IMPORTANT DATES AND REMINDERS (The course web site has been moved to Moodle)

ONLINE PORTFOLIO CHECKLIST  (Access Moodle for new assignments)

READING ASSIGNMENTS  (Access Moodle for new assignments)

PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW AND GUIDELINES (This file contains important information about your online writing portfolio)

ESSAY REVISION GUIDELINES (Instructions for revising a graded essay)


STUDENT WRITING

"PLANNING ESSAYS AS COMMUNICATION" (Advice from your instructor on planning essays)

"THE RELEVANCE OF WRITING" (An article by the instructor, written to commemorate the recent alliance of two "Alma Maters" - The American University of Paris and New York University)

EDITING SYMBOLS  (Print out or download for essay revisions)

WRITING INFORMATION SHEET  (13 questions to answer and submit with your first essay)

 

NARRATIVE ESSAY

NARRATIVE ESSAY - DESCRIPTION AND GUIDELINES

TIPS FOR YOUR NARRATIVE ESSAY

NARRATIVE ESSAY EVALUATION SHEET (Review and print for class discussion)

TWO EXCERPTS FROM CHARLES BUKOWSKI'S HAM ON RYE

PLANNING ESSAYS AS COMMUNICATION (Recommended reading)

FIELD RESEARCH ESSAY

ESSAY ABOUT A JOB, CAREER OR BUSINESS (INFORMATIVE) - DESCRIPTION AND GUIDELINES  

EVALUATION SHEET FOR JOB, CAREER OR BUSINESS ESSAY (Grading criteria for the essay)

"LIBRARIAN BY DAY" (A student essay offering a surprising perspective on a being a librarian)


A RESEARCHED ARGUMENT ESSAY

RESEARCHED ARGUMENT ESSAY - DESCRIPTION AND GUIDELINES

RESEARCHED ESSAY PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

ADVICE FOR ORGANIZING AND DRAFTING A RESEARCHED ESSAY/ PAPER

DRAFTING AN INTRODUCTION FOR A RESEARCHED ESSAY/PAPER

EXAMPLE OF AN INFORMAL OUTLINE FOR A RESEARCHED ESSAY/ PAPER

EVALUATION SHEET FOR RESEARCHED ESSAY

TIMED RESEARCH NARRATIVE IN-CLASS ESSAY GUIDELINES (Read for important instructions)