ENG 1101 - OL10

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READ

James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers” (1963) Raoul Peck, I Am Not Your Negro (Baldwin documentary)

Unit 2 Project – POST A BRAINSTORM ABOUT YOUR TOPIC —- Why does it matter to you?

Come to library day Wednesday at 11am and learn about engaging with secondary sources; annotated bibliography and research methods discussion; genre awareness continued…

·       Write a brief (1 paragraph) letter to our class about your proposed topic for Unit 2: what it is, why you’re interested in it, what you think or know about it already, and some potential questions you have. Include a preliminary list of sources in different genres that you plan to consult

·       Respond to 2 classmates’ poems on OL

·       Read at least two of your colleagues’ proposals, and comment on them. Think about the kind of feedback that might be helpful to you as you embark on this project (narrowing down topic, possible source suggestion, something you find cool or interesting about the proposal).

·       Read and consider your proposal feedback but keep in mind you as the author retain ultimate control over the direction you pursue

·       Watch Baldwin documentary I Am Not Your Negro (available on Kanopy, free with your City Tech ID card #)

·       For OL: What are two quotes you found important in Baldwin, and why?

Bring your questions about UNIT 2!!! This is your chance to ACE that project!

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Week 8 – 10/11

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!  You are completing your first big project for English 1101 this week!  Great work!  I am so proud of you!!

UNIT 1 PAPER SHOULD BE POSTED TO OpenLab BY THE END OF THE WEEK AND EMAILED TO ME AS WELL, ESPECIALLY IF YOU RUN INTO DIFFICULTIES POSTING!  

WE ARE BEGINNING Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography (Good Trouble)

Readings and Videos for the week:

Willie Perdomo, “Where I’m From” (1996)

John Lewis, CCNY 2019 Commencement Speech

John Lewis, “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation

”To Discuss and Consider:  Defining and distinguishing our own voice; discussion of literary and poetic devices; genre.
Assignments:
·       Read Perdomo, “Where I’m From” and watch Def Poetry Jam
·       Work on your own “Where I’m From” poem and post to OL
·       Watch Congressman Lewis’s City College speech and read his editorial. What did you learn? What is your own “good trouble?” Post your thoughts on OpenLab
RESPOND TO ONE OTHER PERSON’S POST and respond when someone comments on your post! (talk to each other!)

The next Unit will rely heavily on what you have learned during Library Day so please try to make it!!!

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Alot of people feel like writer’s block is something you just have to power through, but I’ve never found that worked for me. I find being brave and doing it anyway just feels stinky and frightening and makes me more blocked the next time I show up to write.

So I came up with a game that makes the writer’s block go away so that I don’t have to power through something that, when you think about it, is self-generated and therefore just as powerful as I am and therefore, I cannot really defeat. (Picture Superman and Bizarro Superman spinning in a death grip into the bottom of an abyss…not fun.) Instead, I made friends with writer’s block.

I say, Ok, you win, WB, I’m not going to work on that project right now. Instead, I’m going to read the prompt for the project (assignment, book, etc) and then I’m going to write whatever comes into my head on that topic for two minutes straight.

For that two minutes, I am not allowed to stop writing. I am not allowed to look up. I have to keep the pencil moving or the keyboard tapping. What’s more, I am not allowed to judge my writing at all.

JUST TWO MINUTES.

After two minutes, I get a cookie or a cup of coffee or, if I’m lucky, a cannoli. (God I love cannolis).

Then I set my timer again for SEVEN WHOLE HORRIBLE MINUTES.

And I write and write and write. I write anything that comes into my head even if it isn’t about, in this case, an experience with education. If I have to resort to writing, gee I can’t think of what to say, then that’s what I write. It doesn’t matter as long as I’m practicing letting it rip —

Because if it do this every day, it isn’t long before I’m lighting up the page, skating across it, making that magic happen. Instead of trying to come up with something to say, I am trying to get my ideas down fast so I don’t forget any!!

Once I’ve done that for a few sessions, I take a break. And I read the nonsense I’ve written. Often times it is filled with silliness! But then I find those nuggets… and a nugget of gold is worth the whole filthy mining process, isn’t it? I mean, if you come up with a bucket of gravel and dirt but oh there’s that one nugget of gold, well that’s worth the whole trip, isn’t it? I mean no one complains, when they find gold, that they also found gravel. That would be ludicrous!!! Of course you found gravel, people would shout! Everyone has gravel! But not everyone has the gold!!!

But wait, there’s more.

Now you copy those good ideas down careful.

The time Ms. Sharp wouldn’t let me play with the feather ostrich.

The time my best friend cried in my arms because she had failed Algebra for the 3rd time.

The time I went to that nice calm tutor in the library and she helped me and I wasn’t sure how she’d done it.

And then I have my ideas for what I’m going to write about and a little outline to go with it. Because all that is missing for it to be a “proper” outline are those silly roman numerals.

Why I Became a teacher Essay (Education Narrative)

I. Ms. Sharp wouldn’t let me play with the feather ostrich marionette.

II. My best friend cried in my arms because she had failed Algebra for the 3rd time.

III. I went to this nice calm tutor in the library and she helped me and I wasn’t sure how she’d done it.

Week 7
10/4

POST Unit 1 Rough Draft and respond to one other student’s draft

Discussion of revising and proofreading. How can a piece of writing be improved? What does it mean to revise? Revision components: argument, structure, development, grammar, word choice, sentence structure. What does it mean to proofread?

· Share draft with peer reviewer
· Use feedback to revise draft and prepare final version with cover page reflection

REMEMBER you are writing stories or one story about your education. Show me a movie, don’t give me a talk…

UNIT ONE PROJECT DUE OCTOBER 11. 2020

https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/1101anderson0l10/unit-1-education-narrative/

Please email it to me and post it on Open Lab under UNIT 1.

If you need more time, that is OK!  We are all working together and I understand if you got off to a bumpy start.  The important thing is you’re here now and doing the work.

HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO THIS WEEK.

People have been asking how to post to OpenLab!  There’s this itty bitty plus sign at the top of the page. Click on it and the option to write a post appears!

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Hi Students.

I was having some technical difficulties and didn’t see some of your posts.  I am so sorry.  I am going through them now and replying. Wow do they look great!  Good work.

Also, make sure to comment on each other’s work.

Sincerely,

Prof. Edelson

To everyone who posted thoughtful comments and attended the coffee chats, EXCELLENT participation.  I’m so proud of you.

Next week, please go to at least one office hour if possible, read the Unit 1 project and get started on it and post your work on OpenLab.

Whenever I have something to write, I set my timer for 7 minutes and write whatever comes into my head about the subject.  The only rule is, for those 7 minutes, I can’t stop writing!!!  I must keep them pen moving!  (Or just keep the keyboard clacking!!!!)

TRY IT!!!

I can’t wait to read your work.

Also, apparently this semester the department is VERY SERIOUS about posting all work on OpenLab and not submitting it to me via email. I’m so sorry.  I know this goes against what you were told (by me–who’s blushing now?) just last week!  Yikes.  But apparently if you want, you can keep your posts private, so I hope that helps a bit.

Next week office hours are Monday at 9:30 and Wednesday at 11AM.  Bring coffee! Bring donuts!

See you then!!!

Also, if you can’t make either of those sessions, please let me know!  Thanks.

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