Graffiti reads "START" on the side of a walkway above a canal
“Start” by Gareth Sloan via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0

Week 1: Course Overview & Annotating Texts

For Monday, 8/29

  • Sign up for OpenLab and join our class site:
    • If you encounter problems, please email me at RGarcia@citytech.cuny.edu.
  • Begin to familiarize yourself with the class site: be sure to read the introduction to the course, look over the syllabus, and open and review all course tabs/sections.
  • Respond to the Discussion Question “Introducing Yourself”: Write a paragraph (approx. 100 words) discussing your academic interests, why you chose your major, what you enjoy reading, listening to, watching, and doing in your spare time, or anything else you want to share (include your pronouns if you wish).
  • Sign up for your free subscription to The New York Times: https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/help/how/nytimes.php


For Wednesday, 8/31