Course Detail: WTGN090 - Genealogy-Writing Life Stories

This 45-hour course meets online for 5.6 hours per week over an eight-week period. As a result of this course students will be able to analyze and evaluate life story writing to better define the elements of this genre; apply the steps of the nonfiction writing process to written assignments; and integrate social history research with genealogical information and properly document sources.

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 Session Information: 25FA-WTGN090-02

Schedule: Course Dates: 10/14/25 through 12/9/25 (skip 11/25/25); The course is self-paced, 100% online, and available 24/7 with no specific days or meeting times. Login at this link ONLY: https://slcc.instructure.com/login/canvas ?Refer to Canvas and your instructor's specified assignment due dates. ?Ignore the instructions at the bottom of the confirmation email to set up a SLCC.edu Canvas account.
Times: 12:00am-12:00am MDT
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Cost : $425.00

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Required Textbooks: ?The Elements of Genealogical Style: A Simplified Style and Citation Manual for Writers of Genealogies and Family Histories, revised edition, by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack, MFA, CG, (Salt Lake City: Scattered Leaves Press, 2020), which is available as a PDF that will be emailed to you for $10. Order from www.scatteredleavespress.com. Note: If you do not have the revised edition, you will need to order it for this class. ?Tell It Short: A Guide to Writing Your Family History in Brief; 2nd edition 2019; by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack; Scattered Leaves Press; ISBN-978-0-9972076-0-6. This book is available only from Scattered Leaves Press You may purchase it using PayPal.

Instructors

Name Additional Resources
Mykel Severson
Sharon Carmack

Class Location

SLCC Online
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Cancellation Policy

A cancellation charge of 100.00% will be assessed on cancellations occurring within 2 days of the start of this session.