Writing Writing undergraduate papers, expression and organization of arguments, presentation of evidence, how and why styles and conventions differ across disciplines. It is the course recommended for prospective English majors.
Selections normally reflect achievements in the literary, scientific and social scientific fields.
The critical study of works by major authors in English literature from the 14th to the 20th century, including such writers as Chaucer, Shakespeare, Milton, Swift, Austen, Dickens, Eliot. Special attention will be given to students' writing. The close study of selected works of fiction, poetry and drama, drawn largely from the 19th and 20th centuries, with attention to the conventions of genre and emphasis on perceptive reading and effective writing. The critical study selected writings in literature, natural science and social science. Special attention will be given to students' writing.