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3.00 Credits
Investigates selected issues, problems, periods, schools of thought, theorists, or concepts in rhetoric, such as, Aristotle's rhetoric, the rhetoric of science and technology, feminist rhetoric, contemporary rhetorical theory, history of rhetoric, and rhetoric of the environment. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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This course allows students to concentrate on development of writing in particular forms, genres, or a topical focus, depending on the semester. Possible focuses might be the long poem, comedy, crime fiction, experimental fiction, the tragic screenplay, or a sustained creative thesis. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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detailed examination of the teaching of literature in the junior and senior high school, with emphasis on literature written expressly for adolescents. Attention will also be given to related matters: (1) the objectives and functions of literature study; (2) a pedagogical approach to major genres; (3) new approaches to literature study; (4) methods of teaching reading. In short, this course ought to aid teachers who wish to improve the way they teach literature to their students.
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(3) Students read the literary genres popular in the Age of Reason, including satires, essays and poems by major writers such as Pope, Swift, Johnson, Wollstonecraft, Smart, and Burns. The importance of both letter-writing and conversation in the social and artistic life of the period receives considerable attention. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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A course exploring the art of writing traditional and experimental essays, memoir, vignettes, and profiles. Students will have the opportunity to write within a variety of fields, such a s science, nature, history, and psychology. A mixture of literature and journalism, "Creative Non-Fiction" explores the power of style as it helps students more fully develop their prose voices. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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A study of significant works by major literary figures. Each seminar will feature the works of one or two literary figures. The names of the figures will be announced in advance of the seminar and will be included in the course title.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the delights and dangers of satiric writing. Readings include such writers as Horace, Juvenal, Swift and Twain, as well as contemporary satirists. Prerequisites: ENGL 0101 and ENGL 0102.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced workshop in fiction. Emphasis on discovery of individual style, mastery of traditional forms and techniques, and exploration beyond conventions. Special attention given to organic development of theme, and postmodernist innovations. Prerequisite: ENGL 0246 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Advanced workshop in poetry. Emphasis on discovery of the individual voice, mastery of traditional forms and techniques, and exploration beyond conventions. Special attention given to imagery, uses of the subconscious, and the poetic sequence. Prerequisite: ENGL 0246 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to develop formal writing ability on scholarly topics. Intensive library research will precede all writings. The goal of the course is to provide students with the research and writing skills necessary in the preparation of papers of publishable quality.
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