FA 2023 | ENGLISH 325 - Art of the Essay

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ENGLISH 325 - Art of the Essay

Fall 2023, Section 001

Instruction Mode: Section 001 is In Person (see other Sections below)

Subject: English Language and Literature (ENGLISH)

Department: LSA English Language & Literature

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Details

Credits:

Requirements & Distribution:

ULWR

Waitlist Capacity:

unlimited

Consent:

With permission of instructor.

Advisory Prerequisites:

Completion of the First-Year Writing Requirement.

Other Course Info:

F, W, Sp, Su.

Repeatability:

May not be repeated for credit.

Primary Instructor:

Knuth, Aric David

Start/End Date:

Full Term 8/28/23 - 12/6/23 (see other Sections below)

NOTE: Drop/Add deadlines are dependent on the class meeting dates and will differ for full term versus partial term offerings.
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Description

Most essays work by exploring a subject in hopes of teaching the reader something new. Usually, in one way or another, an essay will help the reader see some question, puzzle, or problem, and then will help the reader see something that allows them to think carefully about that question, puzzle, or problem. By the end of a good essay—whether it’s an essay about a poem by Emily Dickinson, about the ecological value of old-growth forests, about the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850, about the dangers or the joys of capitalism, or an essay about something more personal: being a twin, your love of bad TV, having a stutter, life in the age of COVID-19, or that one time at band camp when you realized you weren’t a kid anymore—your reader will understand something a little differently from how they did before you walked them through your own thoughts. Indeed, essays can be about almost anything, and in this class, the door is wide open; one of the most important questions for the essayist to answer is, What’s important enough to write about, anyway? Once you answer that question for yourself, then you can start your work.

Schedule

ENGLISH 325 - Art of the Essay

Section

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Section:

001 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11153

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

4:00PM - 5:30PM

G160 AH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

002 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11154

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

Open Restricted Seats:

Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

11:30AM - 1:00PM

3347 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

003 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

11155

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

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Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

1:00PM - 2:30PM

2346 SEB

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

004 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

13902

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

2:30PM - 4:00PM

373 LORCH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

005 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

15836

Enroll Stat:

Closed

Open Seats:

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Wait List:

Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

11:30AM - 1:00PM

G449 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

006 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

Hybrid

Class No:

15864

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

4:00PM - 5:30PM

G437 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

007 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

16316

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

8:30AM - 10:00AM

3088 EH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

008 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

Hybrid

Class No:

16317

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

5:30PM - 7:00PM

2436 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

009 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

16318

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

1:00PM - 2:30PM

1245 NQ

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

010 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

16319

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

5:30PM - 7:00PM

2427 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

011 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

16320

Enroll Stat:

Open

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

10:00AM - 11:30AM

G437 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

012 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

20635

Enroll Stat:

Closed

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

10:00AM - 11:30AM

G463 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

Section:

013 (SEM)

Instruction Mode:

In Person

Class No:

24866

Enroll Stat:

Open

Open Seats:

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Meeting Day/Time/Location:

TuTh

2:30PM - 4:00PM

3333 MH

8/28/23 - 12/6/23

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