Author Archives: johannah rodgers

I wanted to clarify what is due for our next class session. Here is a list: GA3, RWA3, GA4, RWA4. You will find information about these assignments on our course website: http://www.digitalcomposition.org/rodgerscollegewritingfall2017 PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO PRINT OUT A HARD … Continue reading →

GA4: From Exploratory Draft to Working Draft The purpose of this week’s Group Assignment is, like RWA4, to assist you in assembling a working draft of your personal literacies narrative essay, which you will bring to class on Wednesday, September … Continue reading →

First of all, thanks to Sheldon, Adriana, Mohammed E., Nandi, Chadel, Alex, Mohamed T., Stefan, Tyra, Kyle, Melannie, Akram, Collin, Anika, Hui Lin, Demba, and Omayra for completing GA3 and submitting it on time. Thank you also to Chemar for … Continue reading →

Please read the Personal “Literacies” Narrative Essay Guidelines.  Then, do some brainstorming!  (See the HANDOUTS section of our Course Open Lab site if you want to learn more about approaches to Brainstorming)  Afterward, post a reply to the BRAINSTORMING A PERSONAL … Continue reading →

“Meaning making is an individual process.”  You need to apply what you are reading to your own knowledge, experience, and purpose. It is the job of the writer to make sure that two different readers relate to the text in … Continue reading →

After you have completed GA3, you can get started with RWA3. You will find instructions for this assignment here: Fall 2017 RWA3: Structured Free Writing a Personal Literacies Narrative Essay To submit RWA3, you have two choices: 1/ Create a … Continue reading →

Would anyone like to post their notes from today’s class?  I know which keywords we discussed, but beyond that, I am having a hard time reconstructing all of the different things we talked about.

Please read about PARAGRAPHS in your English Handbook.  You may also want to take a look at this presentation about PARAGRAPHS.  Then, post a reply to this post that includes:  1/ One paragraph about what you have learned about paragraphs.  2/ One or two questions … Continue reading →

The New York Times online edition is now available to all CUNY students, faculty and staff! The CUNY account now entitles all people with a cuny.edu email domain to acquire a subscription to the digital NYTimes. Once you have created … Continue reading →

Rhetoric:  The practice and study of effective communication. If the above is the definition of rhetoric, how do you explain the definition of the phrase “rhetorical question”?  Doesn’t that mean a question that is not really a question? To understand … Continue reading →