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SRJC English Department's Literature Offerings: Spring 2009 Literature Index: Reading & Composition ENGLISH 1A Melissa Kort Section: 4773 M W 9:00 am - 11:00 am 9:00 am - 11:00 am Emeritus Hall 1607 Emeritus Hall 1628 Santa Rosa Campus Santa Rosa Campus Section: 4797 TTh 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Emeritus Hall 1601 Santa Rosa Campus “Buildings fall; even the earth perishes,” Virginia Woolf wrote in “Craftsmanship.” “But words, if properly used, seem able to live forever.” This class aims to help you use words “properly” and to develop more effective essays, effective for success in this and other classes, as well as for success in your life outside of school. The first step towards improving your writing is to learn to read more consciously and critically; the second is to get constructive feedback on your writing (and not just a grade). We’ll explore models of great writing to spark discussions and ideas for essays on such topics as race, class, and gender, and w’'ll look closely at the language of the November election campaigns. We’ll also study this year’s Work of Literary Merit, Mark Twain’s HUCKLEBERRY FINN, paying particular attention to the controversies it has sparked over time and its status as an iconic American novel. Your essays will be reviewed regularly (constantly!) in one-on-one tutorials in class aimed at immediately getting you precisely the information you need to improve your writing. For most people, English 1A is just an inconvenient, uncomfortable hoop through which they must jump in order to continue and complete their college education. This class hopes to make that jump count for you-to change your writing for the better, to improve your reading comprehension and pleasure, to prepare you for success throughout your college career—and beyond. 4 units/4 hours lecture. Grade only. Prerequisite: Completion of ENGL 100B or higher (V8); OR completion of ENGL 100; OR completion of ESL 100. Critical reading and discussion of works in various literary forms. Composition predominantly of reasoned and reflective prose. (CSU/UC) AA/AS area A; CSU area A2; IGETC area 1A; CAN ENGL 2; ENGL 1A + ENGL 1B = CAN ENGL SEQ A

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