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English 392:
Editing for Audience, Style, and Voice

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Reading assignments are from Copyeditor's Handbook (Cpy), Style (Stl), Writer's Reference (Ref), and Non-designer's Design Book (Des)

 

Some readings and exercises will be posted online on E-Reserves (ERes) or our PBWorks site (PBW): http://engl392001fall09.pbworks.com/

 

Reading and editing assignments are due at the start of the class period unless otherwise noted.  Sentence logs are due Mondays, 11:59 pm.

 

Date

Class Activities

Homework & Quizzes

Reading Assignments

Exams  & Projects

   

A31

Introductions

LRR HOA Needs You!

Expert essay #1

S2

Rhet-itors

Naming of parts; to-learn lists

Start sentence log

H1: Online Diagnostic
(Checked + 3 Explanations)

PBW: Kamiya

Cpy: Ch. 1 + pp. 29-36

Ref: Skim B (grammar basics), start "to-learn" list

Bring a good piece of prose

 
 

Sentence Log: Due midnight Mon.

S8

Macro Audience: focus/emphasis

Sentences & clauses

H2: PBWExercise 1
(Checked + 3 Explanations)

Ref: G5 + G6 (fragments/runons)

Stl: Lessons 1 & 2

Bring magazines for SP1

       

S10

Medio Audience: paragraphs and readability

Thought-stopping punctuation

H3: Cpy Exercise A & B (C+3E)

Quiz 1

Cpy: Ch. 4

Ref: Optional: skim P3, P4

 

Sentence Log: Due midnight Mon.

Minute Clinic A1: 10:15-10:25

S15

Micro Audience: word/sent.

Modifiers and commas

H4: Cpy Exercise E & G  (C+3E)

Cpy: Ch. 6 & Ch. 7

Ref: Optional: skim all other P

Minute Clinic B1: 11:50-12:00

 

Minute Clinic C1: 10:15-10:25

S17

Copyeditors' Choices

H5: PBW Exercise 2  (C+3E)

Cpy: Ch. 2

SP1: Style Analysis

Minute Clinic D1: 11:50-12:00

Quiz 2

 

         
         

Date

Class Activities

Homework & Quizzes

Reading Assignments

Exams  & Projects

Sentence Log: Due midnight Mon

S22

Hyphens + Review

H6: Cpy Exercise C + D1 (C+3E)

Cpy: Ch. 5

     

S24

Exam 1

Exam 1

 
 

Minute Clinic A2: 10:15-10:25

S29

Advanced Sentence Problems 1

Editor as Teacher & Checker

H7: PBW Exercise 3 (C+3E)

Cpy: Ch. 14

PBW: Sommers +Skim FactCheck

Minute Clinic B2: 11:50-12:00

 

Minute Clinic C2: 10:15-10:25

O1

Advanced Sentence Problems 2

Editor as Rhetor & Advocate

H8: PBW Exercise 4 (C+3E)

Quiz 3

Ref: Skim "S"

PBW/ERes: Rhetorical Approach

Minute Clinic D2: 11:50-12:00

 

 

       
       

O6

When Size Matters

Ethical Considerations

Stl: Lesson 12

 

       

O8

Actions and Characters

Science vs. Reporting

Stl: Lessons 3 & 4

SP2: Edit an Expert

   
   

O13

NO CLASS: FALL BREAK

O15

Cliché Day

Live Editing Introduction

H9: 2 each from STL 3.2-3.3, 3.5, 3.6, 4.1, 4.4, 4.6 (C+3E)

Bring (e)copy of 2 pop song lyrics

Ref: Skim "W"

 

         

O20

Keeping it Together

H10: STL—1 each from 5.2, 5.3, 6.2; 2 each from 7.1, 7.4 (C+3E)

Stl: Lessons 5, 6, & 7;
skim Appendix

SP3: Revise as an Expert Optional: Exam 1 Recoup

       
       

O22

Naming of Parts: Style

Live Editing Choices & Plans

Quiz 4

PBW: Comprehensive Editing

         

O27

The je ne sais quois

Project work

H11:STL—2 each from 8.1, 8.2, 9.2, 9.3 (C+3E)

Stl: Lessons 8 & 9

Begin Live Editing Project

         
         

Date

Class Activities

Homework & Quizzes

Reading Assignments

Exams  & Projects

         

O29

Restyling

Project work

 

H12: STL 9.4 + reflection

ERes: Editor's Dilemma

Bring Magazines for SP4

         
         

N3

Expert Essay #2: in-class

Project work; review

Quiz 5

Stl: Lessons 10 & 11

 

     

N5

The whole nine yards

Project work

SP4: Style Translation

     
     

N10

Exam

Exam 2

N12

Editing C.R.A.P.

Des: Ch. 1 & 6 (skim 2-5)

       

N17

Editing fonts

Editing people

Des: Ch. 9-11

Live Editing: Graded Draft

         
         

N19

Editing on the Web

Sticky editing wickets

H13: Design Re-do

PBW: Editing Images

 

     

N24

Project Work

Design Lab: No Wimps!

Optional: Exam 2 Recoup

Optional: Quiz Make-up

N26

NO CLASS: Thanksgiving

     
     

D1

Editing in the workplace

Live Editing: Final, Ltr, Rpt

Optional: Bonus Editing

     

D3

Editing and Writing

H14: PBW Live sentences

     
     

D8

Reviews and Revisions

H15: Strengths Analysis

 

 

       

D10

What does an editor do?

Optional: H16, Revision of SP 1-4

SP5: Choice/Poster

FINAL EXAM: Thursday 12/17, 10:30-1:15

 

 

 

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