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Composition, Summer I, 2011
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last update: June 6, 2011
Course and Instructor Information
English 3130 Advanced Composition, TR
5-8:45pm, Burleson 303
Instructor: Dr. Kevin O'Donnell, http://faculty.etsu.edu/odonnell/,
odonnell@etsu.edu 423 439-6679
Office: Burleson Hall 313
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
- A grammar handbook of your choice
- A 9.75x7.5-inch, stitch-bound composition notebook with at
least 80 sheets
Four Major Essays
Essay 1: Narrative/ Personal Experience
Essay 2: Tech Writing ("How-to"-- Expository/ Explanatory)
Essay 3: Review / Criticism
Essay 4: Writing in the nonfiction genre of your choice
Final Grade Breakdown
1. Four major essays
of 1250-2000 wds each (lowest grade, excluding Fs, will be dropped): 45%
2. Notebook: 20%
3. Writing-group participation: 20%
4. Best
essay, revised for the web: 15%
Attendance: 5% will
be subtracted from your final grade for each missed class.