In this eight-week online course, students will analyze the use of voice in exemplary texts of all genres. Students will learn to create distinctive voices for each character or speaker in their work and ultimately a signature voice for themselves as a writer. Each week, students will be expected to read (or, in the case of film, watch) an assigned text. Students will post responses to targeted questions, engage in a weekly live-chat session with the instructor and fellow students, and submit a weekly analysis paper on the readings. All activities will focus on observing use of voice in the assigned pieces and analyzing how each author uses writing techniques to create effects.