Classwork                      Homework (due each week)
Week 1

Feb 1

 Welcome to City Tech and English 1101Co

OpenLab registration, technology survey and schedule survey completion

Unit 1: Education Introductions to one another, to our class, and to the college

First-Year Companion

 ·       Complete First Day Responsibilities Checklist

  • Introduce yourself to the class ( 2 paragraphs)
  • Leaf through the First-Year Companion. Share 1 thing that you found useful in the First-Year Companion, and explain why. Include any questions you have about City Tech or our class.
Week 2

Feb 8

 

 

 Mike Bunn, “How to Read Like a Writer” (2011)

Considering how reading and writing work together; annotating; distinguishing main ideas from supporting examples and details; summarizing and responding

Caroline Hellman, “In Defense of the Classroom” (2020)

Reading strategies:  annotating; understanding main ideas; summarizing; responding

 ·      Read Bunn, “How to Read Like a Writer”

·       Share your annotations. In your accompanying post, explain what you found interesting.

·       Post 3 important ideas from the article, in your own words

·       Summarize the main ideas of the Daily News article and also choose a particular quote to share and analyze.

How do we build community as an online class?
Week 3

Feb 15

 

 José Olivarez, “Maybe I Could Save Myself by Writing” and “Mexican American Disambiguation” (2018)

Stephon Hobson, “The Caged Bird Prevails”

(2019) page 39 in City Tech Writer

Reading strategies: annotating (continued); summarizing and responding; identifying structural elements of writing and different genres

 Read Olivarez and Hobson texts

·       Annotate each text online, in a printed hard copy, or in a notebook. Attach a photo or screenshot of a favorite section of your notes OR copy and paste the favorite section into your response. In your accompanying post, explain what you found interesting about this section or quote.

·       Think about Olivarez’s and Hobson’s texts. What are some CHOICES they make in their writing? Who do you think they are writing FOR (who is their intended audience)?

·       Watch 2019 LAF student video on Olivarez. Share any response you have to the student comments. Can you relate to something a fellow City Tech student articulated?
Week 4

Feb 22

 Unit 1 Project discussion and brainstorming

Olivarez and Hobson continued

Jamila Lyiscott, “Broken English/ I’m Articulate” video

Discussion of writing process and components of a narrative essay

 Watch Lyiscott video

·       What are some important ideas in her performance? How might we apply her ideas to our class, college, and life beyond?

·      Post 1 paragraph about your experience with education (inside or outside of a school setting). Use this paragraph to generate an outline for your Unit 1 Education & Identity narrative (see Unit 1 Assignment)
Week 5

March 1

 

 Unit 1 Outline due

Barack Obama, A Promised Land (excerpt)

Barack Obama Vanity Fair Interview on new book

Discussion of quote integration and quote sandwich; assignment formatting; titles

 ·       Schedule writing conference with Professor and with tutor (Margo)

·       What are President Obama’s main ideas, and what are the corresponding examples he uses to illustrate them? Choose 1 particular example to expand on in your response. What are some details that he includes to support his point?

  • What does President Obama articulate is the goal of his writing? Do you think he achieves this goal in the excerpt? Why/why not?
Week 6

March 8

 

 Unit 1 Rough Draft due on OpenLab

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
Week 7

March 15

 

 Unit 1 Project due on Open Lab

Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography (Good Trouble)

John Lewis, CCNY 2019 Commencement Speech

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

Unit 2 Project discussion and brainstorming

Engaging with secondary sources; annotated bibliography and research methods discussion; genre awareness continued

 ·      Read Lewis’s editorial and watch his CCNY speech. What is important about his life story? What does he mean by good trouble? Choose 2 quotes, from his speech and/or editorial, that resonate with you. Copy and paste them and explain why you find them meaningful. Do you think you have ever pursued, or wanted to pursue, good trouble in your own life? Explain.

·       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.

·       At the end, include a preliminary list of sources in different genres that you plan to consult

·       Respond to two of your colleagues’ proposals. (how to narrow down topic, possible source suggestion, something you find cool or interesting about the proposal).

·       Revise Unit 1 essay with feedback from Professor, peer review partner, and Margo
Week 8

March 22

 Unit 2  Continued

Engaging with secondary sources; annotated bibliography and research methods discussion; genre awareness continued

 Schedule writing conference with Professor and with Margo

  • Flesh out your bibliography to generate a rough draft of your Unit 2 Project (see Unit 2 Assignment)
Week9

April 5

 Unit 2 Rough Draft Due

Engaging with secondary sources and determining useful quotations; annotated bibliography and research methods discussion; genre awareness continued

 ·      Share draft with peer reviewer

·       Use feedback to revise draft and prepare final version with cover page reflection
Week 10

April 12

 Unit 2 Project Due 

Unit 3: Genre Determination (Good Trouble: From the Classroom to the Community)

Annie Correal, “Love and Black Lives, in Pictures Found on a Brooklyn Street” (2017)

Unit 3 Project discussion and brainstorming; genre awareness

 ·       Read Correal’s text. Summarize 4-5 main ideas in a paragraph. Then consider her use of photographs. Choose two photos to describe and analyze: what is going on in the photo, and why does Correal include it in her article? What does the photo illustrate? Finally, think about the *genre* of Correal’s article. Why is this genre most suitable for her story?·

·       Write a 1-paragraph proposal for your Unit 3 Project and share on OpenLab. Include which genre and writing style best suit your project, and your intended audience

·       Read classmates’ posts and respond to 2 with your thoughts:  What do you find interesting about their topic? What do you want to know more about? Can you recommend a specific publication or website you think the author could write for? Which genre could you imagine working well for this project? Is there something useful you could share about your own media consumption habits?
Week 11

April 19

 Annie Correal, “Love and Black Lives, in Pictures Found on a Brooklyn Street” (2017)

“Love and Black Lives” Podcast

Continued genre discussion; how to use Unit 2 for Unit 3

 ·       Outline your Unit 3 project

  • Thinking about genre: how does the podcast differ from the article?
Week 12

April 26

 Unit 3 Workshop: Outline due ·       Use your outline and annotated bibliography to generate a rough draft of your Unit 3 Project

·       Schedule writing conference withProf. and with tutor (Margo)
Week 13

May 3

 Unit 3 Workshop: Rough Draft due ·      Share draft with peer reviewer

·       Use feedback to revise draft and prepare final version
Week 14 

May 17

 Unit 3 Project Due in ·       Complete all revisions of Units 1 and 2; prepare Final Reflection
Week 15

May 24

 Final Reflection due

Conclusion of Class

 Best wishes for a safe summer 🙂
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