Category Archives: FYW Admin

Midterm Grades and Midterm Exams for FYW Courses at City Tech

Faculty are required to confidentially inform students of their midterm grades based on work submitted prior to the date when midterm grades are due (See City Tech Academic Calendar for specific date).  Although midterm grades cannot be reported in CUNYFirst, there are … Continue reading

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Welcome to the Fall, 2014 Semester!

Welcome to the Fall 2014 Semester at City Tech!  On the First Year Writing @ City Tech Web site, you will find resources for planning your course and developing your syllabus, including sample syllabi and assignments for Introduction to Composition … Continue reading

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Informal Collective Grading Session: Wednesday, May 21 12pm – 1pm; Thursday, May 22 4pm – 5pm

As the semester winds down and the grading piles up, the First Year Writing Program invites you to bring your blue books, research essays, spreadsheets, portfolios…basically, whatever you have left to do, and join other faculty members for some grading … Continue reading

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FYW May Roundtable Discussion: Understanding and Responding to the Updated Learning Outcomes for ENG1101 and ENG1121

Who: Faculty teaching ENG1101/ENG1121 in the Summer and Fall 2014 Semesters What: Discuss and Learn More About Implementing the Updated Learning Outcomes in Course Syllabi and Assignments for ENG1101 and ENG1121 Where:  Faculty Commons (N225) When:  Thursday, May 22, 3pm … Continue reading

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*NEW* Open Classrooms Initative @ City Tech

About the Open Classrooms Initiative @ City Tech In order to promote and share some best teaching practices in First Year Writing (FYW) courses at City Tech, the FYW Program is initiating a new Open Classrooms Initiative to enable faculty … Continue reading

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Happy New Year!

In addition to wishing a very happy new year to all of the writing faculty at City Tech, I also wanted to let you know about a few updates to the FYW@City Tech Open Lab Site, which reflect some changes … Continue reading

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Informal Collective Grading Sessions: Tuesday, Dec. 17 and Wednesday, Dec. 18

As the semester winds down and the grading piles up, the First Year Writing Program invites you to bring your blue books, research essays, spreadsheets, whatever you have left to do to finish your ENG 1101 and ENG 1121 grading, … Continue reading

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Understanding the ENG1101 Final Exam

Understanding the ENG1101 Exam The ENG1101 Exam, which is a uniform departmental exam, is administered over two class periods.  The first part asks students to write a summary of an article, usually from The New York Times, and the second … Continue reading

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ENG1121: What Is It? What Might It Be?

An online forum for discussing current and possible definitions of City Tech’s Advanced Composition Course, ENG1121

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November Professional Development Workshop: Innovative Uses of the Open Lab in FYW Courses

Please join us in the Faculty Commons (Namm 2nd Floor) on Wednesday, Nov. 20 from 12-1 for a discussion of Innovative Uses of the Open Lab in FYW Courses at City Tech.  The event is being co-sponsored by the Computer … Continue reading

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