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Author Archives: Jennifer Sears
Resource 23: “Inside the Mind of a Master Procrastinator”–TEDTalk
This lively video by comic artist Tim Urban discusses pitfalls and costs of procrastination and also gives tips for rising above the all-too-common habit that wreaks havoc on so many students’ lives.
Yes…we will also reflect on where YOU are in your research writing process.
Research Essay Handout 5
Here is Handout 5: The Timeline
You will also get a hard copy in class on Tuesday
Research Essay Handout 4: Planning Sheet
This “planning sheet” is organized as an outline more than the previous planning sheets.
OpenLab Assignment for FYLC (Extra Credit! Extra Credit!)
TELLING OUR STORIES
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/fylc/writing-as-reflection/
The following prompt is not required for our course. If you do choose to take this opportunity, your grade will replace one of our two in-class Reading Quizzes. To get credit, you must post on this FYLC site and comment on two other studentsâ posts.
Itâs mid-semester! We invite you to continue telling your story about becoming a college student at City Tech. Research has shown that first-semester students often worry about their transition in to college and how, eventually, students become comfortable and find a community of people with whom they are close and feel they belong.
Please describe how you have experienced your first months at City Tech. Aim to write 300-500 words and be sure to illustrate your post with examples from your own experiences in classes, seminars, lectures, study groups, and labs. What happened? How did you and others involved think and feel? How did it turn out?
We hope this process will help you think about your transition experience. Once you have posted your own story, please take time to read and comment on at least two of your peers’ stories.
DIRECTIONS:
- To create your post please click the plus (+) sign at the top of the FYLC page!  (or on the banner at the very top of the page click First Year Learning Communities , then select âadd newâ post from the dashboard) https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/fylc/writing-as-reflection/
- Once you have finished writing your post, select your FYLC faculty member as a category. Note: You are Sears & Sears.
- Read and comment on your peersâ writing. You can post on writing from courses other than ours!
- If you are looking to read stories from one specific FYLC, select a faculty âcategoryâ at the bottom of the page.
OpenLab Assignment 2 (Required)
(REQUIRED) DUE: Tuesday, Nov. 7
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/brain-on-the-page-fall-2017/
 On our class OpenLab site, reflect on your experience in this class; specifically reflect on what you have learned about writing. Your post should address all of the questions below and should be at least one paragraph long.
- Identify one aspect of your writing that has improved since the beginning of the semester.
- Identify one aspect of academic writing (college writing) that is still challenging you on assignments.
- Identify one aspect of academic writing that you enjoy.
DIRECTIONS:To create your second post, click the plus (+) sign at the top of the course page  and select âadd newâ post from the dashboard. Write and then hit âPublish.â Here is the link again: https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/brain-on-the-page-fall-2017/
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Research Essay Handout 3: Interview Assignment
Here is the Interview Assignment distributed in class on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The typed transcript is due on November 7!
Resource 22: “Introduction to Primary Research: Observations, Surveys, and Interviews”-Writing Spaces
In this essay, we will look primarily at the section on interviewing as a means of conducting primary research that will offer your unique contribution to a subject and will prove meaningful if done with integrity. This article by Dana Lynn Driscoll appears in Writing Spaces: Readings on Writing, Volume 2. (2011)
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Resource 21: Conducting Primary Research/Interviewing)-OWL
We will look at the following resources in class:
General tips for conducting productive interviews:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/04/
Tips for writing better interview questions:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/559/06/
These resources from the Purdue University Online Writing Lab (OWL) offer tips for ethical interviewing and tips for setting up and starting your interviews. We will also practice interviewing skills in class!
Re-Post: Activate Your New York Times Subscription
Here is our course link about activating your New York Times subscription. You must use your City Tech email address. This is a free service to our students. Do not pay for a subscription; if you hit a pay wall, it means you have not gone through the activation properly.
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/brain-on-the-page-fall-2017/first-semester-information/how-to-activate-your-nyt-subscription/
