Nourishment is described by the Oxford English Dictionary as “something which nourishes or sustains; sustenance, food.” This definition will help guide our class as we bridge the discourse of food, lineage, drive, and more, as they each relate to writing. This course will draw from a collection of short stories and essays with topics including but not limited to food, identity, and purpose, all of which will be digitally accessible. Additionally, there is a textbook for this course that you are required to purchase. We will analyze salient ideas from the provided literature and use them as a framework to further our discussion about nourishment, what drives oneself, and what role writing may play. In this course, you will learn how to write effectively for a variety of audiences and in a variety of forms so you will be better prepared to identify and work across the writing contexts that you’ll encounter in your college courses and beyond. To offer you a way into these processes and to deepen your relationship with them, you will be asked to choose a focus within the theme of nourishment to explore in a variety of exercises, both written and verbal. Additionally, we will workshop our writing and practice recursive writing and revision strategies. This course has four major written assignments, including a writer’s portrait and a research paper. As writing is at the forefront, this class will not have midterm or final exams. This class is conducted in person, three days a week.