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last update: July 5, 2011
Notes:
- Be sure to bring your composition
notebook to every class period!
- BAM = The Best American Magazine
Writing 2010
- Harvey = The Nuts and Bolts of
College Writing, by Michael Harvey
WEEK 1
Tues June 7 --
Introductions. Getting started. Invention writing. Etc.
Thur June 9 --
Draft of essay 1, narrative, due.
Bring at least 1200 words. Bring
two extra copies (a total of 3 copies) for writing groups.
Read, in BAM, "Top
Ten State Fair Joys" by Keillor, p319-25
Read the following student
essays:
- Caroline: The Girl Who Forgot to Breathe. By C. B.
3130 F10
- Exploring
Atlantis: Mother and Son Bond While Traversing Santorini. By Jared Moffett. 3130 S07
- Into
The Woods: Deer Hunting with My 5-Year Old Son in Southwest Virginia. By Bryan Winegar. 3130 S11
- The
Wreck: On Stopping a Drunk Driver…
By Caron Castle. 3130 S10
WEEK 2
Tues June 14 --
Essay 1, narrative, due.
Bring your grammar handbook to
class.
Read Harvey, chapter 1,
"Concision"
Read the following, in BAM:
- "Bacon: The Other White
Heat" by Gray, p247-250
- "Vanish" by Ratliff,
p185-215
- "Trial by Fire" by
Grann, p359-408
Thur June 16 --
Draft of essay 2, tech writing, due.
Read the following student
essays:
- A
Beginner’s Guide to Plugs. By Courtney
Blevins. 3130 F09
- Bacterial
Meningitis: The Swift, Silent Killer.
By Marie Hill. 3130 S11
- Curls
Gone Wild: Tips for Dealing with Curly
Hair. By Ruthie Canter. 3130 F08
- Delicious
Deer: A Guide to Preparing Some Tasty Venison Dishes. By Ashley D. Million. 3130 F06
- Green
Creamy Goodness: How to Make Guacamole Dip that is sure to be a Hit, by
Kati Haj-Hussein. 3130 S08
WEEK 3
Tues June 21 --
Essay 2, tech writing, due.
Read Harvey, chapter 2,
"Clarity," and chapter 3, "Flow"
Read the following, in BAM:
- "There's a Sucker Born
Every Minute" by Carson, p277-84
- "War Games" by
Erickson, p285-90
- "Obituary Columns" by
Wroe, p309-18
Thur June 23 --
Draft of essay 3, review/
criticism, due.
Read Harvey, chapter 7,
"Paragraphs"
Read the following student
essays:
- A
Bloody Good Time: Reviewing the Movie Feast. By Chris Dykes. 3130 F09
- The
Cold Hard Truth: He’s Just Not That Into You. By A.B. Holland. 1010 S08
- The
Little Netbook That Can: The Asus EEE-PC 1005HAB. By Stuart Bowen. 3130 F10
- Range
Review: Phoenix Arms, HP22 Pistol. By Felicia Sheffield. 1010 F09
WEEK 4
Tues June 28 --
Essay 3, review/ criticism, due.
Read Harvey, chapter 5,
"Gracefulness"
Read the following, in BAM:
- "Marc Dreier's Crime of
Destiny" by Burrough, p69-98
- "The Last Abortion
Doctor" by Richardson, p99-128
- "The Man Who Never
Was" by Sager, p327-358
Thur June 30 --
Draft of essay 4, nonfiction in
the genre of your choice, due.
Read the following student
essays:
- A
Blaze in the Northern Sky: A Black Metal Survival Guide. By Skregnok the Defiler of Sanity. 3130 S10
- Kiss
Me, I’m a Capricorn: The Astrology Epidemic. By Lindsey Farris. 3130 F10
Horoscopes are fun and flirty, but
the pseudo-scientific beliefs they engender dally more with egotism and
neurosis than with good, hearty knowledge.
WEEK 5
Tues July 5 --
Essay 4, nonfiction in the genre
of your choice, due.
Bring to class the essay you plan
to "re-revise" for Thursday.
Bring Harvey and your grammar
handbook to class.
Thur July 7 --
Before the beginning of the class
period, email me your "re-revision" of your best essay. Save it as an html file (under "save
as," in ms word, click "web page, on the drop down menu "save as
type," select "web page").
Then email it and all associated files as to me, as attachment.
Bring your completed notebook,
along with a xerox copy of the complete table of contents, and xerox copies of
two representative entries.