HU 3606 Editing
Text
Einsohn, The Copyeditor's Handbook
Materials
Several red
pencils
Course goals
This course is
designed to give you an understanding of the responsibilities of an
editor and a grounding in basic editorial skills. Though no single
course can prepare you adequately to be an editor, you will learn about
how editors think about things and what kinds of things they do.
Course work
and grading
Exercises: involve copyediting
brief writings in various genres 20%
Reading
responses: to essays on
editing 10%
Mid-term
examination (take-home) 20%
Final
examination (take home) 20%
Project 30%
The project
involves writing a paper, editing a classmate's paper, and reflecting
on what you learned from the experience of editing and being edited.
All
work must be completed to pass the course.
Schedule | Exercises | Readings | Project