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Final Exams, Final Grades, and eClass Folders

SUBJECT:     Final Exams, Final Grades, and eClass Folders DATE:            December 5, 2017 TO:                  First Year Writing (FYW) Faculty FROM:           Johannah … Continue reading

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FYW Make-Up Final Exams Fall, 2017

If a student misses the final exam for your FYW course, the department will be offering a makeup opportunity on January 9th at 2:30 pm. Please let Lily know if you have such students and she will give you more … Continue reading

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2017 City Tech Science Fiction Symposium

City Tech is honored to be welcoming Samuel Delany as the keynote speaker for the 2017 City Tech Science Fiction Symposium, which will be taking place on December 6 from 9am to 6pm in N119.  As many are aware, Mr. Delany is … Continue reading

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Sample Student Essays

For an example of student writing in response to a specific assignment, please click here for Prof. Miller’s assignment on The Hero’s Journey.  Here is a student paper in response to the prompt, shared here with permission from the author.  For context, here … Continue reading

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Structuring and Facilitating Group Work in FYW Courses

Structuring and Facilitating Group Work Group work can be a powerful learning tool, but the teams need to be facilitated correctly. If teams don’t function well, they can be a source of frustration and anxiety for students and instructors. Below are … Continue reading

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Visible Pedagogy: A Teach@ CUNY Project

Visible Pedagogy is a blog dedicated to advancing and expanding conversations about teaching and learning at CUNY. It is edited by TLC Assistant Director Elizabeth Alsop, and collaboratively authored by the staff of theTeaching & Learning Center, our Contributing Writers, … Continue reading

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Language Transfer: Tip Sheets for Ten Languages by Ann Raimes

Language Transfer: Tip Sheets for Ten Languages  Research shows that transfer from the native language is not the most common cause of error, at least in written English. However, when it occurs, it is often the most baffling to readers … Continue reading

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City Tech Library Resources for FYW Research Projects

The City Tech Library has recently centralized their Research Process Tutorials.  You can access these tutorials here: https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/help/tutorials/index.php A Guide for Understanding and Writing an Annotated Bibliography is also available: http://libguides.citytech.cuny.edu/AnnotatedBibliography

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Engaging With Current Events in 2017 in FYW Courses: Some Suggestions and Resources

The FYW@City Tech program encourages you to talk to your students about current issues and, if possible, integrate them and student responses to them into your course.  If anything, the “turbulent” state of the socio-political and economic reality in the U.S. … Continue reading

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What Is Academic Writing?

While this is a question that many writing instructors may feel could never be satisfactorily answered, it is nevertheless a question that students often ask.  To help students gain some understanding of this question and the complexities involved in answering … Continue reading

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