Course Materials

Last updated Mon Jul 19 15:24:52 PDT 2004 by JMC.

Here you will find all the freely distributable course materials which have been distributed so far. Most recent entries will be at the top.

  1. Style Essay Peer Review Worksheet - workshop questions for the final essay.
    Postyed on Mon Dec 1 19:09:48 EST 2003 by JMC.
  2. Prospero's Speech - a case study of Latin and Saxon words.
    Posted on Sat Nov 29 23:09:10 EST 2003 by JMC.
  3. Long Sentence Assignment - requirements and guidelines for constructing a 200-word sentence.
    Posted on Sat Nov 29 23:09:36 EST 2003 by JMC.
  4. Style Essay Assignment - requirements and guidelines for the final essay.
    Posted on Tue Nov 25 11:36:01 EST 2003 by JMC.
  5. Synthesis Essay Peer Review Worksheet - workshop questions for the fourth essay.
    Posted on Mon Nov 17 10:39:54 EST 2003 by JMC.
  6. Synthesis Essay Assignment - requirements and guidelines for the fourth essay.
    Posted on Tue Nov 11 21:19:23 EST 2003 by JMC.
  7. Orwell Handout - contains the complete text of George Orwell's "Politics and the English Language," along with study questions.
    Posted on Tue Nov 11 21:18:05 EST 2003 by JMC.
  8. Study Questions for Borges - on Citizen Kane, banality, and genius.
    Posted on Tue Nov 11 21:15:22 EST 2003 by JMC.
  9. Persuasive Essay Peer Review Worksheet - workshop questions for the third essay.
    Posted on Wed Oct 29 15:22:54 EST 2003 by JMC.
  10. Logic Handout - a brief guide to logical fallacies for writers of English papers.
    Posted on Sun Oct 26 14:30:43 EST 2003 by JMC.
  11. Study Question for Vidal - on why simple things aren't always simple.
    Posted on Tue Oct 21 21:36:35 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  12. Study Questions for Postman - on epistemology, media, and audience response.
    Posted on Tue Oct 21 21:34:42 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  13. Persuasive Essay Assignment - requirements and guidelines for the third essay.
    Posted on Tue Oct 21 21:32:10 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  14. MLA Citation Guide - a brief overview of MLA citation, courtesy of the OSU libraries.
    Posted on Mon Oct 13 14:16:55 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  15. Descriptive Essay Peer Review Worksheet - workshop questions for the second essay.
    Posted on Mon Oct 13 10:23:50 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  16. Descriptive Essay Example - a sample essay for the description assignment.
    Posted on Fri Oct 10 21:38:44 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  17. Descriptive Essay Assignment - requirements and guidelines for the second essay.
    Posted on Sun Oct 5 13:37:00 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  18. Study Questions for Marx & Engels - on history, class struggle, and writing style.
    Posted on Sun Oct 5 13:35:52 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  19. Personal Narrative Peer Review Worksheet - workshop questions for the first essay.
    Posted on Sun Sep 28 2:14:09 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  20. Personal Narrative Assignment - requirements and guidelines for the first essay.
    Posted on Sun Sep 21 16:11:50 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  21. Course Syllabus - policies, schedule, etc.
    Posted on Sun Sep 21 16:10:39 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  22. Writing Process Handout - notes on the myth of a monolithic Writing Process.
    Posted on Sun Sep 14 12:59:25 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  23. Plato Handout - contains a brief biography of Plato, "The Allegory of the Cave," and study questions.
    Posted on Sun Sep 7 17:29:41 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  24. Four Genres - paper types addressed this semester.
    Posted on Mon Sep 1 11:25:17 EDT 2003 by JMC.
  25. Theme Statement - guidelines for selecting your semester theme.
    Posted on Mon Sep 1 11:24:15 EDT 2003 by JMC.

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