Writing for the English Major

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In this advanced writing course for English majors, students will analyze prose style and structure to help them develop their own skills in composing expository prose. Assignments will include close readings of texts, analysis, research and documentation, and other modes of writing including personal narratives, creative writing, and professional writing. Students will be encouraged to approach writing as a way to think about and communicate ideas to others; to develop an awareness of the self as a thinker; to develop a sense of voice; to write persuasively; and to understand the rhetorical contexts for writing.