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ENG 201: British Literature before 1800 Nathan Wallace T/TH 10-12 5 credit hours. Fulfills GEC Requirements for Arts and Humanities: Analysis of Texts and Works of Art & International Issues Western (nonUS). Required for English Majors. This class will explore several of the most significant genres in English Literature from its beginning through the Eighteenth Century, namely: the epic poem, the verse romance, stage comedy, and the novel. We will pay special attention to how and why stories change in the telling and in their ways of being told across different genres and historical periods. We will explore these issues through class discussions, close readings, and small group projects. Our readings will come from the anonymous Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf, Marie de Frances Lanval, Geoffrey Chaucers Canterbury Tales, William Shakespeares As You Like It, and Frances Burneys Evelina. In this class you will be responsible for two essays, two exams, and a Classics Illustrated assignment.

ENG 220: Introduction to Shakespeare Nathan Wallace T/TH 1-3 5 credit hours. Fulfills GEC Requirements for Arts and Humanities: Analysis of Texts and Works of Art. Required for English-Education Majors. In this introduction to William Shakespeare, we will be looking at the four major types of drama he produced. First, we shall read his much-loved comedy: A Midsummer Nights Dream. Second, we will read a History play: Julius Caesar. In the second half of the course, we will read Othello, which is one of Shakespeares great tragedies, and we will end the course by watching and reading The Tempest, which is variously classified as a Romance, or a Problem play. We will discuss how these genres mean, and how Shakespeares enduring themes show up in all of them regardless of genre. We will also analyze these plays in terms of performance, by watching film clips and listening to classic audio recordings key scenes.

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In this class you will be responsible for two 5-page essays.

ENGLISH 276: Introduction to Rhetoric Ben McCorkle M/W 10:00 am - 12:00 pm 5 Credit Hours, Fulfills GEC requirement in Arts & Humanities, Culture & Ideas Do you know that friend of yours who is somehow always able to convince you to do things you know that you shouldn't, like drive up to Cedar Point in the dead of winter and go ice skating on the frozen water rides when you have a test the next morning? Or what about the time you were goaded into participating in that hardboiled egg eating contest, even after your doctor warned you about your high cholesterol levels? Ever wonder how it is that you keep falling for those arguments over and over again? No, it isn't sorcery, some sort of experimental mind control technology developed by the CIA, or even some deep-seated fault in your character. The secret to your friend's success is rhetoric, and this course will help you understand just how it operates and how you can disarm its powerful influence over you. "Introduction to Rhetoric" is a course that deals with what is perhaps the oldest academic discipline in Western civilization. This study of the persuasive arts is also useful for us even today, especially in an age where new media forms are changing the nature of how we communicate with one another. To better understand the history and theory behind this all-powerful discourse tool, this course explains the basic concepts of rhetoric developed by the ancient Greeks and Romans. It also examines some of the more important changes to rhetorical theory over the discipline's 2500-year existence and considers how they apply to actual practice. Texts TBD. Requirements include course paper, class discussion, readings, and additional assignments. For more information, contact Ben McCorkle (mccorkle.12@osu.edu).

ENG 290: Colonial and U. S. Literature to 1865 Sara Crosby TR 10-12

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5 credit hours. Fulfills GEC Requirements for Arts and Humanities and is a requirement for the English Major. Aliens in the America Mind And when you look long into the abyss, the abyss also looks back at you. Nietzsche This class will ask you to look (just a bit) into that abyss, as we investigate the alien encounters that made America. When Old and New Worlds met, the clash shook truths that had seemed eternal. The unthinkable became reality, and ideas that previous generations would have judged insanedemocracy, for instance became American. In this class, we will meet some of the criminals, captives, rebels, so-called lunatics, and outcasts who emerged as American authors, and we will examine the strange new literature they wove out of their experiences on the edge of the unknown. In short, well try to map the development of an American psychology and understand the aliens in our own minds. Class Requirements: Midterm and final, 3-4 page paper, and creative work, including your own 1-2 page contact myth and a group short film or dramatic scene.

English 405, Special Topics in Professional Communication: Grant Writing Catherine Braun T/TH 5:30-7:30 pm 5 credit hours. Fulfills requirements for Professional Writing Minor Prerequisite: A 367 second writing course. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 credit hours.

In this class, you will learn the process and skills necessary to write effective proposals and grants. The class is a service-learning course, and you will work with local non-profit agencies on crafting actual grant applications. In the current political climate of decreasing government funding for education and social services, non-profit organizations have an increased need to find alternative sources of funding. Thus, the ability to write grants is a highly marketable skill. This course will teach you the fundamentals of grant writing, including identifying funding sources, conducting a needs assessment, making a compelling case for funding, designing implementation and evaluation plans, and understanding how proposals are evaluated by

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funders. English 551: U. S. Literature 1830-1865 (or Six Degrees of Poe) Sara Crosby M/W 10 - 12 5 credit hours (Fulfills pre-1900 course requirement for English majors) Cheap con man or gentleman critic, vicious lunatic or modernist innovatorEdgar Allan Poe has always provoked strong reactions from writers and readers. But, love him or hate him, they could not ignore him. He may have reveled in literary mud-slinging and hoaxing, but he also gnawed obsessively at the hidden horrors of 19th-century America and invented major modern genres, such as the detective mystery and the tale of psychological horror. In this class, were going to read American literature from 1830-1865 through Poe-tinted glasses and immerse ourselves in a Poehaunted America. Texts will include works by Poe (of course), Walt Whitman, P. T. Barnum, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Nat Turner, Herman Melville, Ralph Waldo Emerson, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Course Requirements: A brief piece of Poe-try and a seminar paper and presentation. ENGLISH 569: Digital Media and English Studies Ben McCorkle M/W 3:00 - 5:00 pm Prerequisite: 10 cr hrs of English courses at the 200 or 300 level or permission of instructor. A 367.xx in any subject is acceptable towards the 10 cr hrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 10 cr hrs. English research and scholarship dealing with computers has come a long way since the early days, when the primary area of interest was word processing. Today, cutting-edge scholarship in digital media extends to a wide range of areas, including web design, social networking, visualization, electronic textual editing, digital archiving, and more. In this course, students will examine various topics related to the intersection of English studies and the emergent technologies that are used to acquire and create knowledge in the discipline. As the discipline comes to terms with how it redefines itself in relation to these new technologies, students will not only get an up-to-the-minute glimpse into this debate, they will also get to participate in the production of digital media

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that actually contributes to the growth of the field. Texts TBD. Requirements include course paper, a few small digital media production assignments, culminating in a major project. For more information, contact Ben McCorkle (mccorkle.12@osu.edu). ENG 572: Traditional Grammar and Usage Cassandra Parente T/R 1-3 5 Credit Hours. Satisfies the non-literature requirement for the major. Fulfills requirement for 500-level course. Counts as a group B elective for the Professional Writing Minor. Makes you a better person. ENG 572 is designed to expand your repertoire of stylistic moves. Just as a musician develops an ear for pitch, well work on developing an ear for words, for the melody and rhythm of language Although we will study and play with grammar, this class is less about rules and more about choices, experimentation, trying on different linguistic costumes, seeing what fits, what works, what makes your text memorable and persuasive. In other words, this course is about developing a writing style that 2500 years ago Gorgias claimed could, stop fear and banish grief and create joy and nurture pity. You do not however need to be an excellent writer to take or enjoy this course; you just need to come prepared to be creative and have fun with words. English 578, Special Topics in Cinema: Alfred Hitchcock, the Master of Suspense Catherine Braun T/TH 3-5 pm 5 credit hours. In this class, we will study the work of one of the masters of filmmaking, Alfred Hitchcock. In the first half of the class, we will examine his films through a variety of lenses in an attempt to understand them as cultural artifacts and as works of artistic expression. In the second half of the class, you will become cinematographers and re-create one of Hitchcock's iconic scenes. No prior film background is required for this class. Prerequisites: 10 credit hours of English courses at the 200 or 300 level or permission of the instructor. A 367 in any subject is acceptable toward the 10 cr hrs. Repeatable to a maximum of 15 cr hrs.

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ENG 265: Writing of Fiction 1 Mike Lohre M/W 1-3 5 credit hours. English 265 works to get students writing their best stories, and seeks to inspire the young writers creativity and content. The class is constructed around short writing exercises that let the writer experiment with form and use the techniques of fiction. We also work to achieve one or two long stories from each writer in the class, and for these longer stories, the class is run in a workshop format, just like one would see in a high level graduate course. Students learn the language of criticism and support, and we work to inspire and improve each other. We will read one book of short stories by Stuart Dybek and many other examples and expositions from our reader. If you really want to expand your creative abilities in story, this is the class for you.

English 275: Thematic Approaches to Literature Peter C. Dully Jr. T/TH 10:30-12:30 5 credit hours. Fulfills GEC requirement in Arts & Humanities, Culture & Ideas The McCarthy Hearings Regularly mentioned as a potential Nobel Prize for Literature winner, Cormac McCarthy has reached new heights of popularity recently with the film No Country for Old Men and the publication of the Pulitzer Prize winning novel The Road. This course will be a critical appraisal of a cross-section of McCarthys work with is by turns elegiac, bleak, heartfelt and grotesque. Well look at John Wayne and Hannibal Lecter, listen to Hank Williams and Bob Dylan and well think about the nature of evil and loneliness. We will consider supplementary readings from Zane Grey, Flannery OConnor, William Faulkner, Ernest Hemingway and Freidrich Nietzsche. Students will write two shorter papers and a longer project of their own design in consultation with the professor. Students will also be expected to produce lively and insightful commentary in class and on the class blog. Come see what all the fuss is about, and add your two cents as to whether its warranted. ENG 281: Introduction to African-American Literature

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Amy Tibbals T/TH 8 10 pm 5 credit hours. Fulfills GEC requirement in Arts & Humanities, Culture & Ideas Many of the earlier forms of African American literaturelike the oral tradition, spirituals, slave narratives, Harlem Renaissance poetry, and civil rights writinghave evolved and been infused into much of todays hip-hop, rap and poetry slams. See how African Americans have shared their voices throughout the past century and how those voices have made an impact in shaping our society. As part of the course, we will read the first-hand account of a former-slave-turned-Underground-RailroadConductor, in the novel, His Promised Land. Much of the story takes place in Ohio, and some of the places mentioned are still preserved today as historical landmarks. You will also participate in a book club during the quarter so that you can read one of todays popular, African American authors. Join me in Delaware for English 281, and immerse yourself in the music of African American literature. English 304 Business Writing Amy Tibbals M/W 10:30 am -12:30 pm 5 credit hours. Fulfills requirement for Professional Writing Minor Would you like to do the kind of writing that makes a real difference in the community? In this course, you will work on the Pay It Forward, OSU Marion Project. OSU at Marion has partnered with The United Way of Marion County to offer a $4500 grant available to non-profit organizations in Marion County. Many students have worked on this project over the course of this school year, but it will be the students in this course who will decide which of the organizations will and will not receive the funds. The business writing assignments throughout the quarter will be very real world and will come as a natural part of the grant giving process. Along the way, youll also experience what people like Bill Gates, Oprah Winfrey, and other major philanthropists go through as they determine the best use of their funds. So, if youre interested in taking an English course where you will earn much more than just a grade, sign up for English 304 in Delaware.

Want to know more about the English Major? Contact one of these members of the English faculty:

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Dr. Catherine Braun: braun.43@osu.edu

Dr. Ben McCorkle: mccorkle.12@osu.edu

Dr. Sara Crosby: Crosby.91@osu.edu

Dr. Cassandra Parente: parente.5@osu.edu

Dr. Stuart Lishan: lishan.1@osu.edu

Dr. Nathan Wallace: wallace.419@osu.edu