Fall 2019 Technical Writing ENG2575 E270 with Professor Ellis

After the first daily writing assignment, in which you write a professional email of introduction to me, we will use the first part of each subsequent class to write about a magazine article that you read and bring to class. Here are the details about what you should come to class prepared with:

• Purchase or photocopy articles from print magazines that are relevant to your field of study or career.
• The articles should be at least a full page or longer. Of course, longer articles are better in terms of you learning more and having more material to work with on these assignments.
• After reading the article and making a note of its publication information (date, volume, number, title of publication), bring it to class for a short writing assignment at the beginning of class.
• You will need a new article for each of our subsequent classes. These can come from the same or different magazine issues.

Barnes and Noble on Court Street (pictured above) has a huge selection of magazines for purchase. The City Tech Library has some magazines as do all of the NYPL and Brooklyn Public Library branches, which you can read and copy (with your phone or another device) for free or photocopy for a small fee.

For your first daily writing assignment, please send an email of introduction to me (Professor Ellis) before we meet next week.

• Write an email from your City Tech email address to Prof. Ellis (jellis at citytech.cuny.edu).
• Subject: Greetings from Your First and Last Name in ENG2575
• Body:
  • Salutation: Dear Professor Ellis, or Hello Professor Ellis, or Hi Professor Ellis,
  • Pleasantry sentence.
  • Content paragraph:
    • Topic Sentence (Why are you writing? What is the purpose of the email? You don’t want to write: You told me to write you this stupid email. Instead: I wanted to introduce myself to you and let you know a little bit more about my interests and goals.
    • Several Supporting Sentences (Tell me about yourself)
      • What is your major?
      • What kind of job do you want to get? Not just “electrical engineer,” for example, but where do you want to work, what kind of firm, do you want to use this job to lead to something else in the long term?
      • What are your hobbies and interests?
      • What would you like to gain from our Technical Writing class? Is there a particular skill or ability that you want to focus your efforts on in our class?
  • Closing: Best wishes, Best, Sincerely, Cheers,
  • Your Name