GEOS 108
Observing Writing Spring 2017
Division III Writing Skills
Cross-listed COMP 109 / ENVI 112
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There are many ways to write stories about the planet that we live on. Beautiful ideas can be expressed in fiction, in journalism, and in formal scientific writing. In this course we will investigate the earth by reading about it, by writing about it, and by analysing the writings of others. We will think about the ways in which fiction can be true, how journalism can be both clear and correct, and how scientific articles can be made accessible and interesting. All these things are in the hands of the writer. We will focus on both the act of writing (writing about observations) and analysis of the writings of others (observations about writing). We will write in and about the natural world, thinking about how to do so in ways that are evocative, interesting, and true. And we will read the writings of others, asking ourselves whether and how the writers have succeeded in being evocative, interesting, and true.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 3492
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: continuous assessment of drafts and rewrites, and class participation
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the fifth course option
Prerequisites: interested students should submit a short piece of writing to Prof. Cox via e-mail, describing their interest and what they would hope to gain from the class
Enrollment Preferences: first years, especially prospective Environmental Studies or Geoscience majors
Distributions: Division III Writing Skills
Notes: meets Division 1 requirement if registration is under COMP; meets Division 3 requirement if registration is under GEOS or ENVI
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
COMP 109 Division I GEOS 108 Division III ENVI 112 Division III

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