Writing the Essay

English 125.302, with Jack Lynch and Karen Schiff

Monday & Wednesday, 3:00-4:30, Bennett Hall 325

Office: 898-6331; 310 Bennett Hall.
Hours: Wednesday, 1:00-3:00, and by appointment.
Home: (609) 482-5867 (before 11 p.m.!).
E-mail: jlynch@english.upenn.edu (the best way to reach me).
Listserv: lynch125@english.upenn.edu

A new complete syllabus now replaces the old temporary syllabus. See also the course description, and a few pointers to on-line resources that might help the essay writer:

My own guide to grammar and style.
The 1918 edition of The Elements of Style (Strunk alone, before White).
Keith Ivey's English Usage Page.
The alt.usage.english newsgroup.
Mark Israel's alt.usage.english frequently asked questions file.
The Elementary Grammar at www.hiway.co.uk.
Gary Shapiro's page on It's versus Its.
My collection of other on-line writers' resources.