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Class Detail:
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FA 2010
English Language and Literature
ENGLISH
124
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College Writing: Writing and Literature
Section
012
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Course Note:
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This course studies the intersection between critical thinking and persuasive writing, and, using literary texts as the point of reference, takes as its goal the development of the student's skill at writing cogent expository and argumentative prose.
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Credits:
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4
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Requirements & Distribution:
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FYWR
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Waitlist Capacity:
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unlimited
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Consent:
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With permission of instructor.
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Repeatability:
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May not be repeated for credit.
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Primary Instructor:
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McAdams,Elizabeth Sara
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(real time availability for all sections)
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This writing course focuses on the creation of complex, analytic, and well-supported arguments that matter in academic contexts. We will be using the figure of the detective — whether employed by the police force or working independently, vigilante-style — as the focus of the course. As they investigate, argue, and then prove their cases, so shall we. The primary materials of our class will be diverse in content and medium, ranging from "classic" detectives (Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes, Agatha Christie's Miss Marple) to today's pop-culture television sleuths (Castle, Ladies No. 1 Detective Agency). The analytical and argumentative skills we will develop over the course of the academic term will then be broadly applicable and not dependent on any one medium.
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Course Syllabi
Syllabi are available to current LSA students. IMPORTANT: These syllabi are provided to give students a general idea about the courses, as offered by LSA departments and programs in prior academic terms. The syllabi do not necessarily reflect the assignments, sequence of course materials, and/or course expectations that the faculty and departments/programs have for these same courses in the current and/or future terms.
Search for Syllabus
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Textbooks/Other Materials (data maintained by department in Wolverine Access)
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ISBN: 0385509456
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The curious incident of the dog in the night-time, Author: Mark Haddon., Publisher: Alexandria Library 1st ed. 2007
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Required
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Other Textbook Editions OK.
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ISBN: 1579126901
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The Tuesday Club murders : a Miss Marple mystery, Author: Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976., Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2007
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Required
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Other Textbook Editions OK.
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ISBN: 0573614679
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The real Inspector Hound : a play, Author: by Tom Stoppard., Publisher: S. French 1968
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Required
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Other Textbook Editions OK.
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ISBN: 9780752809434
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A good hanging : and other stories, Author: Rankin, Ian, 1960-, Publisher: Orion 1998
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Required
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Other Textbook Editions OK.
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ISBN: 020530902X
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The elements of style with revisions, an introduction, and a chapter on writing, Author: by William Strunk Jr., E.B. White., Publisher: Longman 4 ed. 2000
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Required
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Other Textbook Editions OK.
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