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Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2026
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FWIS 119 001 (CRN: 15557)
LIFE WRITING
Long Title: LIFE WRITING: OUR STORIES, OUR SELVES
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Monroe, Bill
Meeting: 2:00PM - 3:15PM MW (24-AUG-2026 - 4-DEC-2026)
Part of Term: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
Must be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Undergraduate Professional
Visiting Undergraduate
Undergraduate
Section Max Enrollment: 16
Section Enrolled: 0
Enrollment data as of: 26-APR-2026 5:17PM
Final Exam: Scheduled Final Exam-OTR Room
Description: We will read and discuss important historical and contemporary examples of “life writing”—memoirs, biographies, autobiographies, diaries, letters—and collect stories from friends, family members, or public figures. Our field experiences will be shared and workshopped, and we will use writing and/or visual storytelling to produce “unfinished memoirs” by the end of the semester.