Course books
Together we will read four books. They will be on reserve at the library and have been ordered to the campus bookstores:
Silvia, Paul. 2007.
How to Write a Lot: A Practical Guide to Productive Academic Writing. New York: American Psychological Association.
King, Stephen. 2000.
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. New York: Scribner.
Lamott, Anne. 1995.
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life. New York: Anchor Books.
Helen Sword. 2017.
Air & Light & Time & Space: How Successful Academics Write. Harvard University Press.
Grade breakdown
Discussion participation: 25%
Please come to our class meetings having ready to share your ideas and questions, but also to hear what others’ share.
Daily writing practice / writing journal: 25%
This assignment is credit / no credit. Either you’re doing the (sometimes hard) work of daily writing, or you’re not.
Short writing assignments: 25%
These assignments are all listed elsewhere on this site. Late work loses three points per day and everything must be turned in through Canvas.
Final paper project: 25%
This is a project of your own choosing.
More details are here.