Course Title: Shared Reading, Shared Experience, Shared Lunch
New York City College of Technology
The City University of New York
ENG 1101, English Composition 1
Spring 2011
Section: 5359
Time: Tues, Thurs 11:30 – 12:45
Place: Namm 606
Instructor: Professor Sean Scanlan
Email: sscanlan@citytech.cuny.edu
Mailbox: Namm 512
Office Hours: Mon 10-11, Thurs 2:30-3:30, and by appointment
Office: Namm 520, (718) 260-5123
WEEK 1: INTRODUCTION
Jan 11, M Discussion of course, syllabus, and text. Introductions
Jan 13, W About this course, Homework: WJ #1: Best/Worst reading and writing exp.
Jan 15, F Turn in WJ#1. Writing and Reading lecture. Homework: 132 King,
119 McDonald
WEEK 2: READING PRACTICE
Jan 18, M Martin Luther King Jr. Day—No Class
Jan 20, W Discuss King, McDonald, and note taking. Homework: 76 Keller and
WJ #2: response to Keller
Jan 22, F Turn in WJ #2 and discuss Keller. Homework: 382 Chopin and WJ #3
WEEK 3: THE NARRATIVE ESSAY (1)
Jan 25, M Turn in WJ #3, Discuss Chopin. Lecture on summarizing
Jan 27, W Assign Essay #1: Narrative. In class: personal narrative. HW: read 357-60
Jan 29, F Discuss Narration. Homework: 361 Gates and 366 Orwell—WJ #4
WEEK 4: THESIS
Feb 1, M Turn in WJ #4. Discuss Gates and Orwell
Feb 3, W Quiz #1. Student example
Feb 5, F First Peer Review Workshop
WEEK 5: DRAFTING PROCESS
Feb 8, M Homework: WJ #5
Feb 10, W Turn in WJ #5. Second Peer Review Workshop
Feb 12, F Turn in Essay #1
WEEK 6: THE PROCESS ESSAY(2)
Feb 15, M 407 Intro to Process, 411 Merrill, Homework: WJ #6
Feb 17, W Turn in WJ #6, 417 Sharples
Feb 19, F tba
WEEK 7: GOOD SENTENCES AND GOOD PARAGRAPHS
Feb 22, M Examples: sentences and paragraphs
Feb 24, W 425 Petrunkevitch
Feb 26, F Turn in Essay #2
WEEK 8: THE PERSUASIVE ESSAY: The Music Review (3)
Mar 1, M Introduction to persuasion
Mar 3, W The Music Review
Mar 5, F Quiz #2 over “Who Should Teach Hip-Hop Studies?”
WEEK 9: THE RHETORIC OF PERSUASION
Mar 8, M Mid-term Grades Due
Mar 10, W Read NME music review, HW: WJ #7
Mar 12, F Discuss Jim Musser music reviews
WEEK 10:
Mar 15 – 19 SPRING BREAK—ENJOY
WEEK 11: ORGANIZATION
Mar 22, M Second Peer Review Day for music review
Mar 24, W Turn in Persuasive Essay (3)
Mar 26, F HW: WJ #8
WEEK 12: THE COMPARISON AND CONTRAST ESSAY (4)
Mar 29, M Read 474 Comparison and Contrast introduction, 479 Twain
Mar 31, W Quiz #3. 489 Catton
Apr 2, F College Holiday—No Class
WEEK 13: WORD CHOICES
Apr 5, M Student examples
Apr 7, W 284 Lederer, HW: WJ #9
Apr 9, F 290 Sedaris
WEEK 14: EDITING AND PROOFING
Apr 12, M 495 Schulman
Apr 14, W (last day to drop a class)
Apr 16, F Quiz #4
WEEK 15: WHAT IS GOOD WRITING?
Apr 19, M HW: WJ #10
Apr 21, W First page review: matching assertions to proof
Apr 23, F Methodology, Question and answer
WEEK 16: PEER REVIEW
Apr 26, M tba
Apr 28, W Peer Review Day
Apr 30, F Quiz #5
WEEK 17: LAST WEEK OF CLASS
May 3, M tba
May 5, W Essay #4 Due in Class —-LAST DAY OF CLASS
End of Term: May 13
