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English 379 Rhetoric of Science
Suggested Assignments:
- Semester-long journal: summaries and responses to weekly New York Times columns (Health, Technology, or Science); review of writing summary and response
- Identification of three levels of science information and their audiences: general news, substantive news, and scholarly/academic/professional news; Magazines for Libraries as background source for analysis of audience, reach, leanings, influence, reputation
- Review, identify, and explore library databases for science and technology writing; review and identification of library databases for specific majors
- Identify and explore particular substantive news sources and or particular trade and professional journals for locating science writing (e.g. Science, Nature, Wired, Discover ; choose two such sources to follow throughout semester
- Capstone research and writing project
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