English 4650 schedule, spring 2019
Updated 3/31/19
English 4650 schedule, spring 2019
Updated 3/31/19
Note that this schedule of meeting and assignments is tentative. I will make adjustments as need arises, giving ample notice in class and on the web when making changes in the schedule.
| Day/Date | Readings/assignments due | Face-to-face | |
Week 1 |
Mon. Jan. 14 Drop/add ends |
Style, by Williams and Bizup, Lessons 1-2, pp. 2-26 | Introduction to course Course syllabus What, exactly, is style? |
| Fri. Jan. 18 | Paragraph assignment 1 | ||
Week 2 |
Mon. Jan. 21 |
MLK Day holiday | MLK Day holiday |
| Wed. Jan. 23 | Style, Lessons 3-4 (pp. 28-63) | "Actions and Characters" | |
| Sat. Jan 26 | Writing exercise 1 | ||
Week 3 |
Mon. Jan. 28 |
Style, Lessons 5-6 (pp. 64-92) | Cohesion and Emphasis |
| Fri. Feb. 1 | Writing exercise 2 | ||
Week 4 |
Mon. Feb. 4 | Style, Lessons 7-8 (pp. 93-120) | Clarity of Form |
| Fri. Feb. 8 | |||
Week 5 |
Mon. Feb. 11 | Style, Lessons 9-10 (pp. 121-59) | Grace: Concision and Shape |
| Fri. Feb. 15 | |||
Week 6 |
Mon. Feb. 18 | Style, Lessons 11-12 (pp. 160-92) | Elegance and Ethics |
| Fri. Feb. 22 | Paragraph assignment 3 | ||
Week 7 |
Mon. Feb. 25 | Style, Appendix I (pp. 193-212) | What, exactly, is editing? |
| Fri. March 1 | Paragraph assignment 4 Editing exercise 1 |
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Week 8 |
Mon. March 4 | Elements of Style, Part I: Elementary Rules of Usage | Editing: tools and practical methods |
| Fri. March 8 | Editing exercise 2 | ||
| Week 9 | Mon. March 11 | Elements, Part II: Elementary Principles of Composition | Political aspects of editing |
| Fri. March 15 | Writing exercise 4 | ||
Mon. March 18- Fri. March 22 |
Spring break | Spring break | |
Week 10 |
Mon. March 25 | Elements, Part III: Matters of Form | Editing: scale and scope, types of editing |
| Fri. March 29 | Writing exercise 5 | ||
Week 11 |
Mon. April 1 | Elements, Part IV: Words . . . Commonly Misused | Editing: audience, rhetoric, and more audience |
| Fri. April 5 | Editing exercise 3 | ||
Week 12 |
Mon. April 8 | Elements, Part V: An Approach to Style | Editing your own work, especially Editing by genre |
| Fri. April 12 | Writing exercise 6 (D2L) | ||
Week 13 |
Mon. April 15 | Editing project 1 | Editing others' writing, especially More editing by genre |
| Fri. April 19 | Editing exercise 4 | ||
Week 14 |
Mon. April 22 | Editorial wisdom through the ages | |
| Fri. April 26 | Editing exercise 5 | ||
Week 15 |
Mon. April 29 | Reflecting on what matters in what we've learned | |
| Fri. May 3 by 9:00 p.m. |
Editing project 2 |