STUDENT COPY: This is a streamlined version of the schedule that you can include on your course site; it allows students to see the full semester without becoming overwhelmed. It does not include the detailed prompts students will need to complete weekly assignments; those details can be found on the Instructor Schedule.
ENG 1101: Model schedule for online instruction
–incorporating Core Books at CUNY and the First Year Writing curriculum–
Introduction: Course Overview & Tips for Being an Online Student
Day 1
READING:
- Sign up for our OpenLab site/Go to our Blackboard class site: if you encounter problems, please email me at ___________________.
- Review the course site: be sure to read the introduction to the course, look over the syllabus, and open and review all course tabs/sections.
- If using OpenLab, review: “Tips for Success” on “The OpenLab for Students.”
- If using BlackBoard, review: “Student Guide to Blackboard.”
WRITING: Introductions
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 2
READING & WATCHING:
- Mike Bunn, “How to Read like a Writer”
- Jacqueline Woodson, “What Reading Slowly Taught Me About Writing”
- José Olivarez, “Maybe I Could Save Myself By Writing”
WRITING: Habits and Techniques
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Unit 1 — Education Narrative
Day 3
READING:
- Frederick Douglass, “Chapter 7” from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
- Malcolm X, “Learning to Read”
- Anita Jiang, “The Memory of My Grandmother” (City Tech student essay)
RESOURCES:
- Washoe School District, “The Quote Sandwich”
- Butte College, “Double-Entry Reading Journals”
WRITING: Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and Anita Jiang
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 4
READING & WATCHING:
- Read the assignment guidelines for “Unit 1: Education Narrative” (email/ask me if you have any questions about these guidelines).
- Watch “Understanding Genre Awareness”
- Look over the texts from last class and think about them in relation to your own educational journey.
WRITING: Genre Analysis
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 5
READING:
- Plato, The Republic, Book VII, “Allegory of the Cave”
WRITING: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Day 1
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 6
READING & WATCHING:
- Read Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave” again. Be on the lookout for moments where Plato emphasizes the physical and concrete details that the prisoners experience; for example, pay attention to anything they see, hear, and physically feel (along with what causes it). Find three of these details, and think about what they might symbolize.
- Watch the two short videos for Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”: here and here
WRITING: Plato’s Allegory of the Cave, Day 2
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 7
READING:
- Anne Lamott, “Shitty First Drafts”
WRITING: Drafting
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 8
READING:
- Read your peer review partner’s draft and with it in mind do the activities below.
RESOURCES:
- City Tech Library’s “Citation and Formatting Guide”
- Purdue OWL “MLA Style Introduction”
WRITING: Peer Review
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 9
RESOURCES:
- City Tech Library’s “Citation and Formatting Guide”
- Purdue OWL “MLA Style Introduction”
- Purdue OWL, “Transitions”
- Purdue OWL, “Writing Transitions”
WRITING: Creating a Title & Looking at Transitions
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 10
READING:
- Read through the feedback on your draft.
RESOURCES:
- Lindsey Wilson College Writing Center, “Commas Handout.”
- University Writing Center of Texas A&M, “Comma Splice.”
- Purdue OWL, “Transitions”
- Purdue OWL, “Writing Transitions”
- Carrie Hall, “What’s a Paragraph?”
WRITING: Workshop Day-Revising
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Unit 2 — Reflective Annotated Bibliography Project
Day 11
- SUBMIT Unit 1 (Education Narrative)
- Write a short reflection on the process of writing Unit 1. Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
READING:
- Assignment guidelines for Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography Project
- Annotated Bibliography Project Student Samples
- James Baldwin, “A Talk to Teachers”
RESOURCES:
- Watch the City Tech Library’s Video, “Writing an Annotated Bibliography.”
- Read Purdue OWL’s “Annotated Bibliography Breakdown.”
WRITING: Introducing the Reflective Annotated Bibliography Project:
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 12
READING & LISTENING:
- Read the Declaration of Independence
- Listen to the Declaration of Independence
- Randy Barnett, article in The Declaration of Independence Annotated
- Melissa De Witte, “When Thomas Jefferson penned ‘all men are created equal,’ he did not mean individual equality, says Stanford scholar”
WRITING: Analyzing the Declaration of Independence & Brainstorming Research Topics
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 13
RESOURCE:
- The City Tech Library’s Guide to Developing a Research Question
WRITING: Developing Research Questions
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 14
Library Day: Make sure to build in a day for the Library Session here or wherever it works for you during the semester.
WRITING: Research Prep Day (Writing Workshop)
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 15
RESOURCES:
- The City Tech Library’s “Citation and Formatting Guide.”
- Purdue OWL, “Handout: Quoting Others”
- Carrie Hall, “Quotation Handout”
- Carrie Hall, “What Is Research?”
WRITING: Drafting the Annotations
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 16
WRITING: Drafting & Conferencing
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 17
RESOURCES:
- The City Tech Library’s “Citation and Formatting Guide.”
- Purdue OWL, “Handout: Quoting Others”
- Carrie Hall, “Quotation Handout”
- Annotated Bibliography Project Student Samples
WRITING: Drafting– Finalizing the Reflective Annotated Bibliography Project
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Unit 3 — Writing in a New Genre
Day 18
- SUBMIT Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography Project
- Write a short reflection on the process of writing Unit 2. Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
READING:
- Read the assignment guidelines for Unit 3: Writing in a New Genre.
- Maria Elena Garcia, Twitter Thread on Selena Netflix Movie
- Katie Porter, Twitter Thread on Women and the Pandemic
WRITING: Introducing the Writing in a New Genre Project
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 19
READING, LISTENING & WATCHING:
- “Louise Erdrich On Her Personal Connection To Native Peoples’ ‘Fight For Survival‘” (NPR interview, read and listen)
- Sara Sidner, “Native American elder Nathan Phillips, in his own words” (CNN interview, read and watch clip)
WRITING: Interviews as a Genre & Thinking about Audience
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 20
WRITING: Genre Scavenger Hunt
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 21
READING:
- We have been thinking about genre, now choose the genre you will use for Unit 3 and find an example.
WRITING: Analyzing Samples
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 22
WRITING: Drafting Your Genre Piece
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 23
WRITING: Drafting — Finalizing the Writing in a New Genre Project
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 24
- SUBMIT UNIT 3: Writing in a New Genre Assignment
READING:
- Read through all your work so far this semester and the comments you received.
- Read through the assignment guidelines for the “Final Reflection and Portfolio.”
- Donald M. Murray, “The Maker’s Eye: Revising Your Own Manuscripts”
WRITING: Thinking about Revisions, Reflecting, and Building the Portfolio
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Final Reflection and Portfolio
Day 25
WRITING: Reflecting and Building the Portfolio
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 26
WRITING: Drafting
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 27
WRITING: Drafting
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Conclusions
Day 28
- SUBMIT Final Reflection and Portfolio Assignment
- Specific instructions will be announced in class and/or our class site.
Day 29
- TBA
