76-390 Style

Units: 9.0 Department: English Cross-listed: 76-790 Related URLs: http://hss.cmu.edu/HTML/departments/engl Style is a term used to describe the manner of expression in written language. To achieve the mastery of style that will enable you to express yourself in a way that is fresh, original, and appropriate across audiences and situations, you need to be able to choose the right words, arrange them appropriately, and punctuate them in a way that controls pacing and emphasis. This course is intended to help you achieve those goals. Working together, we will learn specific principles of style and examine the effects of stylistic variations. We will (1) derive a common vocabulary for discussing writing, (2) examine the effect of particular stylistic devices on readers, and (3) become better editors of our own writing and the writing of others. The course focuses on the theory and practice of writing clear, effective prose. It will interest and benefit any student who wants to improve the clarity, precision and coherence of his or her writing---whether the student intends to be a professional writer (creative, professional or technical writers) or a professional who writes (lawyers, engineers, scientists, business managers) ---in other words, just about anybody.

Popularity index Rank for this semester: #139 Rank in this department: #7   Students also scheduled 76-294 Interpretive Practices 73-100 Principles of Economics 82-135 Intensive Elementary Chinese 62-371 Photography, The First 100 Years 60-453 Advanced PDP: Painting 15-211 Fundamental Data Structures and Alg... 51-262 Communication Design Fundamentals 76-260 Survey of Forms: Fiction 76-386 Language & Culture 76-487 On-line Information Design

Spring 2005 times

Sec	Time	Day	Instructor	Location
A	11:30 am - 12:20 pm	M	Baumgardt	BH 231B
		W	Baumgardt	BH 231B
		F	Baumgardt	BH 231B