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Course Syllabi and Announcements LIT 165 Syllabus LIT 165 Announcements and Assignments WRT 120 Syllabus WRT 120 Announcements and Assignments
Notebook for Topics in Literature: Imaginary Worlds (Spring 2008) A Reading of THE TEMPEST
Notebook for Topics in Literature: Rites of Passage (Spring 2006) Goals of the Course Fundamental Questions about Literature Valuing Literature Critical Thinking and Reading Literature Critical Approaches to Literature Literature as ART Ambiguity Approaching the Art of Fiction Defining the Short Story Evaluating Short Fiction Craft of Fiction: PLOT Craft of Fiction: CHARACTER Small Group Exercise ARABY by James Joyce WHERE ARE YOU GOING, WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? by Joyce Carol Oates Our RITES OF PASSAGE Theme A note about GIRL POE and the art of STORY OF A HOUR THE YELLOW WALLPAPER YOUNG MAN ON SIXTH AVENUE Notes on Innovative Fiction Assignment Sheet for Paper #1 Fiction and Ambiguity - Your Questions Writing Workshop - Short Fiction Poetry Journal Project Assignment Sheet LITERARY SYNTHESIS PROJECT Defining Poetry Reading Poetry The Craft of Poetry Drama and Tragedy Study Questions: DEATH OF A SALESMAN
Notebook for Effective Writing I (Spring 2006) Paper #4 Assignment Sheet Critical Thinking and Commentary Casebook: Evaluating Sources Worksheet Selecting Information Evaluating Arguments CASEBOOK PROJECT Assignment Sheet Approaching Persuasive Writing Topic Development - Profile Essay Generating Ideas for the Profile Essay Paper #2 Assignment Sheet Profile Exercise Analyzing THE FIVE BEDROOM, SIX FIGURE ROOTLESS LIFE Objective Writing: Selected Readings Writing Workshop: Paper #1 Expressive Writing in the NYTimes Writing Effective Introductions and Conclusions Paper #1: IDENTITY Expressive Writing Open Letter Exercise and Examples EMERSON on Individuality vs. Conformity Literature related to IDENTITY Understanding the 'Rhetorical Situation'
Go Exploring Weblog for WRT 120 Writing Assistance on the Web Blackboard at WCU WCU Homepage WCU's Francis Harvey Green Library
Notebook for Topics in Literature: Imaginary Worlds (Fall 2005) One Last Look at Imaginary Worlds Franz Kafka's BEFORE THE LAW Analyzing WAITING FOR GODOT Approaching WAITING FOR GODOT Paper #3: Assignment Sheet Paper #4: Independent Project The Problem of Stability in BRAVE NEW WORLD UTOPIA/DYSTOPIA Links Analyzing Huxley's BRAVE NEW WORLD Defining Utopia Embarking on Huxley's BRAVE NEW WORLD A Reading of Shakespeare's THE TEMPEST From today's news (11/3/05) Assignment Sheet for Paper #2 Goodbye to Dante's Imaginary World Stepping Through Dante's Inferno: Cantos 10-34 Stepping Through Dante's Inferno: Cantos 1-10 INFERNO: Questions/Analysis: Cantos 32-34 INFERNO: Questions/Analysis: Cantos 18-31 INFERNO: Questions for Analysis: Cantos 12-17 INFERNO: Structure INFERNO: Questions for Analysis: Cantos 1-5 INFERNO: Analyzing Canto 1 Relating to Dante's Inferno Approaching Dante's DIVINE COMEDY A Little Help with Dante's INFERNO Assignment Sheet for Paper #1 Notes on LEAF BY NIGGLE Responses to LEAF BY NIGGLE ON FAIRY STORIES: An Essay by Tolkien Notes on Axolotl Reading Ovid's Tales From Myth to Literature: Approaching Ovid's Tales Notes on THE EYE OF THE GIANT Functions of the Genesis Tales Analyzing Mythic Tales Defining Mythology Filtering the Introduction to FANTASTIC WORLDS Commentary on LA BELLE DAME SANS MERCI by Keats Commentary on DARKNESS by Byron Handout: Imagination Poems Set What is Imagination? Our Course Theme: Imaginary Worlds LIT 165 Assignments: Fall 2005 LIT 165 Announcements: Fall 2005 Imaginary Worlds: Course Syllabus
Notebook for Effective Writing I (Fall 2005) Paper #4: Independent Thinking/Reading/Writing Casebook Preparation Checklist Casebook Assignment Schedule Evaluating Sources for the Casebook Casebook Project Assignment Sheet Notes on Rational Argument Argument Assignment Sheet: Objective Writing Reviewing Elements of the Profile Essay Writing the Profile Essay Readings: Objective Writing Assignment Sheet: Expressive Writing Rubric for Evaluation of Writing About SKIN DEEP Emerson on Individuality vs. Conformity Mind-map: Identity Understanding the 'Rhetorical Situation' Assignments Page Announcements Page WRT 120 Course Syllabus for Fall 2005
ENG Q20: Basic Writing
Go Exploring Weblog for WRT 120 Writing Assistance on the Web Blackboard at WCU WCU Homepage WCU's Francis Harvey Green Library
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Editing Workshop ~~
Directions:
Exchange drafts with one of your classmates. Read each sentence carefully, maybe
several times.
- Edit any and
all errors you find. Mark your corrections directly on the draft. Check each
sentence for spelling, punctuation, grammar, and typo errors. Be especially
on the lookout for these extremely common errors: sentence structure; pronoun
agreement; subject-verb agreement; shifting verb tense; comma splice; misused
semicolon; unnecessary or missing comma; misused spellcheckers; typos.
- Edit sentences
for style issues related to any of the following: tone, wordiness, clarity.
- Place an asterisk
or a question mark next to any sentence that (a) you think might be wrong,
but you're not exactly sure, (b) you think might be improved but you're not
sure how to improve it, or (c) you know is wrong, but you're not sure how
to fix it.
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