Expository Writing / Journalistic Essay (ENG 300)

Course: Expository Writing / Journalistic Essay (ENG 300)

Instructor: Ken Carpenter E-mail: kcarpenter@rollins.edu

Fall 2015 meeting times: Mondays, 6:45-9:15 p.m.

Classroom: Orlando Hall, Room 105

Course Definitions: Click here

Syllabus: Click here

Schedule: Click here

Required Reading:
• 15-week subscription to The Wall Street Journal: Click here

Recommended Reading:
• The New York Times (free registration): Click here
• "The Elements of Style" (4th edition), by William Strunk Jr. and E.B. White: Click here
• "Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer," by Roy Peter Clark: Click here
• "On Writing Well: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction," by William Zinsser: Click here
• "Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English," by Patricia T. O'Conner: Click here

Helpful Links:
• 15 Rules of Thumb: Click here
• 21 Style Tips: Click here
• 50 Writing Strategies: Click here
• 66 Writing Tips: Click here

• Essay Checklist: Click here
• The Five Ws: Click here
• Finding Sources: Click here
• Finding Stories: Click here
• Internet Research: Click here
• Taking Notes: Click here
• Interviewing: Click here
• Observation: Click here
• Quotations: Click here
• Attributions: Click here
• Rubric: Click here

Class Schedule / Office Hours / Contact Information

• Instructor: Ken Carpenter E-mail: kcarpenter@rollins.edu

• Office hours (Fall 2015): Monday, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Orlando Hall, Room 105

• Class schedule (Fall 2015):
• Journalistic Essay (ENG 300): Monday, 6:45-9:15 p.m.; Orlando Hall, Room 105

• Mobile: 407-539-4823; Home: 407-293-6225

• Résumé: Ken Carpenter's résumé

• Networking: Twitter, Facebook, Linked In, YouTube

• Personal blog: KenCarpenter.com

• Attendance and make-up work policy: Click here