Dr. Matthew Fike's Homepage

Spring 2013

CRTW 201

ENGL 305

ENGL 622

Note:  If you join a class after the first day, you will need to go to http://www.winthrop.edu/technology/default.aspx?id=7081&ekmensel=bfef63b6_489_491_7081_1 to get on the listserv. Similarly, if you drop the course, it is your responsibility to go there and remove your name from the listserv.

Final exam schedule: http://www.winthrop.edu/uploadedFiles/recandreg/Calendars/Exams.pdf

Important Dates for Spring 2013

• Add/drop: Jan. 7-11

• MLK Day: Jan. 21

• Withdrawal deadline: Mar. 6

• Spring Break: Mar. 11-15

• Early registration: Apr. 3

• Last day of class: Apr. 22

• Study day: Apr. 23

• Final exams: Apr. 24-30

Serious Links

MLA format:  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/; http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/

"English Major's Handbook":  http://www.winthrop.edu/english/handbook/index.htm

Office of Nationally Competitive Awards:  http://www.winthrop.edu/onca

Fun Links

How to write a terrible sentence:  http://writing-program.uchicago.edu/toys/randomsentence/write-sentence.htm

Urban Dictionary:  http://add.urbandictionary.com/

Rap Star Nickname Generator:  http://rapstarname.com/

Archive of Old Courses

ENGL 203

ENGL 513

ENGL 514

ENGL 520

ENGL 620-001

ENGL 640

HMXP 102

" . . . in my life, writing has been an important exercise to clarify what I believe, what I see, what I care about, what my deepest values are . . . the process of converting a jumble of thoughts into coherent sentences makes you ask tougher questions." --Barack Obama responding to the question, "What's the purpose of a diary?" (TIME, Dec. 31, 2012 / January 7, 2013, page 90).