Peer reviewedERIC Number: EJ675971
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Publication Date: 2001
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Who Am I in This Story?: The Power of Voice in Creative Nonfiction.
Schwartz, Mimi
Writing On the Edge, v12 n1 p27-30 Fall-Win 2000-2001
Contends that creative nonfiction is about voice. Notes that creative nonfiction teaches students the power of voice and how to modulate it. Concludes that motivation is higher to tell one's own stories than to write a lab report, analytical essay, or term paper. (PM)
Descriptors: Creativity, Essays, Higher Education, Personal Narratives, Student Motivation, Teacher Attitudes, Writing Instruction
Writing on the Edge, Campus Writing Center, University of California, Davis, CA 95616. Web site: http://wwwenglish.ucdavis.edu/compos/woe/default.html.
Publication Type: Guides - Non-Classroom; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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