COLQ 2991

Reader Report 4: Creative Non-Fiction and the Human Condition

Creative non-fiction differs from fiction because it is purportedly about things that actually happen or happened. In between two and four fully developed paragraphs, compare and contrast how the essays by Orlean, Sacks, and Ballantine give us new insight into the condition of being human. Is there anything in common between their author’s understandings of the human condition? What different aspects of the human condition do they focus on?

Due at the beginning of our next class meeting (Tuesday, Feb. 27)

Format:

• Type your name, the number of words in your report, and your class number and time on the top-right-hand side of your first page.
• You must write a minimum of two fully-developed paragraphs and 300 words and a maximum of four fully-developed paragraphs and 600 words.
• Your essay must be written in Standard American English, making use of proper grammar, diction, and spelling.
• Type your essay with double spacing and 1” margins; use 12 pt. Times font and left justify your body paragraphs.