The Essay

Topic outline

• General
  

  General

  • Announcements Forum
• Introduction
  

  Introduction

  • Some remarks on this course Page
  • Activity: Your thoughts on essays Assignment

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  • The Essay: What is it exactly? Page
  • Ta-Nehisi Coates: "How Learning a Foreign Language Reignited My Imagination" URL
  • On Writer's Block Page
  • Stephen King: "Top 20 Rules for Writers" URL
  • Activity: Make a point Assignment

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  • How this course is organised Page
  • Any questions? Forum

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• Words
  

  Words

  • Words as sounds Page
  • Activity: 5 words you like; 5 words you dislike Assignment

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  • "The Science Behind Why People Hate the Word Moist" URL
  • Printed words Page
  • Definitions and synonyms Page
  • Activity: Find a new word Assignment

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  • Adjectives and Adverbs: Show don't tell Page
  • Virginia Woolf: "Street Haunting" URL
  • On verbs Page
  • Word choice Page
  • Thinking and writing Page
  • Activity: Writing is rewriting, 1 Assignment

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  • Any questions? Forum

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• Sentences
  

  Sentences

  • Ideas Page
  • Comparison and cadence Page
  • Activity: Alliteration and cadence Assignment

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  • Activity: Similes and metaphors Assignment

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  • George Orwell: "Politics and the English Language" URL
  • Phrasing and organisation Page
  • Activity: Activating the passive voice Assignment

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  • Flow: words Page
  • George Orwell: "Shooting an Elephant" URL
  • Activity: Writing is rewriting, 2 Assignment

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  • Any questions? Forum

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• Paragraphs
  

  Paragraphs

  • The unit of composition Page
  • "How to write better emails" URL
  • Activity: Describe yourself Assignment

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  • Flow: sentences Page
  • Taking breaks Page
  • Arguments and support Page
  • Reading: Golriz Ghahraman on "Bombing Syria...." URL
  • Activity: Writing is rewriting, 3 Assignment

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  • Any questions? Forum

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• Structure
  

  Structure

  • The art of arrangement Page
  • Susan Sontag: "Notes on 'Camp'" URL
  • Opening and closing Page
  • E.B. White: "Death of a Pig" URL
  • Flow: paragraphs Page
  • Raymond Chandler: "The Simple Art of Murder" URL
  • Activity: Writing is rewriting, 4 Assignment

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  • Any questions? Forum

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• Conclusion
  

  Conclusion

  • Technique Page
  • Barbara Kingsolver: "High Tide in Tucson" URL
  • Interpretation Page
  • "A Piano (Abandoned)" URL
  • On Writing Page
  • Activity: Your thoughts on essays, revisited Assignment

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  • Any comments? Forum

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