Monthly Archives: March 2017

Maverick’s Re-Vision Process

The re-vision process is showing me, one positive and one negative feature of my writing that I wouldn’t otherwise notice. One positive outcome of this is re-reading my own writing brings out certain missing or unnoticed details. Another possible feature is that when we do peer reviews another person’s point of view might pick up something that I missed. Therefore, I can apply those ideas to my own writing and make my writing more understandable. One negative feature might be that my peer and I might not be on the same page as the mistake them or I made. This can make or break my paper because many people see different mistakes differently, causing the writer to be stuck on ideas and thoughts.

H.W. for March 8

Dear class,

Thanks for your hard work today. A few reminders:

1. Please begin revising your Rhetorical Analysis draft, based on the feedback you received from your partner. I will be sending my own comments on your draft by the end of Tuesday. Please look for an email in your City Tech account with instructions for accessing those comments. If you weren’t in class, today, you need to email me so that you can be setup with a Peer Review partner.

Your final draft will need to include your partner’s Peer Review feedback stapled to the back – don’t lose it!

2. Please bring the Practice Midterm reading, along with the Sample Rhetorical Essay we discussed today, to Wednesday’s class. (Practice Midterm available here: Practice Midterm_Hello Stranger reading). You will be using this reading to write a non-graded practice midterm on Wednesday.

3. Blog #4 post, on how the re-vision process is showing you one positive and one negative feature of your writing that you wouldn’t otherwise notice, is due at the beginning of class Wednesday. (250 words)

4. The Literary Arts Festival is still accepting entries through the end of Tuesday 3/7, if you’re still interested in revising and submitting your S+R essay as a Personal Response essay.

5. On March 13, please note that we are meeting at 10 AM for our 50-minute session, and 11:30 for our 75 minute session. You still have to show up at 10 AM – this announcement is only to let you know that we will finish class at 12:45 that day.

Best,

Professor Kwong

Homework for March 6 (updated)

Dear class,

Thanks for your hard work today. We spent a lot of time looking at fine details, but it will pay off!

For homework, please complete the draft of the Rhetorical Analysis essay. It should be a complete draft, even if the ideas are not fully fleshed out. (Outlines or partial paragraphs will be considered incomplete.) Consult the Assignment Description (available under Handouts) for guidance. Please submit to the appropriate Dropbox and bring a hard copy to class. We’ll be doing peer review of our essays together.

Please also remember that you can revise your S + R essay and submit it to the Personal Essay category of the Literary Arts Festival. This is a great opportunity to earn a little extra credit and also practice revising. The deadline is March 7, so only do this if you have time to complete your Essay 2 draft as well!

Finally, in addition to your E2 Draft, please bring the Sample Rhetorical Analysis Essay (on Paul Fussell) that we began looking at today.

sincerely,

Professor Kwong

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The OpenLab at City Tech:A place to learn, work, and share

The OpenLab is an open-source, digital platform designed to support teaching and learning at City Tech (New York City College of Technology), and to promote student and faculty engagement in the intellectual and social life of the college community.