Fiction and Fact in English Prose | Chulalongkorn University

Announcements	! Final Exam Paper 2: (90 minutes; 50 points) Paper 2 of the final exam has two pages: a prompt page and a works list page. The exam begins at 9:30 a.m. Please e-mail your responses to your section instructor at 11:00 a.m. There is a grace period of five minutes for your mail to reach their inbox. ! Final Exam: The final consists of two papers, the first on Wednesday, April 29 and the second on Friday, May 1 during class time. Both are cumulative, covering material throughout the semester. Like in the tests, you are asked to write two essays in a 90-minute period. The papers will be posted on this announcements page a few minutes before the scheduled time on the exam date. ! Group Paper Due Date: Please note that the group paper due date has been moved to Friday, May 1 by 4 p.m.
Course Outline	Class Time: W 8–9:30, F 9:30–11:00 Required Texts Course readings by week (click on the week's link to download pdf files) Week 1 (Jan. 8, 10) Week 3 (Jan. 15, 17; pages 200–1, 220–29 included) Week 4 (Jan. 29, 31) Week 5 (Feb. 5, 7) Week 6 Feb. 12, 14) Week 7 (Feb. 19, 21) Week 8 (Feb. 26, 28) Week 10 (Mar. 4, 6) Week 11 (Mar. 18, 20) Week 12 (Mar. 25, 27) Week 13 (Apr. 1, 3; corrected text) Week 14 (Apr. 8, 10) Syllabus Detailed Schedule Requirements and Expectations Leading Discussion: Throughout the semester, pairs of students will take turns leading class discussion. We will sign up for this in our second class. Reading Responses: Aside from occasional writing of other kinds, reading responses are useful exercises that attempt to explain, discuss or comment on a question that you pose about the reading. No more than one page double-spaced is expected per response but it should be well thought out. See samples. Attendance and Participation: Discussion of the texts will be a big part of this class and students are encouraged to express their opinions, share observations and ask questions. Come prepared to discuss the reading material. There will be quizzes for each of the fiction selections, two tests, presentations, a group paper, and a final exam.
Essential References		MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 8^th ed. Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
		Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary. 11^th ed., Merriam-Webster, 2003.
		Concise Oxford English Dictionary. 12^th ed., OUP, 2011.
		Roget's International Thesaurus. 7^th ed., edited by Barbara Ann Kipfer. Harper, 2010.
		Strunk, William, Jr., and E. B. White. The Elements of Style. 4^th ed., Pearson, 2000.
		Zinsser, William. On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction. HarperCollins, 2016.
		Rosenwasser, David, and Jill Stephen. Writing Analytically. 8th ed., Cengage, 2018.