English 301SC - Science Writing

This class is designed to immerse students in some of the most extraordinary science writing published today. Drawing from magazines, the web, and longer works such as 'Five Days at Memorial,' 'Tom's River' and 'The Sixth Extinction,' we will closely examine how writers bring complex scientific material to life for the general reader. Students will be coached through a series of writing challenges culminating in the production of one magazine-length work. Throughout, we will focus on clarity of expression, felicity of style, the delivery of complex facts and concepts in accessible language, and the building of narrative.