TEACHING: School of Continuing Studies, University of Toronto

• Writing Short Fiction - Course 5075
• Explorations in Creative Writing - Course 6341
• Independent Writers' Workshop (Distance Learning - Course 5602
• Level 1 as well as the advanced level for creative non-fiction and travel writing (since 2001)

STUDENT COMMENTS (a few examples from 2007 and 2008)

— An excellent instructor - involved, knowledgeable & enthusiastic. Opportunity in class for participation & growth.

— Janis was a great instructor and the material taught was of great value.

— Ms. Rapoport is a very hardworking dedicated instructor. She brought me a big step forward.

— An excellent course. Ms. Rapoport is kind, encouraging and shows great respect for novice writers. I enjoyed this course and look forward to other courses taught by Ms. Rapoport in the future.

— Janis was a great leader; very knowledgeable and shared freely with her students. She deserves a lot of money to teach this course - she is worth it! Treasure her.

— I have never given such a high evaluation but Janis deserves it. Janis is the best SCS teacher I've had.

— Janis is an exceptional instructor. I have learned more from this course than I expected.

— This was far and away the most interesting, and practical, course I've taken at U of T, mainly because of the teacher Janis Rapoport. She was interested and so available all the time. Also a very interesting person with a wealth of experience to share.

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