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Composition, Fall 2011
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last update: August 21, 2011
Course and Instructor Information
English 3130 Advanced Composition, sec. 201, W 5:30-8:20pm, Burleson 303
Instructor: Dr. Kevin O'Donnell, http://faculty.etsu.edu/odonnell/,
odonnell@etsu.edu 423 439-6679
Office: Burleson Hall 313
Fall 2011 Office Hours:
TR 11:15-12:30 and 2:15-3:30; W 12-2
Course
Texts
- American Society of Magazine Editors, ed. The
Best American Magazine Writing 2010.
Columbia U Press, 2010.
$16.95. ISBN: 0231157533
- Michael Harvey. The Nuts and Bolts of College
Writing. Hackett Pub Co, 2003. ISBN: 0872205738 $4.95
- Recommended, not required:
Sherry Ellis. Now Write! Nonfiction: Memoir, Journalism
and Creative Nonfiction Exercises from Today's Best Writers. Tarcher, 2009. $14.95.
ISBN: 1585427586
- A grammar handbook of your choice
- A 9.75x7.5-inch, stitch-bound composition notebook with
100 sheets
Five Major Essays
Essay 1: Narrative/ Personal Experience
Essay 2: Tech Writing ("How-to"-- Expository/ Explanatory)
Essay 3: Review / Criticism
Essay 4: Academic Writing--Writing from Sources
Essay 5: Writing in the nonfiction genre of your choice
Final Grade Breakdown
1. Five major
essays of 1250-2000 wds each (the lowest grade, excluding Fs, will be
dropped): 40%
2. Best essay, revised for the web: 20%
3. Composition
notebook: 15%
4. Miscellaneous short memos (proposals,
Wikipedia exercise, etc.): 10%
5. Participation in writing groups,
class discussion: 10%
6. Final
exam: 5%
Attendance, Due Dates
Attendance: The official English department attendance policy says that
if you have more than 3 absences you fail the course.
Due Dates: I do not accept late
work.