For Wednesday 3/14…

**Please review updated Course Schedule**

For class Wednesday 3/14…

  1. Print & Read Claim, Reasons, Evidence
  2. Print & Read “The Death of the Book,” by Ursula LeGuin
    1. Scroll down in blog to find post titled “The Death of the Book.”
  3. Complete HW #12 (LeGuin)
    1. Pick 5 of the vocabulary words listed. Write the definition of the word and then write your own sentence that uses the word correctly.
    2. Answer Reading Questions #1 and #2.
    3. Answer Discussion Question #1.
    4. Be sure to use details and examples from the text to support your answers.

For Monday 3/12 and Wednesday 3/14…

For class Monday 3/12…

  1. Print Claim, Reasons, Evidence
  2. Read Claim, Reasons, Evidence

For lab Monday 3/12…

  1. Print “The Death of the Book” by Ursula LeGuin
  2. Read “The Death of the Book” by Ursula LeGuin
  3. Complete HW #12 [LeGuin]
    1. Pick 5 of the vocabulary words listed. Write the definition of the word and then write your own sentence that uses the word correctly.
    2. Answer Reading Questions #1 and #2.
    3. Answer Discussion Question #1.
    4. Be sure to use details and examples from the text to support your answers!!!

For class Wednesday 3/14…

  1. Read Thesis Statements
  2. Complete HW #13 [CRE]

For Monday 3/5 and Wednesday 3/7…

For class Monday 3/5…

  1. Read Introduction to Summary Writing (TAKE NOTES!)
  2. Complete HW #10 [ROF2]

For lab Monday 3/5…

  1. Write Essay #1, Draft #2
    1. bring TWO printed, stapled copies to class
    2. bring the P copy of Draft #1 (with my comments on it)

For class Wednesday 3/7…

  1. Print “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples
  2. Read “Black Men and Public Space” by Brent Staples
  3. Complete HW #11 [Staples]
    1. Pick 5 of the vocabulary words listed. Write the definition of the word and then write your own sentence that uses the word correctly.
    2. Answer Reading Questions #1 and #2.
    3. Answer Discussion Question #2.
    4. Be sure to use details and examples from the text to support your answers.

 

 

 

For Monday 2/26 and Wednesday 2/28….

Just a reminder that these posts are only repeating what is listed on the syllabus, and you can always find your assignments for the next class by checking the Course Schedule that I handed out in the beginning of the semester and is posted on OpenLab.

 

For class Monday 2/26…

  1. Read Sentence Errors
  2. Read Comma Splices
  3. Complete HW #8 [ROF1]

For lab Monday 2/26…

  1. Read Revision
  2. Write Essay #1, Draft #1
    1. bring TWO printed, stapled copies to lab

For class Wednesday 2/28…

  1. Print “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr
  2. Read “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” by Nicholas Carr
  3. Complete HW #9 [Carr]
    1. Pick 5 of the vocabulary words listed. Write the definition of the word and then write your own sentence that uses the word correctly.
    2. Answer Reading Questions #1 and #2.
    3. Answer Discussion Question #2.
    4. Be sure to use details and examples from the text to support your answers.

For Tuesday 2/20 and Wednesday 2/21…

*Reminder*

There is no class on Monday 2/19; the college is closed.

Instead, Tuesday 2/20 will follow a Monday schedule.

 

For class Tuesday, 2/20…

  1. Read Fragments and Run Ons
  2. Complete HW #5 [T2]

For lab Tuesday, 2/20…

  1. Read Drafting
  2. Print “Superman and Me,” by Sherman Alexie
  3. Read “Superman and Me,” by Sherman Alexie
  4. Complete HW #6
    1. Pick 5 of the vocabulary words listed. Write the definition of the word and then write your own sentence that uses the word correctly.
    2. Answer Reading Questions #1 and #2.
    3. Answer Discussion Question #2.
    4. Be sure to use details and examples from the text to support your answers.

For class Wednesday, 2/21…

  1. Print “Learning to Read,” by Malcolm X
  2. Read “Learning to Read,” by Malcolm X
  3. Complete HW #7
    1. Pick 5 of the vocabulary words listed. Write the definition of the word and then write your own sentence that uses the word correctly.
    2. Answer Reading Questions #1 and #2.
    3. Answer Discussion Question #1.
    4. Be sure to use details and examples from the text to support your answers.

For Monday 2/5 and Wednesday 2/7…

For class Monday 2/5, you need to complete the following:

  1. Read Subject Verb Agreement (including watching the short video)
  2. Join the course on OpenLab
    1. This requires you to make an OpenLab account. If you are having trouble creating an account, see the previous post for help.
  3. Complete HW #1
    1. HW #1 is simply to send me an email from your City Tech email address. The subject of your email should be “HW #1.” In the body of the email, write your name and ENG 1101 D362. That’s it.

 

For lab on Monday 2/5, you need to complete the following:

  1. Read Brainstorming
  2. Print “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan (if you can’t access the reading through the link, you can google the title and author to find it on another website)
  3. Read “Mother Tongue” by Amy Tan
  4. Complete HW #2
    1. Pick 5 of the vocabulary words listed. Write the definition of the word and then write your own sentence that uses the word correctly.
    2. Answer Reading Questions #1 and #2.
    3. Answer Discussion Question #1.
    4. Be sure to use details and examples from the text to support your answers.

 

For class on Wednesday 2/7, you need to complete the following:

  1. Read Verb Tense Changes
  2. Print HW #3 (SV)
  3. Complete HW #3 (SV)