Course Materials: Previous Semesters

Summer 2006

Syllabus

Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology:
English 302:BN1 (Tues/Thurs, 4:30-7:10 pm, Robinson B103); English 302.BN2(Tues/Thurs, 7:20-10:00 pm, Robinson B103)

Short Talk Schedule

Bibliography and Notes Formats for All Students

• MLA Style (Modern Language Association): a list of entries with explanations (from Writers' Workshop).
• CBE Style (Council of Biology Editors): Chapter 6 of The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.
• APA Style (American Psychological Association): the Fifth Edition of the APA Publication Manual (from Writers' Workshop).

For English 302BN1 and 302BN2: Advanced Composition in Natural Sciences and Technology

Learning to Write an Abstract for 302N13

• Instructions
  
• Practice I
  
• Practice II

Student Models

For Short Talk

• On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment"

For Model Plan

• Plan for paper on a musical instrument

Essay #1

• "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge"
  
• The Moving Scala:" On the Escalator
• "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert
  

Book Reviews

• "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader"
  
• "Adventures of a Curious Character"
• "Racism must go"
• "The Difficult Profession of Medicine"

Essay #2

• "Improving Life with Arthritis"
  
• The Uses of Leeches in Modern Medicine
• The American Way
• "The Real Aftereffects of Abortion"
• "Dental Implants"
• "Ritalin and ADHD"
  
• "Caesarean Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?"
  

  Alternative (Biographical Portrait Sketch) "Unravelling the Mystery"

For Comparisons of Novel and Films:

• On A Month in the Country, Novel and Film: The Power of Mise-en-scne versus Landscape and Dialogue: Opening Scenes.
• On Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Mise-en-scne versus Verbal Imagery: What Human Beings Treasure Most.

Film Reviews

• Peter Jones and David R. Axelrod's Lost at Sea: Spellbinding and Entertaining.
• Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener: A compelling film about science and politics.
• Fernando Meirelles' The Constant Gardener: Combining two genres
• Mike Nichols' Wit: The world of medicine and patient treatment
• Mike Nicols' Wit: A poignant look and mini-instruction book
• Stephen Frears' Mary Reilly: Social Stratification and Class Consciousness in 19th Century England

Further Online Materials

• For Richard Feynman
  • A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman
    
  • Michael Swaine, Four Feynman Books, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books
    
  • Peter Weiss, "Dr Feynman's Doodles: How one scientist's simple sketches transformed physics", first published in Science News, 168:3 [July 16, 2005]:40-42, 44.
• For Dava Sobel
  • Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based.
  • The NOVA Transcript: Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude as aired by PBS.
• For the book and film, The Constant Gardener,
  • Marcia Angell "The Body Hunters", New York Review of Books, 52:15, October 16, 2005. A review of book and film and researched essay on politics and the pharmaceutical industry.
  • Todd Hoffman, "The Constant Writer: LeCarre Spies a New Villain", Queen's Quarterly, Spring 2001
  • Bibliography for LeCarre
• Danielle Ofri's 's Bellevue Literary Review:
  • Selections from Recent Issue
  • History and Background
• A short list of books and essays on the science of medicine.
  
  • Marcia Angell, "Your Dangerous Drugstore", New York Review of Books, 53:10 (June 8, 2006).
• Internet Movie Database information for Wit and The Constant Gardener

Preview Advanced Composition Natural Sciences and Technology Fall 2006 English 302N13, N15, N02 (T, 7:20-10:00 pm; R, 4:30-7:10 & 7:20-10:00 pm) Book and Film List.

Spring 2006 Syllabus Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology: English 302:N11 (Tues/Thurs, 10:30-11:45 pm, Robinson A123); English 302.N12 (Tues/Thurs, 12:00-1:15 pm, Robinson B103); English 302.N13 (Tues/Thurs, 1:30-2:45 pm, Robinson B103) Short Talk Schedule Short Talks for 302N11; 302N12; 302N13 Bibliography and Notes Formats for All Students MLA Style (Modern Language Association): a list of entries with explanations (from Writers' Workshop). CBE Style (Council of Biology Editors): Chapter 6 of The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. APA Style (American Psychological Association): the Fifth Edition of the APA Publication Manual (from Writers' Workshop). For English 302N11, N12, N13: Advanced Composition in Natural Sciences and Technology Learning to Write an Abstract for 302N13 Instructions Practice I Practice II Student Models For Short Talk On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment" For Model Plan Plan for paper on a musical instrument Essay #1 "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge" The Moving Scala:" On the Escalator "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert Book Reviews "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader" "Adventures of a Curious Character" "Racism must go" "The Difficult Profession of Medicine" Essay #2 "Some Observations on the Orangutans," "The White-Tailed Deer" "The California Sea- Lion" "Still a Mystery: Ball Lightning" "Deserts, Wind and Water" Essay #3 "Improving Life with Arthritis" "The Real Aftereffects of Abortion" "Dental Implants" "Ritalin and ADHD" "Caesarean Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?" Alternative (Biographical Portrait Sketch) "Unravelling the Mystery" For Comparisons of Novel and Films: On A Month in the Country, Novel and Film: The Power of Mise-en-sc�ène versus Landscape and Dialogue: Opening Scenes. On Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Mise-en-sc�ène versus Verbal Imagery: What Human Beings Treasure Most. Film Reviews Spellbinding and Entertaining: "Lost at Sea" Stephen Frears's Mary Reilly: Social Stratification and Class Consciousness in 19th Century England Further Online Materials For Richard Feynman A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books "Dr Feynman's Doodles: How one scientist's simple sketches transformed physics" by Peter Weiss (published in Science News, 168:3 [July 16, 2005]:40-42, 44) Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based. Two NOVA Transcripts: In Search of the First Language as aired by PBS; and Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude as aired by PBS. For Steve Olson's Mapping Human History: a short list of books and essays on archeaology, human genetic history, migration, language study, history, literature and memory GMU English department text and community website for Jon Krakauer's Into the Wild For the book and film, The Constant Gardener, "The Body Hunters" by Marcia Angell, New York Review of Books, 52:15, October 16, 2005. A review of book and film and researched essay on politics and the pharmaceutical industry. Todd Hoffman, "The Constant Writer: LeCarre Spies a New Villain", Queen's Quarterly, Spring 2001 (Spring 108). Danielle Ofri's 's Bellevue Literary Review: Selections from Recent Issue History and Background "Common Ground" (first published in Discover, reprinted in Best American Science Writing, ed. Oliver Sacks (HarperCollins 2003): 213-221. A short list of books and essays on the science of medicine. Internet Movie Database information for Wit and The Constant Gardener

Preview Advanced Composition Natural Sciences and Technology Summer 2006 English 302NBN1 & BN2 (T/R, 4:20-7:10 pm; T/R, 7:20-10:00 pm) Fall 2006 English 302N13, N15, N02 (T, 7:20-10:00 pm; R, 4:30-7:10 & 7:20-10:00 pm) Book and Film Lists.

Fall 2005

Syllabus

Reading & Writing About Texts:
Eng 201:026 (Tues, 4:30-7:10, Robinson A125)

Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology:
English 302:N08 (Tues/Thurs, 1:30-2:45 pm, Robinson A109); English 302.N09 (Tues/Thurs, 3:00-4:15 pm, Robinson A245

Short Talk Schedule

Short Talks for 201.026
Short Talks for 302N08; 302N09

Bibliography and Notes Formats for All Students

• MLA Style (Modern Language Association): a list of entries with explanations (from Writers' Workshop).
• CBE Style (Council of Biology Editors): Chapter 6 of The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers.
• APA Style (American Psychological Association): the Fifth Edition of the APA Publication Manual (from Writers' Workshop).

For English 201.026: Reading and Writing About Texts

The Format Students Must Follow to Write Essays

The Essay with Guidelines

Student Models (for 201.026)

For Short Talk
• Two Short Talks on Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Shifting Points of View versus Ensemble Cast and Flashbacks"
• One Student Talk on Chr��étien de Troyes's Erec and Enide
For Essays with Guidelines:
• An Essay Following Guidelines on Three Anonymous Anglo-Saxon Poems
• An Essay Following Guidelines on Thomas Middleton's Jacobean play, Women Beware Women
  
• An Essay Following Guidelines comparing the treatment of passion in Ann Radcliffe's Romance of the Forest with Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility
  
• An Essay Following Guidelines comparing Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to Valerie Martin's Mary Reilly
• An Essay Following Guidelines on the use of gothic landscape and romance in Anthony Trollope's Anglo-Irish novel, An Eye for an Eye
• An Essay Following Guidelines on illusions and ghosts in Three Ghost Stories
  
For Comparisons of Novel and Films:
• On A Month in the Country, Novel and Film: The Power of Mise-en-sc��ène versus Landscape and Dialogue: Opening Scenes.
• On Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Mise-en-sc��ène versus Verbal Imagery: What Human Beings Treasure Most.
Film Review
• Stephen Frears's Mary Reilly: Social Stratification and Class Consciousness in 19th Century England

Further Online and Reserve Materials for 201.026

• J. L. Carr's A Month in the Country
  • Brief life and works encyclopedia entry
  • Quince Tree Press
• Ann Patchett's Bel Canto
  • Book Reviews and Interviews about Ann Patchett's Bel Canto;
  • from Gwen Ifill interviews Patchett for PBS;
  • David Welch interviews Patchett for Powell.com;
  • An Anonymous Interview of Patchett on "official" website;
  • Reading Group Study Guide.
• William Wellman film, The Ox-Bow Incident.
• Graham Swift's Last Orders
  • From the Victorian Web: Graham Swift: An Overview, consisting of essays and much information on the man and his books,
  • From Brock University, Dept. of English, Prof. John Lye's outline of the novel, Last Orders by Graham Swift.
• Bobbie Ann Mason's The Girl Sleuth
  • An Informative Nancy Drew website.
  • A Judy Bolton archive.
• Bibliography for Children's Literature
• Azar Nafisi's Reading Lolita in Teheran by Judith Lewis
• Internet Movie Database information for: A Month in the Country, The Piano, Last Orders, Ox- Bow Incident

For English 302N08 and N09: Advanced Composition in Natural Sciences and Technology

Learning to Write an Abstract for 302N13

• Instructions
  
• Practice I
  
• Practice II

Student Models

For Short Talk

• On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment"

For Model Plan

• Plan for paper on a musical instrument

Essay #1

• "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge"
  
• The Moving Scala:" On the Escalator
• "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert
  

Book Reviews

• "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader"
  
• "Adventures of a Curious Character"

Essay #2

• "Some Observations on the Orangutans," "The White-Tailed Deer"
  
• "The California Sea- Lion"
  
• "Deserts, Wind and Water"
  

Essay #3

• "Improving Life with Arthritis"
  
• "The Real Aftereffects of Abortion"
• "Dental Implants"
• "Ritalin and ADHD"
  
• "Caesarean Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?"
  

  Alternative (Biographical Portrait Sketch) "Unravelling the Mystery"

Further Online Materials

• A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman
  
• Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books
  
• Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based.
• Two NOVA Transcripts: In Search of the First Language as aired by PBS; and Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude as aired by PBS.
• For Steve Olson's Mapping Human History: a short list of books and essays on archeaology, human genetic history, migration, language study, history, literature and memory
• For the book and film, The Constant Gardener, "The Body Hunters" by Marcia Angell, New York Review of Books, 52:15, October 16, 2005. A review of book and film and researched essay on politics and the pharmaceutical industry.
• Atul Gawande's Website: includes a list of his publications.
• Danielle Ofri's 's Bellevue Literary Review:
  • Selections from Recent Issue
  • History and Background
• A short list of books and essays on the science of medicine.
  
• Internet Movie Database information for Wit.
• Perri Klass's Reach Out and Read: Literary Promotion in Pediatrics: A Talk , accompanied by a short biography and bibliography.

Summer 2005 Syllabus Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology: English 302:BN3 (Tues/Thurs, 4:30 - 7:10 pm, Robinson Hall A107) English 302.BN2 (Tues/Thurs, 7:20 - 10:00 pm, Robinson Hall A109) Short Talk Schedule Short Talks for 302BN3/BN2 Learning to Write an Abstract for 302BN2 and BN3 Instructions Practice I Practice II Bibliography and Notes Formats MLA Style (Modern Language Association): a list of entries with explanations (from Writers' Workshop). CBE Style (Council of Biology Editors): Chapter 6 of The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. APA Style (American Psychological Association): the Fifth Edition of the APA Publication Manual (from Writers' Workshop). Student Models For Short Talk On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment" Essay #1 "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge" The Moving Scala:" On the Escalator "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert Book Reviews "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader" "Adventures of a Curious Character" Essay #2 "Improving Life with Arthritis" "The Real Aftereffects of Abortion" "Dental Implants" "Caesarean Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?" "Ritalin and ADHD" First Alternative (Biographical Portrait Sketch) "Unravelling the Mystery" Second Alternative (researched subject matter drawn from Olson, permission from instructor required) "Deserts, Wind and Water" Further Online Materials A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based. Two NOVA Transcripts: In Search of the First Language as aired by PBS; and Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude as aired by PBS. A short list of books and essays on topics, texts and films related to Steve Olson's Mapping Human History: our human genetic and cultural heritage and history. Atul Gawande's Website: includes a list of his publications. Danielle Ofri's 's Bellevue Literary Review: Selections from Recent Issue History and Background A short list of books and essays on the science of medicine. Internet Movie Database information for Wit. Perri Klass's Reach Out and Read: Literary Promotion in Pediatrics: A Talk , accompanied by a short biography and bibliography.

Preview Fall 2005 Advanced Composition: Natural Sciences and Technology, English 302N08 and 302N09 (Tues/Thurs, 1:30-2:45 pm, Robinson A249; 3:00-4:15 pm, Robinson A243) Reading & Writing About Texts: A Primary Course on Literature, English 201:026 (Tues, 4:30-7:10 pm, Robinson A125) Book and Film Lists.

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Spring 2005 Syllabi Advanced Composition on the Humanities: Eng 302:H14 (Tues/Thurs, 9:00-10:15 am, Robinson A246) Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology: English 302N09 (Tues/Thurs, 10:30-11:45 pm, Thompson 112), English 302N10 (Tues/Thurs, 12-1:15 pm, Robinson B124) Short Talk Schedule Short Talks for 302H14 Short Talks for 302N09/10 Learning to Write an Abstract for 302H14, N09 and N10 Instructions Practice I Practice II Bibliography and Notes Formats MLA Style (Modern Language Association): a list of entries with explanations (from Writers' Workshop). CBE Style (Council of Biology Editors): Chapter 6 of The CBE Manual for Authors, Editors, and Publishers. APA Style (American Psychological Association): the Fifth Edition of the APA Publication Manual (from Writers' Workshop). For English 302H14: Advanced Composition on the Humanities Student Models for 302H14 For Short Talk: On Chr�étien de Troyes's Erec and Enide Two Short Talks on Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Shifting Points of View versus Ensemble Cast and Flashbacks" For Essays: There are models in Timothy Corrigan's A Short Guide for Guide to Writing About Film. Fifth Edition. New York: Longmans, 2001. ISBN 0-321-08114-5. Writing About Art Bernini's Apollo and Daphne The Red Fox Inn: Middleburg, Virginia Writing About Music Plainsong Melissa Etheride's "Royal Station 4/16 Writing About Films: On A Month in the Country, Novel and Film: The Power of Mise-en-sc�ène versus Landscape and Dialogue: Opening Scenes. On Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Mise-en-sc�ène versus Verbal Imagery: What Human Beings Treasure Most. Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frears's Mary Reilly: Social Stratification and Class Consciousness in 19th Century England Writing About Literature Guidelines for writing a Literary Essay. Perversions of Natural Emotions in Love and Marriage in Three Anglo-Saxon Poems Love as Possession in Thomas Middleton's Jacobean play, Women Beware Women Passion and Romance in Ann Radcliffe's Romance of the Forest and Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility A Comparison of Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Martin's Mary Reilly "Gothic Landscape in Trollope's An Eye for an Eye" "Illusions or Ghosts": Three Ghost Stories Memory and Self: In Search of Lost Time Through Literature "On Rereading The Wind in the Willows" "Go Ask Alice: A Believable Diary About Drug Use" "A Rediscovery of the Velveteen Rabbit" "E. B. White and Charlotte's Web "A Memory to Live By: Where the Red Fern Grows" Further Online and Reserve Materials for 302H14 Patchett's Bel Canto Book Reviews and Interviews about Ann Patchett's Bel Canto; from Gwen Ifill interviews Patchett for PBS; David Welch interviews Patchett for Powell.com; An Anonymous Interview of Patchett on "official" website; Reading Group Study Guide. Jane Campion's The Piano On reserve at the Johnson Center: Jane Campion's The Piano, a screenplay (New York: Hyperion, 1993, ISBN 1562827030); Harriet Margolis, ed. Jane Campion's The Piano. (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press Handbook, 2000, ISBN 0521597218) An online version of Jane Campion's The Piano: A Screenplay. Alan Stone's review of The Piano from The Boston Review: A Political and Literary Forum. On the William Wellman film, The Ox-Bow Incident. Graham Swift's Last Orders From the Victorian Web: Graham Swift: An Overview, consisting of essays and much information on the man and his books, From Brock University, Dept. of English, Prof. John Lye's outline of the novel, Last Orders by Graham Swift. On Reading Lolita in Teheran by Judith Lewis Bobbie Ann Mason's The Girl Sleuth An Informative Nancy Drew website. A Judy Bolton archive. Bibliography for Children's Literature A List of Children's books suitable for In Search of Lost Time. Internet Movie Database information for: A Month in the Country, The Piano, Last Orders, Ox- Bow Incident For English 302N09 and N10: Advanced Composition in Natural Sciences and Technology Student Models for 302N09 and N10 For Short Talk On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment" Essay #1 "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge" "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert Book Reviews "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader" "Adventures of a Curious Character" Essay #2 "Some Observations on the Orangutans," "The White-Tailed Deer" "The California Sea- Lion" "Deserts, Wind and Water" Essay #3 "Improving Life with Arthritis" "The Real Aftereffects of Abortion" "Ritalin and ADHD" "Unravelling the Mystery" "Caesarean Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?" Further Online Materials for 302N09/N10 A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based. Two NOVA Transcripts: In Search of the First Language as aired by PBS; and Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude as aired by PBS. A short list of books and essays on topics, texts and films related to Steve Olson's Mapping Human History: our human genetic and cultural heritage and history. Danielle Ofri's 's Bellevue Literary Review: Selections from Recent Issue History and Background A short list of books and essays on the science of medicine. Internet Movie Database information for Wit. Perri Klass's Reach Out and Read: Literary Promotion in Pediatrics: A Talk , accompanied by a short biography and bibliography.

Preview Summer 2005 Advanced Composition: Natural Sciences and Technology, Session B: Eng 302BN3 and 302BN2 (Tues/Thurs, 4:30-7:10 pm, Robinson A107; 7:20-10:00 pm, Robinson A109) Fall 2005 Advanced Composition: Natural Sciences and Technology, English 302N08 and 302N09 (Tues/Thurs, 1:30-2:45 pm, Robinson A249; 3:00-4:15 pm, Robinson A243) Book and Film Lists.

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Fall 2004 Syllabi Reading & Writing About Texts: Eng 201:033/035 (Thurs, 4:30-7:10, 7:20-10pm, Enterprize 279/Robinson A210) Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology: English 302N13: Mon, 7:20-10:100 pm, Robinson A101 Short Talk Schedule Short Talks for 201.033/035 Short Talks for 302N13 For English 201.033/035: Reading and Writing About Texts The Format Students Must Follow to Write Essays The Essay with Guidelines Student Models (for 201.033/035) For Short Talk Two Short Talks on Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Shifting Points of View versus Ensemble Cast and Flashbacks" One Student Talk on Chr�étien de Troyes's Erec and Enide For Essays with Guidelines: An Essay Following Guidelines on Three Anonymous Anglo-Saxon Poems An Essay Following Guidelines on Thomas Middleton's Jacobean play, Women Beware Women An Essay Following Guidelines comparing the treatment of passion in Ann Radcliffe's Romance of the Forest with Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility An Essay Following Guidelines comparing Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to Valerie Martin's Mary Reilly An Essay Following Guidelines on the use of gothic landscape and romance in Anthony Trollope's Anglo-Irish novel, An Eye for an Eye An Essay Following Guidelines on illusions and ghosts in Three Ghost Stories For Comparisons of Novel and Films: On A Month in the Country, Novel and Film: The Power of Mise-en-sc�ène versus Landscape and Dialogue: Opening Scenes. On Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Mise-en-sc�ène versus Verbal Imagery: What Human Beings Treasure Most. Film Review Stephen Frears's Mary Reilly: Social Stratification and Class Consciousness in 19th Century England Further Online and Reserve Materials for 201.003/035 From the Victorian Web: Graham Swift: An Overview, consisting of essays and much information on the man and his books, From Brock University, Dept. of English, Prof. John Lye's outline of the novel, Last Orders by Graham Swift. For English 302N13: Advanced Composition in Natural Sciences and Technology Learning to Write an Abstract for 302N13 Instructions Practice I Practice II Student Models for 302N13 For Short Talk On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment" Essay #1 "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge" "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert Book Reviews "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader" "Adventures of a Curious Character" Essay #2 "Some Observations on the Orangutans," "The White-Tailed Deer" "The California Sea- Lion" "Deserts, Wind and Water" Essay #3 "Improving Life with Arthritis" "Ritalin and ADHD" "Unravelling the Mystery" "Caesarean Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?" Further Online Materials for 302N13 A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based. Two NOVA Transcripts: In Search of the First Language as aired by PBS; and Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude as aired by PBS. A short list of books and essays on topics, texts and films related to Steve Olson's Mapping Human History: our human genetic and cultural heritage and history. Melvin Konner's Website A short list of books and essays on the science of medicine. Internet Movie Database information for Wit. Perri Klass's Reach Out and Read: Literary Promotion in Pediatrics: A Talk , accompanied by a short biography and bibliography.

Preview Spring 2005 Advanced Composition in the Humanities: Eng 302:H14 (Tues/Thurs, 9- 10:15am, Robinson A246) Advanced Composition: Natural Sciences and Technology: Eng 302N09/10 (Tues/Thurs, 10:30-11:45 am, 12-1:15 pm, Thompson 112; Robinson B124) Two Book and Film Lists. Summer 2005 Advanced Composition: Natural Sciences and Technology, Session B: Eng 301BN1 and 301BN2 (Tues/Thurs, 4:30-7:10 pm, 7:20-10:00 pm) (I've not yet decided on all books or films, but see the above list for 302N09/10 for the some specifics and kinds of books.)

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Summer 2004 Syllabus Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology: English 302BN2: Tues/Thurs, 7:20-10:100 pm Now Located Permanently in Robinson A101! Short Talk Schedule Short Talks Learning to Write an Abstract Instructions Practice I Practice II Student Models For Short Talk On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment" Two Short Talks on Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Shifting Points of View versus Ensemble Cast and Flashbacks" Essay #1 "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge" "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert Book Reviews "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader" "Adventures of a Curious Character" Essay #2 "Improving Life with Arthritis" "Ritalin and ADHD" "Unravelling the Mystery" "Caesarean Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?" "Deserts, Wind and Water" Film Review Stephen Frears's Mary Reilly: Social Stratification and Class Consciousness in 19th Century England Further Online Materials A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based. Two NOVA Transcripts: In Search of the First Language as aired by PBS; and Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude as aired by PBS. A short list of books and essays on topics, texts and films related to Steve Olson's Mapping Human History: our human genetic and cultural heritage and history. A short list of books and essays on the science of medicine. Internet Movie Database information for Wit.

Fall 2004 Preview Reading & Writing About Texts: Eng 201:033/035 (Thurs, 4:30-7:10, 7:20-10pm, Enterprize 279/Robinson A210); Advanced Composition: Natural Sciences and Technology: Eng 302N13 (Mon, 7:20-10:00 pm, Robinson A101) Two Book and Film Lists.

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Spring 2004 Syllabus Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology: English 302N12: Monday, 4:30-7:10 pm, Robinson B204 English 302N13: 7:20-10:100 pm, Enterprise Hall 275 Short Talk Schedule Short Talks for 302N12 and N13 Learning to Write an Abstract Instructions Practice I Practice II Student Models For Short Talk On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment" Two Short Talks on Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Shifting Points of View versus Ensemble Cast and Flashbacks" Essay #1 "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge" "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert Book Reviews "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader" "Adventures of a Curious Character" Essay #2 On A Month in the Country, Novel and Film: The Power of Mise-en-sc�ène versus Landscape and Dialogue: Opening Scenes. On Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Mise-en-sc�ène versus Verbal Imagery: What Human Beings Treasure Most. Guidelines for writing a Literary Essay. A Comparison of Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Martin's Mary Reilly Essay #3 "Improving Life with Arthritis" "Ritalin and ADHD" "Unravelling the Mystery" "Caesarean Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?" Film Review Stephen Frears's Mary Reilly: Social Stratification and Class Consciousness in 19th Century England Further Online Materials A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based. Two NOVA Transcripts: In Search of the First Language as aired by PBS; and Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude as aired by PBS. Michael Ondaatje: An Overview, consisting of essays and much information on the man and his books. Text and Community Website 2004 for The English Patient Postcolonial materials connected to Ondaatje's novel and Steve Olson's Mapping Human History. Short Outline/Parallels and Contrasts: Ondaatje's English Patient and Minghella's English Patient. A short list of books and essays on topics, texts and films: Ondaatje and Minghella's The English Patient and Mapping Human History. A short list of books and essays on the science of medicine. Internet Movie Database information for The English Patient and Wit.

Summer 2004 Preview Adv Comp: Natural Sciences/Technology: Eng 302:BN2 (Tues/Thurs, 7:20-10:00 pm). Book and Film List. Fall 2004 Reading & Writing About Texts: Eng 201:033/034 (Thurs, 4:30-7:10, 7:20-10pm) Book and Film List.

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Fall 2003 Syllabuses Advanced Composition on the Natural Sciences and Applied Technology: English 302N15: Thursday, 4:30 - 7:10 pm, Enterprise Hall 275 Advanced Composition on the Humanities: English 302H20 and 302H21: Friday, 10:30 am - 1:15 pm, Robinson B102; Saturday, 9:00 am - 1:45 pm, Robinson A246 Short Talk Schedules: Short Talks for 302N15 Short Talks for 302H20 and H21 Learning to Write an Abstract for 302N15, 302H20, 302H21 Instructions Practice I Practice II Student Models for 302N15 For Short Talk: On "Richard Feynman's Definition of a Good Experiment" Essay #1 "The Great American Scream Machine" and "The Golden Gate Bridge" "From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert Book Reviews: "The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader" "Adventures of a Curious Character" Essay #2 "Some Observations on the Orangutans," "The White-Tailed Deer" "The California Sea- Lion" Essay #3: "Improving Life with Arthritis" "Ritalin and ADHD" "Unravelling the Mystery" "Caesaran Childbirth: A Modern Convenience?" Student Models for 302H20 and H21 For Short Talk: On Chr�étien de Troyes's Erec and Enide Two Short Talks on Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Shifting Points of View versus Ensemble Cast and Flashbacks" Essay #1 and Film Reviews: There are a number of models are in Timothy Corrigan's A Short Guide for Guide to Writing About Film. Fifth Edition. New York: Longmans, 2001. ISBN 0-321-08114-5. On A Month in the Country, Novel and Film: The Power of Mise-en-sc�ène versus Landscape and Dialogue: Opening Scenes. On Last Orders, Novel and Film: "Mise-en-sc�ène versus Verbal Imagery: What Human Beings Treasure Most. Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde and Frears's Mary Reilly: Social Stratification and Class Consciousness in 19th Century England Essay #2: Guidelines for writing a Literary Essay. A Comparison of Stevenson's Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde and Martin's Mary Reilly "Gothic Landscape in Trollope's An Eye for an Eye" "Illusions or Ghosts": Three Ghost Stories Essay #3: In Search of Lost Time "On Rereading The Wind in the Willows" "Go Ask Alice: A Believable Diary About Drug Use" "A Rediscovery of the Velveteen Rabbit" "E. B. White and Charlotte's Web "A Memory to Live By: Where the Red Fern Grows" Further Online Materials for 302N15 A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude is based. A NOVA Transcript: The Script for Longitude as aired by PBS A short list of books on the science of medicine Internet Movie Database information for Wit. Melvin Konner's Website Further Online and Reserve Materials for 302H20 and H21 A short list of books on Children's Literature A List of Novels and Stories for Children From the Victorian Web: Graham Swift: An Overview, consisting of essays and much information on the man and his books, From Brock University, Dept. of English, Prof. John Lye's outline of the novel, Last Orders by Graham Swift. On reserve at the Johnson Center: Jane Campion's The Piano: A Screenplay. An online version of Jane Campion's The Piano: A Screenplay. Internet Movie Database information for: A Month in the Country, Last Orders, The Piano, Mary Reilly

Spring 2004 Preview Advanced Comp: Natural Sciences & Technology: English 302:N12 and N13 (Monday, 4:30-710, 7:20-10:00pm). Book and Film List.

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Summer 2003: Advanced Writing on the Natural Sciences and Technology English 302BN1: Tues/Thurs, 4:30 - 7:10 pm, Robinson B222 English 302BN2: Tues/Thurs, 7:20 - 10:00 pm, Enterprise 279 The Syllabus Essential Materials A Schedule of Short Talks Student Models: Essay #1 The Great American Scream Machine and The Golden Gate Bridge From Dictaphone to Disc: The Beginnings of the In-Home Concert Book Reviews: The Scientific Method: A Review of Darwin's The Voyage of the Beagle and Mark Ridley's Darwin Reader Adventures of a Curious Character Essay #2: Improving Life with Arthritis Ritalin and ADHD Unravelling the Mystery Caesaran Childbirth: A Modern Convenience? Learning to Write an Abstract Instructions Practice I Practice II Further Online Materials A short list of books by and on Richard Feynman Four Feynman Books by Michael Swaine, "Programmer's Bookshelf", Electronic Review of Books Reviews of Dava Sobel's book, Longitude upon which the film, Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude (see below) is based. A short list of books on the science of medicine Melvin Konner's Website Perri Klass's Reach Out and Read: Literary Promotion in Pediatrics: A Talk , accompanied by a short biography and bibliography. Internet Movie Database information on the film adaptation of Margaret Edson's Wit by Mike Nichols and Emma Thompson. Films: Ralph Leighton's The Last Journey of a Genius. A BBC/NOVA film, 54 minutes, January 1989. This is a film portrait biography of Richard Feynman. Christopher Sykes's The Pleasure of Finding Things Out. A BBC/WGBH MCPS 1999 film, 45 minutes. This is a film of a long interview with Feynman on science. Peter Jones and David R. Axelrod's Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude. A 1998 NOVA film, 60 minutes. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, with Patrick Malahide as John Harrison. Wit, HBO film, made for TV, from a screenplay by Emma Thompson and Mike Nichols, adapted from the Pulitzer Prize winning play by Margaret Edson. Directed by Mike Nichols, starring Emma Thompson as Vivan Bearing, Christopher Lloyd as Dr. Kelekian, Eileen Atkins as E.M. Ashford, Audra McDonald as Susie Monahan, Jonathan M. Woodward as Jason Posner, Harold Pinter as Vivian's Father, and Rebecca Laurie as Vivian aged 5. A professor is diagnosed with terminal ovarian cancer. 98 minutes.

Fall 2003 Preview Advanced Comp: Humanities: 302:H20 (Fri, 10:30am-1:15pm) and 302.H21 (Sat, 9:00am-1:4 pm); Advanced Comp: Natural Sciences & Technology: English 302:N15 (Thurs, 4:30-7:10pm). Two Book and Film Lists.

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Spring 2003: Advanced Writing on the Natural Sciences and Technology English 302N13: Wednesday, 7:20-10:00 pm, Krug Hall 253 English 302N14: Thursday, 4:30-7:10 pm, Robinson Hall A247 The Syllabus Essential Materials A Schedule of Short Talks Student Models: Student Models for Essay #1 Student Models for Essay #2 Student Model for Book Review Student Model 1 for Abstract, Annotated Bibliography & Research Essay for #3 Student Model 2 for Abstract, Annotated Bibliography, & Research Essay for #3 Older Student Model Reseach Essay for #3 Student Model for Short Talk from Literature Course Learning to Write an Abstract Instructions Practice I Practice II Two Short Bibliographies and Further Online Materials For a short list of books by and on Richard Feynman, click here A Professional On-Line "Popular" Review of Some Biographies of Feynman: Dr Dobbs, Michael Swaine's "Four Feynman Books," "Programmer's Bookshelf", from Electronic Review of Books For a short list of books on the science of medicine, click here For Melvin Konner's Website click here Films: Ralph Leighton's The Last Journey of a Genius. A BBC/NOVA film, 54 minutes, January 1989. This is a film portrait biography of Richard Feynman. Christopher Sykes's The Pleasure of Finding Things Out. A BBC/WGBH MCPS 1999 film, 45 minutes. This is a film of a long interview with Feynman on science. This is available at The Tuva Trader Page. Peter Jones and David R. Axelrod's Lost at Sea: The Search for Longitude. A 1998 NOVA film, 60 minutes. Narrated by Richard Dreyfuss, with Patrick Malahide as John Harrison. David Attenborough's Life on Earth: A Natural History. The 13 separate episodes and an abridgement of these into two tapes running 3 hours and 45 minutes. A 1987 Warner Home Video. Frederick Wiseman's Near Death, written, directed, produced by Frederick Wiseman. Boston, 1989. This is a six-hour film which tells a group of interweaved stories about patients who come into intensive care in modern American hospitals. We will see Parts One and Two. The film provides further context for our investigation of the science and technologies of medicine.

Summer 2003: Session B Preview Advanced Composition in Natural Sciences and Technology, English 302BN1 (Tues/Thurs, 4:30PM; 7:10PM ) and 302BN2 (Tues/Thurs; 7:20PM 10:00PM) A Book and Film List.

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Fall 2002 Syllabuses for Western Literary Masterworks: English 203.002, The Matters of Troy and Arthur and the Renaissance as it affected Women: Monday, 7:20 - 10:00 pm, East Hall 121 Reading and Writing About Texts: English 201.016 and 019, A Primary Course on How to Read and to Write About Literature 016: Mon/Wed, 10:30 - 11:45 am, Robinson Hall B202; 019: Mon/Wed, 12:00 - 1:15 pm, Robinson Hall B124 Essential Materials A Schedule of Short Talks for English 203.002: Western Literary Masterworks A Schedule of Short Talks for English 201.016 and 019: A Primary Course in How to Read and Write about Literature For all three classes (English 203.002, 201.016 and 019): Model Student Talk by Diana Mullen on Chr�étien de Troyes's Erec and Enide The Essay with Guidelines For all three classes (English 203.002, 201.016 and 019), Western Literary Masterworks and Reading Texts: The Essay with Guidelines Student Models of Essays with Guidelines Of particular interest to 203.002, Western Literary Masterworks: An Essay Following Guidelines on Three Anonymous Anglo-Saxon Poems An Essay Following Guidelines on Thomas Middleton's Jacobean play, Women Beware Women An Essay Following Guidelines on 'Chr�étien de Troyes's Erec and Enide, The Knight of the Cart (Lancelot) and Marion Zimmer Bradley's The Mists of Avalon Of particular Interest to 201.016 and 019, Reading and Writing About Texts: An Essay Following Guidelines comparing the treatment of passion in Ann Radcliffe's Romance of the Forest with Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility An Essay Following Guidelines comparing Robert Louis Stevenson's Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde to Valerie Martin's Mary Reilly An Essay Following Guidelines on the use of gothic landscape and romance in Anthony Trollope's Anglo-Irish novel, An Eye for an Eye An Essay Following Guidelines on illusions and ghosts in Three Ghost Stories Available Online Texts for English 203.002, Western Literary Masterworks Sophocles Antigone in a translation by Sir Richard Jebb Pallenberg, Rospo and John Boorman, Three variants on the Screenplay for their 1981 film, Excalibur: 1) An Early Draft, not the Shooting Script; 2) A Screenplay by Rospo Pallenberg, adapted from Malory's Le Morte D'Arthur; and 3) A very long version which is the closest text on the Net to actual final Shooting Script Thomas Middleton and William Rowley's The Changeling Marie-Madeleine de Lafayette's The Princess de Cl�èves John Webster's The Duchess of Malfi

Spring 2003 Preview Advanced Composition in Natural Sciences and Technology, English 302N13 (Wed, 7:20-10:00 PM) and 302.N14 (Thurs, 4:30-7:10 PM) A Book and Film List.

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Summer 2002

Syllabuses for Advanced Writing on the Natural Sciences and Technology

Syllabus for Session B: English 302:BN2 Tues/Thurs, 7:20 - 10:00 pm, Robinson A205
Syllabus for Session C: English 302:CN2: MTWR, 11:45 AM -- 1:50 PM Robinson A206

Essential Materials

A Schedule of Short Talks for Session B
A Schedule of Short Talks for Session C

Student Models

Models for Essay #1
Book Review of Two Books by Feynman
Model 1 for Abstract, Annotated Bibliography & Research Essay for #2
Model 2 for Abstract, Annotated Bibliography, & Research Essay for #2
Older Model Reseach Essay for #2

Learning to Write an Abstract

Instructions
Practice I
Practice II

Bibliographies for our two major science writers:

A Feynman Bibliography
A Professional Review of Some Biographies of Feynman: Dr D