Course details

Name: ENWR - 220

Title: WRITING IN THE MAJOR: THE ANALYTICAL ESSAY

Section: 06

Semester: Fall - 2014

Credits: 3

Description:
Course and Catalog Description: Writing in the Major: the Analytic Essay. Prerequisites: ENWR 106 or HONP 101. English majors only. Organized around individual instructors' chosen topic or theme, this course will focus on the development of students' skills in writing thesis-driven analytic essays about literary and cultural texts. Students will strengthen their reading and analytic abilities, using those skills to construct sophisticated arguments. Students will learn and apply the vocabulary, writing conventions, research methods, and documentation practices of the discipline. Students will write 5000-6000 words of formal prose and regularly revise their essays with feedback from peers and the instructor. Meets the University Writing Requirement for majors in English. Recommended but not required as a precursor to Pursuits of English. Section Specific Description: This course will focus on selected poems and plays of William Shakespeare.



Last updated on 2014-03-19 By Slocum Keith (slocumk)

Schedule: Monday,Wednesday From 5:30 pm To 6:45 pm

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Teaching Faculty: Slocum Keith (slocumk)

Is course canceled: No