Texts
- American Society of Magazine Editor (Author).  The Best American Magazine Writing 2003.  Perrenial, 2003.  $14.95  ISBN: 0060567759
- William L. Andrews, ed.  Classic American Autobiographies (Mary Rowlandson/ Benjamin Franklin/ Frederick Douglass/ Mark Twain/ Zitkala-Sa [Gertrude Bonnin]).  New York: Mentor, 1992.  $6.99.  ISBN: 0451628527
- W.E.B. Dubois.  The Souls of Black Folk (1899).  Ed., intro. Donald B. Gibson.  New York: Penguin, 1996.  $9.95.  ISBN: 014018998X
- Wilma Dykeman.  The French Broad (1955).  Newport TN: Wakestone Books, 1992. $13.00.  ISBN:  0961385987
- Erik Larson.  The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America. Crown Publishers, 2003.  $14.95.  ISBN: 0375725601
- You will also read a few essays from the world wide web.  See calendar for details.

Final Grade Breakdown
- One creative essay (approx. 1000 wds): 20%
- One academic essay (approx 1500 wds), including topic proposal and in-class presentation: 25%
- Your best essay, revised for publication on the web: 10%
- Two in-class essay exams (midterm and final) total: 20%
- Reading responses (mostly very short, impromptu essays): 20%
- Participation: 5%

Attendance and Due Dates
    Attendance:  The English Department says that if you miss more than nine classes, you fail the course. In addition, I've set these two policies: 1) you may miss one or two classes with no penalty; 2) if you miss from three to nine classes, I may lower your final grade by a full letter, at my discretion.
    Due Dates:  Late work will not count for a grade, and missed assignments cannot be made up. In the event that you must miss class on a due date, send your work by email (odonnell@mail.etsu.edu) or U.S. Mail (K. O'Donnell, ETSU English Dept JC TN 37614--post-marked by due date is "on time").