ENGL 1270

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ENGL 1270
FWS: Writing About Literature

Course information provided by the Courses of Study 2015-2016.

Reading lists vary from section to section, but close, attentive, and imaginative reading and writing are central to all. Some sections may deal with fiction, poetry, or drama, or include a mix of literary kinds. By engaging in discussions and working with varied writing assignments, students will explore major modes and genres of English poetry and prose, and may learn about versification techniques, rhetorical strategies, performance as interpretation, and thematic and topical concerns. In the process students will expand the possibilities of their own writing. Sections that invite students to study and write critically about plays or films in a variety of dramatic idioms and cultural traditions may require attendance at screenings or at live productions by the theatre department.

When Offered Fall, spring, summer.

Permission Note Recommended for prospective majors in English. Designed for prospective English majors but is not counted as one of the 12 courses required for the English major. Enrollment limited to: 18 students per section.

Satisfies Requirement First-Year Writing Seminar.

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Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: The Powers of Narrative

  • 18283 ENGL 1270   SEM 101

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  • First-year students may enroll only if they have taken one First-Year Writing Seminar, scored a 4 or 5 on the Princeton AP examination, received a 700 or better on the English Composition or CEEB tests, or received a 7 on the IB English Lit exam.

Syllabi: none

  •   FWS Session. 

  • 3 Credits Graded

  • Topic: FWS: Doubling, Disguise, & Desire in Drama

  • 18285 ENGL 1270   SEM 103

  •  

  • First-year students may enroll only if they have taken one First-Year Writing Seminar, scored a 4 or 5 on the Princeton AP examination, received a 700 or better on the English Composition or CEEB tests, or received a 7on the IB English Lit exam.