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ENGL150
Writing in Time
ENGL150 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | Times: M...... 1:10PM-4:00PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
This course will consist of reading the news and writing
about it. At the beginning of the term, we will decide on
several stories and issues to follow closely. Pursuit of
individual interests will also be highly encouraged. Our
premise will be that people write best about things in which
they are intensely interested. We will adopt the conceit
that we are the editorial and op-ed board of a newspaper,
seeking to make sense of the news for our readers.
MAJOR READINGS
We will read THE NEW YORK TIMES every day
during the term, and we will read the current issues of
several magazines of different political persuasions,
including THE NATION, THE NATIONAL REVIEW, and THE NEW
REPUBLIC. When we get especially interested in particular
events and issues we will do searches on-line in
LEXIS-NEXIS. We will also read outstanding examples of
political commentary from the past - by, for example,
George Orwell, E.B. White, and Vaclav Havel.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
The writing will consist of
six column - or editorial-size commentaries, typically two
to five pages in length. The approach to the news can be
directed or oblique, after the fashion of "The New Yorker's"
Notes and Comment Section. I will edit the pieces closely
and discuss them with the students. Students will also read
and discuss one another's pieces - perhaps through an
arrangement on-line. There will be no exam, but ungraded
drop quizzes on the events of the day are a possibility.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
Students wishing to
attend the seminar should write either a brief (one page)
statement describing their interest in taking the course or
enclose an example of writing (of any kind) that they have
done. This should be given to Sheila Kelleher of the
English department by NOON, Tuesday, September 8.
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: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Schell, J
- Times: M...... 1:10PM- 4:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
- No Major Preference Given
- Permission of Instructor Required.
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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