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Academic Year 2000/2001

Distinguished Writers on Writing
ENGL 208 SP

The course offers an introduction to contemporary writing in several genres, including fiction, poetry, and literary nonfiction, as well as a brief discussion of publishing. A number of writers will visit the class to read and discuss their work, among them U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky and award-winning fiction writer Robert Stone. Students will attend lectures and readings by the visiting writers, meet in small discussion sections, and work on several research or writing projects. Although this is not a writing course, it will be useful to students who wish to train themselves to write.

MAJOR READINGS

Selected works by writers who will visit the course.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Short weekly exercises and a final project.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Writers speak on Wednesday evenings at 8:00PM.
Attendance at every talk and class meeting is required.
The course is open to students in all classes and majors. To apply for a place, complete the brief application sheet available at A. Greene's office, 279 Court St. room 203. Deadline for applications: Thursday, Nov. 18. Soon thereafter you will know whether you've been admitted, though you won't actually register until the Drop/Add period.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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