Week 7

Hi all-

Make sure you submit your Unit 1 assignment if you have not already done so. I have posted an announcement with directions on posting your Unit 1 work.

Note that your post should include the following two things:

  1. a short reflection responding to the prompt in the announcement
  2. a link to the google doc of your Unit 1 work.

See you soon!
Prof. Garcia

Monday, 3/14

(asynchronous, work due on our class site by 11:59 pm)

READING:

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WRITING: Brainstorming for Unit 2

  • Respond to the Discussion Question “Brainstorming Topics for Unit 2”: What are some social issues that you feel strongly about and might inspire you to act? You might think about events, laws, policies, rules, regulations, and social and political movements that have caught your attention (and that have more than one side). Avoid typical topics (like the death penalty, abortion, and violent video games). Really search for an issue — local, national, global– that you feel is important and want to know more about; the goal here is not to know your position beforehand but to use research to help you decide where you stand on an issue. Brainstorm a list of two or three topics: for each issue write one or two questions that come to mind. Consult City Tech Library’s Guide to Developing a Research Question to help you with this assignment.

Wednesday, 3/16

(in-person session at City Tech)

READING:

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CLASSWORK: Looking at the Op-Ed Genre and Thinking about Argument

  • We will discuss and write about this text together in class.