1. Course Outline

2. Schedule

3. Detailed Marking Code

4. Background:

   George Orwell:Politics and the English Language
   Notes on Language

   The Arts as Modes of Communication
   The Rhetoric of the Popular Arts

   Being a Critic of the Arts
   Writing a Book Review
   A Few Words on Reviewing
   G.B. Shaw: How to become a Music Critic

5. Course Materials:

   Writing about the Visual Arts: Painting
   Writing about a Performance (a): Drama
   Writing about a Performance (b): Music
   Writing about Movement: Dance
   Writing about Film

6. Assignments

   Assignment No. 1
   Assignment No. 2
   Assignment No. 3
   Assignment No. 4

7. Supplementary Materials

   A Guide to Rhetorical Analysis
   Suggestions for Writing Effectively

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