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This seminar is designed for students, especially those in the social sciences, who want to improve their writing. Classes will focus on how to write an argumentative or persuasive essay, as contrasted with a "narrative essay." Our main focus will be on "academic" or professional writing, in which the author poses a significant question and sets out to answer it, presenting evidence and drawing on relevant literature on the issue. Students will write four or five essays during the course. We will also examine persuasive writing directed to a larger, non-professional audience, including those addressed to citizens generally. Students will be asked to respond critically to these essays, and may choose to write a paper that engages with the argument of one or more of these essays.

September 23 - end November, Monday and Wednesday 16.15 - 17.30