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Cat. No./Title	Instructor	Dates	Location	Days	Time	Cr	Class No.	Fee	Register
Spring 2013 registration is closed.
[PR] ENGL101 Freshman English I	Staff	Feb 4 - May 8	Copley	MW	7:30 - 9:00pm	3	4708	$1020	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL101: English 101 is an introductory course in critical reading and writing that prepares students for working with the complex texts and ideas they will find in their college studies. English 101 teaches students to discover and shape their own perspectives in dialogue with challenging readings. Through carefully sequenced assignments, students are guided through various processes for constructing academic essays that may include journal writing, glossing texts, discussing student papers in class, peer reviewing, and especially revising. Readings and materials vary from section to section. Note: English 101 satisfies the first half of the College’s freshman writing requirements. Prerequisite: Degree students only. Academic Information: Credits: 3
[PR] ENGL101 Freshman English I	Staff	Feb 9 - May 4	W-1-037 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 037	Sa	11:45am - 2:45pm	3	4709		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL101: English 101 is an introductory course in critical reading and writing that prepares students for working with the complex texts and ideas they will find in their college studies. English 101 teaches students to discover and shape their own perspectives in dialogue with challenging readings. Through carefully sequenced assignments, students are guided through various processes for constructing academic essays that may include journal writing, glossing texts, discussing student papers in class, peer reviewing, and especially revising. Readings and materials vary from section to section. Note: English 101 satisfies the first half of the College’s freshman writing requirements. Prerequisite: Degree students only. Academic Information: Credits: 3
[PR] ENGL102 Freshman English II	Staff	Feb 4 - May 8	Copley	MW	6:00 - 7:30pm	3	4712	$1020	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL102: Freshman English 102 is a more advanced course in critical reading and writing than 101; it is intended to help students prepare for their upper-level courses and the Writing Proficiency Requirement. Through sequenced assignments, students learn to sustain inquiries on particular themes or issues and to treat subjects from different perspectives, including their own. Through frequent reading and writing assignments, students learn to analyze the structures of essays and arguments so they are able to develop informed responses to them. As in 101, drafting and redrafting are emphasized. One of the course papers will be a researched essay that builds on course themes and issues. Note: English 102 satisfies the second half of the College’s freshman writing requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 101; Degree Students Only. Academic Information: Credits: 3
[PR] ENGL102 Freshman English II	Staff	Feb 9 - May 4	W-1-037 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 037	Sa	3:15 - 6:15pm	3	4713		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL102: Freshman English 102 is a more advanced course in critical reading and writing than 101; it is intended to help students prepare for their upper-level courses and the Writing Proficiency Requirement. Through sequenced assignments, students learn to sustain inquiries on particular themes or issues and to treat subjects from different perspectives, including their own. Through frequent reading and writing assignments, students learn to analyze the structures of essays and arguments so they are able to develop informed responses to them. As in 101, drafting and redrafting are emphasized. One of the course papers will be a researched essay that builds on course themes and issues. Note: English 102 satisfies the second half of the College’s freshman writing requirement. Prerequisite: ENGL 101; Degree Students Only. Academic Information: Credits: 3
[PR] ENGL200 Understanding Literature AR	Staff	Feb 4 - May 6	Copley	M	6:00 - 9:00pm	3	5763	$1020	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL200: This course offers guided practice in the close reading of three major literary genres-poetry, fiction, and drama-with works to be drawn from various historical periods. (A fourth genre may be added at the instructor’s discretion.) The course explores the distinctive features of each genre, along with the concepts and terminology necessary to understand it accurately and communicate about it effectively. Close reading is integrated with aesthetic and evaluative responses to the literary works. A bridge to Literary Studies II (ENGL 300) is provided through focused study of at least one work from a biographical, historical, cultural, or other perspective. This course requires intensive writing. Prerequisite: ENGL 101 or 102. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts
[PR] ENGL202 Six American Authors HU	Staff	Feb 7 - May 9	Copley	Th	6:00 - 9:00pm	3	4722	$1020	Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL202: The achievements of American literature in articulating the American mind is illustrated by works from some well-known American writers-Thoreau, Dickinson, Faulkner, for example-as well as from those who deserve to be better known, such as William Wells Brown, Kate Chopin, Zora Neale Hurston. Prerequisite: English 101. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Humanities Diversity: United States focus
[PR] ENGL210 Introduction to Creative Writing AR	Staff	Feb 9 - May 4	W-1-057 Wheatley Bldg, 1st Floor, Room 057	Sa	11:45am - 2:45pm	3	4725		Registration for this session has been closed. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL210: An introduction to the arts through the medium of writing as well as reading poetry and fiction. Student writing is submitted weekly and discussed in class. Prerequisite: ENGL 102. Academic Information: Credits: 3 Distribution: Arts
[PR] ENGL307 Writing for Print and Online Media	Staff	Feb 4 - May 10	Online	-	-	3	4726	$1020	The course has reached its maximum enrollment. For more information, contact 617 287 6200.
Description for ENGL307: This is an advanced course where strong writers can gain proficiency in major types of writing for the public, focusing on journalistic stories. Assignments connect to real campus, job, and community events and situations, with the expectation that some writing will be publishable. In conjunction with English 308, this course provides a strong preparation for editors and writers in all settings. Prerequisite: ENGL 200 or 201 or 206. Click here for video introduction, instructor, books and other information. Academic Information: Credits: 3