Objectives:

     To develop as a writer of different types of non-fiction prose. To increase critical reading and thinking prowess as well as aesthetic sensibility

Requirements:

     Reading: You are expected to read assignments by the date due and be prepared to actively discuss, question and write about the material. For one author from BE, you will become discussion leader (collaborating with another student) and report to the class.
     Writing: You will write weekly drafts of essays, leading up to a combination of minor and major essays, 4 of which will be included in your portfolio. One major essay will require some library and field research. All drafts must be typed on a word processor and photocopied for peer editing. These drafts will be given feedback by your peers and by me. Although the drafts will not be graded, they will be given points for completion, and you will submit your 4 best essays, along with a reflective cover letter, in your final portfolio. All drafts must be spellchecked and proofread.
      Midterm Portfolio: The portfolio will be due (see calendar) with at least one essay submitted for a grade, a sampling of journal entries, and a statement of goals for the rest of the semester
Final Portfolio: The final portfolio will be due at the last class with at least 3 essays submitted for a grade, a sampling of journal entries, and a reflective cover letter
      Journals/Style Notebook: You should keep a weekly journal and bring it to each class. I would like you to write a minimum of 2 entries per week for a total of 3 pages-one based on reading, and one related to writing: the reading entries should include reflections, observations, questions, quotes, analysis, discoveries; try to make notes about style, use of metaphor or other devices that strike you as particularly effective; the writing entries should include ideas, discoveries, quotes, stylistic concerns questions. Please date and number journal entries. A sampling of about 10 entries will be included in your portfolio. Some of these might be WebBoard postings. Some in-class writing exercises may also count as journal entries.
       I will create an online WebBoard discussion forum that will serve as an electronic journal and class dialog.

     Attendance: Because we meet only once per week and your peers will count on your feedback (and I will count on your contributions), it is really important for you to show up. Remember, 95% of success in life depends on showing up! Your grade will suffer if you miss more than 2 classes, and if you miss more than 4 you will probably have a hard time passing the course. Lateness of more than 15 minutes counts as 1/3 of an absence.
Please contact your advisor or Dean in case of medical or family emergency. The Dean's office will verify your emergency and let your teachers know.
     Absence is no excuse for not completing an assignment.

Evaluation:
60%---portfolios
20%---author report project, journals, other informal writing assignments and online discussion
20%---participation, cooperation as peer reviewer
All work must be handed in on time. Failure to bring in typed and proofread drafts for peer editing will affect your final grade negatively. A late portfolio will also result in a lower grade.
Extra credit for essays submitted to publications and/or writing contests inside or outside Pace. An obvious A for any essay that is accepted for publication or that wins a contest!!

Calendar:

Eng 322- Calendar
Assignments are due on date listed; however, schedule is subject to change.
Bring assigned reading texts and journals to class
1. 1/22 Introduction to Course; Read: Ozick "The Essay;" Writing Exercise; Give
out Assignment #1.

2. 1/29 Read: Ch. 1-5, 11 OWW; Sanders' "The Inheritance of Tools, p.115,BE
Draft #1 (bring photocopy of essay)

3. 2/5 Read: Chs.6-9, 12,14 OWW; McPhee's "The Silk Parachute," p.106, BE
Draft #2 (bring photocopy of essay)

4. 2/12 Read: Chs. 10, 13, 20 OWW; Dillard's "The Stunt Pilot," p.134, BE
Draft #3 (bring photocopy); Choose topics for author report

5. 2/19 No Class-Individual Writing Conferences

6. 2/26 Read: Chs. 16-19 OWW; essays TBA for oral reports (Frazier , p. 159 and
others)
Author Reports; Community Project Topics
7. 3/5 Read: Chs. 21-24 OWW; Read Ch. 5 ES; essays TBA for oral reports
Author Reports; Guest Speaker TBA; Exploratory writing on community
project
HAPPY SPRING BREAK !
8. 3/19 Read: Conroy's "Think About It," p. 296 BE; Kincaid's "On Seeing England
For the First Time," p. 364. Community Projects
Midterm Portfolio Due

9. 3/26 Individual Conferences-work on community projects

10. 4/2 Read: Sontag's "A Century of Cinema," p. 388 BE; bring in your own
review (movie, restaurant, book, or other cultural event)
Draft #4-Community Project (bring photocopy of work in progress)

11. 4/9 Read: Essay of choice from: New Yorker, Atlantic Monthly, BE, or other
publication I approve
Draft # 5-Review (bring photocopy)

12. 4/16 Read: Talese's "Ali in Havana, " p. 236 (and/or other reading TBA)
Draft# 6-Free Choice (bring photocopy)

13. 4/23 Portfolio Workshop, Brush up Grammar and Usage-Bring ES and
Handbook
Guest Speaker TBA

14. 4/30 Final Portfolio Due, Celebration of Writing