W11A, W11B, W11C Fundamentals of Expository Writing

W11A Advanced Expository Writing and Literary Analysis Critical Reading of Short Stories, Speeches, and Novel Selections Development of Ideas Rhetorical Modes of Persuasion Emphasis on Clarity of Writing and Development of Voice
W11B Shakespeare: Julius Caesar Critical Study of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar Further Topics in Rhetoric, Argument, and Persuasion Introduction to Literary Analysis Vocabulary Development Discussion of Elizabethan England and the Roots of Shakespearean Drama
W11C Advanced Rhetoric and Argument The Writing Process Rhetorical Modes Sentence Level Work Deductive Generalization Comparison and Contrast Vague Language Transitions
Students send their writing assignments to their instructor via email to receive feedback. Students download some of the course materials (syllabus and homework assignments) from their EPGY course page. Books and course readers must be ordered from the Stanford bookstore. W11AB Students meet online once a week in the EPGY virtual classroom where class is conducted using microphones and a shared, interactive whiteboard. One or two sections (class meeting times) of a course are offered every quarter, though not all courses may be offered every quarter. Section meeting times are subject to cancellation if minimum enrollment is not reached. W11C Virtual classroom participation is voluntary. Meetings are arranged directly with the instructor.