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Title: | ENGL151-03, Critical Thinking and Writing, Fall 2005 |
Authors: | Gates, Daniel |
Keywords: | English, Department of;Syllabus;Curriculum;Academic departments;Text;2005 Fall |
Issue Date: | 29-Aug-2005 |
Publisher: | Memphis, Tenn. : Rhodes College |
Series/Report no.: | Syllabi CRN; |
Abstract: | This cornse has two main goals: 1. To developy our ability to write clear,p ersuasivep rose,a nd 2. To improve your skill as a reader of difficult texts. English 151b eginsw ith the ideat hat writing is a processt hat includesp lanning,d rafting, andr evising. By revising,I don't meanp roofreadingo r polishing. While catchingt ypos and choosing a different word here and there are part of the writing process, revising a paper means re{hinking it, even changing your argument and coming to new conclusions. Writing drafts and revising them makes writing a tool for thinking. As you write, you generateid easa ndt estt heir conclusions.A s the Englishn ovelistE . M. Forster wrote, "How can I tell what I think till I see what I say?" English 151 is a course in learning how to find out what you think by writing about it, and then getting your messagea crosst o others. |
Description: | This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor. |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10267/14012 |
Appears in Collections: | Course Syllabi |
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