academic/expository writing

College Majors
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<p>hello.</p>

<p>i'm finishing up my third year, and while i took the required first year writing courses, i feel as though i didn't come out with much. so i'd like to self-educate myself a bit more. does anyone have any advice on how to go about doing this? i've compiled a list of some books that i've found on the syllabi of writing courses at various institutions which typically top the rankings, but the list is a little over 20 books long. i'm assuming there is a good deal of cross over between them. so should i just go with a handful of the top ones?</p>

<p>i realize that the key to becoming a better writing is reading a lot and practicing a lot. i think i've got that covered, i just want to make sure i've got a hand in all of the ways that could help me improving my writing (and i'm talking about writing employed in term papers and other forms of exposition).</p>

<p>so i'd be grateful for any advice on how to go about this, or some good books to look into.</p>

<p>thanks!</p>

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<p>Does your school offer any advanced expository writing classes? Also, some schools offer “writing intensive” courses or “writing across the curriculum” courses, which integrate writing into regular advanced courses in various disciplines. </p>

<p>If your school has a Writing Center, seek the advice of the center’s director. (If your school doesn’t have a writing center, email the staff at some that do, and ask their advice.) Alternatively, you could ask the advice of faculty who teach writing at your school.</p>

<p>If you do it on your own, these 3 books would be the place to start:
Elements of Style
On Writing Well
The Lively Art of Writing</p>