EDITORIAL STYLE
PBDS.603.185

NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester.

Email list: PBDS.603.185@astro.ubalt.edu

Overview:

This course presents the principles of editing in several of its aspects, including these:

´ Micro-editing, or line by line analysis of all the elements of any text

´ Macro-editing, or the assessment of structure and content

´ Self-editing, or evaluating and improving one's own writing

´ Editing other people's work and finding ways to be both diplomatic and helpful

´ Editing as management, or mastering the skills and procedures for getting work in

and out on schedule without too much bloodshed and as perfectly as possible

Along the way, we explore:

´ The English language and how it got that way

´ Grammar and syntax

´ Structure and style and how to recognize and develop them

´ The theory and practice of revision, revision, revision

´ The legendary pros: Perkins, Pound, et. al.

´ Libel, slander, and other dangers

´ Editorial control, freedom, and constraints

The nature of the course:

Classes include lectures and discussion. Students should expect unannounced quizzes and a writing and/or editing assignment every week. All students will also write, edit, and produce a major publication for presentation at the end of the semester. Please note that assignments must be handed in ON PAPER, not electronically.

Grades: These are determined as follows:

A publishable work at an advanced professional level

A- publishable work that needs minor refinements

B+ work at an acceptable professional level, not quite publishable but close

B work that promises to be professional but still needs refinement

B- work that promises to be professional but still needs a lot of refinement

C+ work that might be salvaged with a great deal of effort

C work that is unacceptable by any professional standards but is handed in

C- work that falls below average

Instructor's office hours: CR 206, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., and by appointment. Please do not hesitate to call me at home; you're more likely to find me here than at the office.

Required texts:

The MLA's Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing, Claire Kehrwald Cook

(Houghton Mifflin)

A Pocket Style Manual, Diana Hacker (Bedford Books) [a handy resource you can carry

with you at all times, for quick reference and emergencies]

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language

A thesaurus such as Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms and/or Roget's Thesaurus,

and/or Webster's New World Thesaurus (preferably all). And see the following

web site: <www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html>

At least one of the following, preferably all:

The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual (Addison Wesley) [for journalists]

The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, Allan M. Siegal and William G.

Connolly (Times Books-Random House) [for journalists and nonfiction writers]

The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, 2003 (University of Chicago Press) [for

scholars and scholarly nonfiction writers]

The MLA Style Manual, Walter S. Achtert and Joseph Gibaldi (Modern Language

Association of America) [for scholars, especially of literature]

Recommended texts:

The Art of Fiction, John Gardner (Vintage)

Becoming a Writer, Dorothea Brande (Houghton Mifflin)

The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage, Theodore Bernstein (Atheneum)

Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose, Francis-No"l Thomas and

Mark Turner (Princeton University Press)

The Elements of Editing, Arthur Plotnik (Macmillan)

The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, R.W. Burchfield, Ed. (Clarendon-Oxford

University Press)

On Writing Well, William Zinsser (Harper and Row)

One Writer's Beginnings, Eudora Welty (Harvard University Press)

Simple and Direct, Jacques Barzun (Harper and Row)

Woe Is I, Patricia O'Conner (Grosset-Putnam)

Writing to Learn, William Zinsser (Harper and Row)

Writing Well, Donald Hall (Little Brown)

Plagiarism policy statement:

It is illegal and unethical to use someone else's work without properly crediting the source, whether online, print, or other. If you are not sure whether to credit a source, or to quote or paraphrase, or to use original language, please ask me in advance Ü or err on the side of citing the source you are using. If I discover that you've plagiarized material for this class, I will follow the university's policy for violations of academic integrity. (See the UB Student Handbook for this policy.) Under that policy, the consequences of plagiarism can include failing this course and being expelled from the university.




			EDITORIAL STYLE PBDS.603.185 NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester. Email list: PBDS.603.185@astro.ubalt.edu Overview: This course presents the principles of editing in several of its aspects, including these: ´ Micro-editing, or line by line analysis of all the elements of any text ´ Macro-editing, or the assessment of structure and content ´ Self-editing, or evaluating and improving one's own writing ´ Editing other people's work and finding ways to be both diplomatic and helpful ´ Editing as management, or mastering the skills and procedures for getting work in and out on schedule without too much bloodshed and as perfectly as possible Along the way, we explore: ´ The English language and how it got that way ´ Grammar and syntax ´ Structure and style and how to recognize and develop them ´ The theory and practice of revision, revision, revision ´ The legendary pros: Perkins, Pound, et. al. ´ Libel, slander, and other dangers ´ Editorial control, freedom, and constraints The nature of the course: Classes include lectures and discussion. Students should expect unannounced quizzes and a writing and/or editing assignment every week. All students will also write, edit, and produce a major publication for presentation at the end of the semester. Please note that assignments must be handed in ON PAPER, not electronically. Grades: These are determined as follows: A publishable work at an advanced professional level A- publishable work that needs minor refinements B+ work at an acceptable professional level, not quite publishable but close B work that promises to be professional but still needs refinement B- work that promises to be professional but still needs a lot of refinement C+ work that might be salvaged with a great deal of effort C work that is unacceptable by any professional standards but is handed in C- work that falls below average Instructor's office hours: CR 206, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m., and by appointment. Please do not hesitate to call me at home; you're more likely to find me here than at the office. Required texts: The MLA's Line by Line: How to Edit Your Own Writing, Claire Kehrwald Cook (Houghton Mifflin) A Pocket Style Manual, Diana Hacker (Bedford Books) [a handy resource you can carry with you at all times, for quick reference and emergencies] The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language A thesaurus such as Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms and/or Roget's Thesaurus, and/or Webster's New World Thesaurus (preferably all). And see the following web site: <www.visualthesaurus.com/online/index.html> At least one of the following, preferably all: The Associated Press Stylebook and Libel Manual (Addison Wesley) [for journalists] The New York Times Manual of Style and Usage, Allan M. Siegal and William G. Connolly (Times Books-Random House) [for journalists and nonfiction writers] The Chicago Manual of Style, 15th edition, 2003 (University of Chicago Press) [for scholars and scholarly nonfiction writers] The MLA Style Manual, Walter S. Achtert and Joseph Gibaldi (Modern Language Association of America) [for scholars, especially of literature] Recommended texts: The Art of Fiction, John Gardner (Vintage) Becoming a Writer, Dorothea Brande (Houghton Mifflin) The Careful Writer: A Modern Guide to English Usage, Theodore Bernstein (Atheneum) Clear and Simple as the Truth: Writing Classic Prose, Francis-No"l Thomas and Mark Turner (Princeton University Press) The Elements of Editing, Arthur Plotnik (Macmillan) The New Fowler's Modern English Usage, R.W. Burchfield, Ed. (Clarendon-Oxford University Press) On Writing Well, William Zinsser (Harper and Row) One Writer's Beginnings, Eudora Welty (Harvard University Press) Simple and Direct, Jacques Barzun (Harper and Row) Woe Is I, Patricia O'Conner (Grosset-Putnam) Writing to Learn, William Zinsser (Harper and Row) Writing Well, Donald Hall (Little Brown) Plagiarism policy statement: It is illegal and unethical to use someone else's work without properly crediting the source, whether online, print, or other. If you are not sure whether to credit a source, or to quote or paraphrase, or to use original language, please ask me in advance Ü or err on the side of citing the source you are using. If I discover that you've plagiarized material for this class, I will follow the university's policy for violations of academic integrity. (See the UB Student Handbook for this policy.) Under that policy, the consequences of plagiarism can include failing this course and being expelled from the university. home \| bs, corporate communication \| ba, english \| ma, publications design \| mfa, integrated design \| mfa, creative writing & publishing arts \| people \| portfolio \| facilities \| classes \| undergraduate applications \| graduate applications \| contact \| site index \| university of baltimore

EDITORIAL STYLE PBDS.603.185

EDITORIAL STYLE
PBDS.603.185