Category: Discussions (Page 6 of 7)

You have several tasks to complete before I see you on Monday, 9/18

1. Begin earnestly planning and WRITING a draft of your Unit 1 Education Narrative. (Remember that, as listed on the schedule, a rough draft of your Education Narrative of at least 800 words will be due on WEDNESDAY 9/20).
2. Watch this slide show about emailing a professor, and then write me an email before we meet either: 
   • Asking me a question about Unit 1. This can be a question you have about the assignment or about your essay in particular OR
   • Explaining to me how your essay is going.
3. Come to class on Monday prepared to do a little in-class work on your essay. This means coming to class on Monday with either pens/paper, a personal laptop, or a tablet.
   • If you do not have access to a personal laptop or tablet but would like to work on one, keep in mind that you are able to check one out from the library for one week at a time. See this link for more information: https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/services/multimedia/index.php
   • Your may also be loaned a device for the duration of your enrollment here at City Tech. See this link for more information: https://www.citytech.cuny.edu/device-loan/

For your fourth post assignment, please complete the following tasks:

REVIEW: Please review the handout on paragraphs we went over in class.  Please also watch this slide show for more information on paragraphs.

THINK: Think of one specific incident that changed your views on education. Picture the scene. (This video takes you through the activity we did in class.)

WRITE: Write a blog post of at least two distinct paragraphs describing one specific incident that changed your views on education using Concrete, Significant detail. The incident you described in class will be a great place to start.

So far in this unit, we have read (and heard) three examples from the genre of the “education narrative.”  Your first essay assignment in this class will be to write in this genre yourself. So in this discussion forum, I’d like us to have a conversation about what the features of this genre are.

After reading “Maybe I Could Save Myself by Writing”  and “The Fourth of July”, Please discuss some of the following:

• What, from what you’ve seen so far, are the “ingredients” (also known as “conventions”) of the education narrative genre?
• What do you think might be a place to get started with your own education narrative?
• What are your questions or concerns about writing an education narrative of your own?
• If you like, you can also feel free to share an educational experience you had and ask for feedback from your colleagues (and me) to see if we think that might be a solid place to begin writing.

Write at least 250 words! Then, respond to at least two of your classmates.