be present when lessons are released. You will have access to all lessons until
the course ends. However, the interactive discussion area that accompanies each
lesson will automatically close two weeks after the lesson is released. As such,
we strongly recommend that you complete each lesson within two weeks of its release.
The final exam will be released on the same day as the last lesson. Once the final
exam has been released, you will have two weeks to complete all of your course work,
including the final exam.
Week One
Wednesday - Lesson 01
Observation and Data Collection
Friday - Lesson 02
Found Objects and Poetic Devices
Week Two
Wednesday - Lesson 03
The Natural World
Friday - Lesson 04
Gathering Oral Histories
Week Three
Wednesday - Lesson 05
People Watching and Creating Characters
Friday - Lesson 06
The Way Folks Talk
Week Four
Wednesday - Lesson 07
Place in Memoir
Friday - Lesson 08
Researching History and Culture
Week Five
Wednesday - Lesson 09
Foods—Oysters, Baba Ganoush, and Slumgullion, Oh My!
Friday - Lesson 10
Mapping Out Your Stories
Week Six
Wednesday - Lesson 11
Edit, Edit, Edit
Friday - Lesson 12
Offering Your Writing to Others