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Writing for the College-bound • 2012 listing - for reference only • Grade 9 or above • Writing Sequence
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Primary Instructor
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Sections
[Enrolled students will be notified if teacher schedules change between course posting at the time enrollment opens and the scheduled start of classes. Please see Tuition and Fees for refund policy.]
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| | Section 1 Instructor: Paul ChristiansenClasses meet from September 5, 2012 to May 29, 2013Wednesday 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM ETTuition: $400.00
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Website
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Description
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| | It has been said that the first draft of anything can be terrible; the real work is in good rewriting. With that in mind, Writing for the College-Bound focuses mostly on the process of revision. After an initial unit on drafting, students will select one essay and, over the course of the year, revise it roughly twenty times, in twenty different ways, before handing it in at the end of the year. The aim is to reach near-professional levels of revision and editing while learning different techniques in the process. For a full syllabus, please see the website listed above. This class is taught in combination with Introduction to Writing for the College-Bound; the two differ primarily in workload.
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Meetings
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| | This course meets once a week for discussion and review of assigned homework.
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Homework
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| | This class will require significant effort. While students will, for the majority of the year, be working on a single core essay, the amount of revision required every week is extensive. However, the majority of the individual assignments are credit/no-credit, with only the core essay receiving a true grade at the end of the year. If the students can do the work, they'll do well in the course.
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Prerequisites
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| | Introduction to Writing for the College-bound or equivalent course or experience. Exceptions can certainly be made, but some evidence of a student's ability to keep pace with the rigorous schedule will be required.
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Recommended background
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| | Students should have at least a year's worth of experience in writing essays.
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Instructor's Notes
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| | This course and its companion Introduction to Writing for the College-Bound have a combined minimum enrollment of five students -- i.e., if one class has two students and the other has three, both will be taught. This limit is hard and fast, unfortunately, but we hope enrollment will not be a problem.
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Textbooks and Materials
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The Elements of Style
William Strunk, Jr., E.B. White
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| | This text is recommended; purchase and use is optional.
ISBN: 020530902X
Best sources: Scholars Online Bookstore
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