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ENG 1101: Model syllabus for online instruction

–incorporating Core Books at CUNY and the First Year Writing curriculum–

Week 1: Wednesday, 8/26 – Friday, 8/28

Introduction: Course Overview & Tips for Being an Online Student

By end-of-day Wednesday, 8/26:

READING:

  • Sign up for our OpenLab site: if you encounter problems, please email me at _____________.
  • Take a tour of our OpenLab site: be sure to read the introduction to the course, look over the syllabus, and open and review all course tabs/sections
  •  “Tips for Online Learning Success”  
  • “Online Discussions: Tips for Students” 
  • Go here and sign up for your free subscription to The New York Times. 

WRITING: 

Quick Comment

  • Respond to Discussion Question asking you to introduce yourself to the class

Micro-Activity #1: Introductions  

  • Write in response to prompts about online learning.

Week 2: Monday, 8/31- Friday, 9/4

 Unit 1 — Education Narrative

By end-of-day Monday, 8/31 

READING:

WRITING: 

Micro-Activity #2: Responding to Bunn 

  • Write in response to prompts about the readings. 
  • Use the ideas in the readings to write reflectively about your reading and writing practices (habits, tastes, and challenges). 

By end-of-day Wednesday, 9/2

READING:

WRITING: 

Micro-Activity #3: Malcolm X 

  • Complete a double Entry Journal for one of the readings. 
  • Use the readings to analyze and write about the Education Narrative as a genre. 

Week 3: Monday, 9/7 – Friday, 9/11

(Monday: Labor Day–no classes)

By end-of-day Wednesday, 9/9

READING:

  • Plato, The Republic, Book VII (“Allegory of the Cave”)
  • Watch the two short videos for Plato’s “Allegory of the Cave”: here and here
  • Read through the assignment guidelines for “Unit 1: Education Narrative” 

WRITING:

Micro-Activity #4: Allegory of the Cave

  • Write in response to Plato.
  • Use ideas in Plato to articulate personal ideas about the purpose of education. 

Quick Comment

  • Respond to Discussion Question on Unit 1: Education Narrative guidelines.

Week 4: Monday, 9/14 – Friday, 9/18

(Friday– no classes)

By end-of-day Monday, 9/14 

READING:

WRITING:

Micro-Activity #5: Investigating Plato

  • Close read and write in response to Plato
  • Use ideas about genre to write about Plato

By end-of-day Wednesday, 9/16 

READING: 

WRITING:

Quick Comment

  • Respond to Discussion Question about Lamott and Morrison and your own writing process. 

Drafting

  • Work on the first draft of your Unit 1: Education Narrative assignment

Micro-Activity #6: Education Narrative– Draft

  • Submit a draft of your Unit 1: Education Narrative (as close to the 1,000 word minimum as possible).

Week 5: Monday, 9/21 – Friday, 9/25  

By end-of-day Monday, 9/21

READING:

  • Reread your draft and with it in mind do the activities below. 

WRITING:

Micro-Activity #7: Creating a Title

  • Work on developing a title and finding an image for your Unit 1: Education Narrative assignment.

Peer Review

  • Provide feedback to your peer review partner’s Unit1: Education Narrative draft. 

By end-of-day Wednesday, 9/23

READING:

  • Read through the feedback on your draft

WRITING:

Drafting

  • Work on revising your Unit 1: Education Narrative.

Week 6: Monday, 9/28 – Friday, 10/2 

(No classes Monday; Tuesday is a Monday schedule)

Unit 2 — Annotated Bibliography

By end-of-day Tuesday, 9/29

WRITING:

  • Unit 1 (Education Narrative) Due (minimum 1,000 words)

Micro-Activity #8: Reflecting on the Education Narrative 

  • Write a reflection on the writing of the Unit 1: Education Narrative assignment.  

By end-of-day Wednesday, 9/30

READING:

  • Read Sophocles, Antigone (lines 1-625)
  • Read through the assignment guidelines for Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography

WRITING:

Quick Comment

  • Respond to Discussion Question about the Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography guidelines. 

Micro-Activity # 9: Antigone Day 1

  • Write in response to Sophocles’s Antigone.
  • Begin to brainstorm ideas for the Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography assignment. 

Week 7: Monday, 10/5 – Friday, 10/9

By end-of-day Monday, 10/5

READING:

WRITING:

Micro-Activity # 10: Google Doc “Antigone Day 2”

  • Participate in group work responding to Sophocles’s Antigone.

By end-of-day Wednesday, 10/7

READING: 

WRITING:

Quick Comments:

  • Revisit group work responding to Sophocles’s Antigone and engage with your peers’ ideas.

Micro-Activity # 11: Choosing a Topic and Developing Questions

  • Work on developing research questions for Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography.
  • Begin initial research for your research question and use finding to refine possible research questions.

Week 8: Monday, 10/12 – Friday, 10/16

(No classes Monday; Wednesday is a Monday schedule)

By end-of-day Wednesday, 10/14

READING:

  • Return to the questions you developed about your topic.
  • Review any comments I have provided.

WRITING:

Micro-Activity #12: Researching 

  • Finalize your research question. 
  • Complete the library tutorial. 
  • Begin to locate sources for your Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography assignment.

Week 9: Monday, 10/19 – Friday, 10/23 

By end-of-day Monday, 10/19

READING:

  • Your source to help you answer your research question. 

WRITING:

Quick Comments

  • Respond to Discussion Question about research and library databases.

Micro-Activity #13: Drafting the Annotations

  • Draft your first annotation for the annotated bibliography.
  • Continue researching and looking for sources. 

By end-of-day Wednesday, 10/21

READING:

  • Your other sources to help you research your question. 

WRITING:

Micro-Activity #14: Continue Drafting the Annotations

  • Draft the next two annotations for the annotated bibliography.
  • Work on the other parts of your annotated bibliography. 

Week 10: Monday, 10/26 – Friday, 10/30 

Unit 3 — Writing in a New Genre

By end-of-day Monday, 10/26

WRITING:

  • Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography Due (submit to OpenLab/Blackboard)

Micro-Activity #15: Reflecting on the Research Process

  • Write a reflection on the research process and what you learned. 

By end-of-day Wednesday, 10/28

READING:

WRITING:

Quick Comments

  • Respond to Discussion Question about the assignment guidelines for “Unit 3: Writing in a New Genre.”

Micro-Activity #16: Looking at Genres

  • Write in response to prompt about genre. 

Week 11: Monday, 11/2 – Friday, 11/6

By end-of-day Monday, 11/2

READING:

  • Review your Unit 2: Annotated Bibliography and think about the issue you have been researching. Pay special attention to the concluding section of your annotated bibliography as you will be expanding on this section for today’s writing assignment.

WRITING: 

Micro-Activity #17: Thinking about Audience

  • Begin to draft the reflection portion of Unit 3. 

By end-of-day Wednesday, 11/4

READING:

  • Find and examine an example of the genre you will be using for Unit 3: Writing in a New Genre. 

WRITING:

Micro-Activity #18: Analyzing Samples

  • Write an analysis of a sample of the genre you wish to work with. The sample you find should act as a model for you as you create your Unit 3: Writing in a New Genre assignment. 

Week 12: Monday, 11/9 – Friday, 11/13

By end-of-day Monday, 11/9

WRITING:

Drafting

  • Work on drafting your Unit 3: Writing in a New Genre.

By end-of-day Wednesday, 11/11

WRITING:

Drafting

  • Work on drafting and use virtual office hours.

Week 13: Monday, 11/16 – Friday, 11/20

By end-of-day Monday, 11/16

WRITING:

Quick Comments

  • Respond to Discussion Question about your progress on your Unit 3 assignment. Comment on your progress with UNIT 3: Writing in a New Genre.

Drafting

  • Continue drafting and use virtual office hours

By end-of-day Wednesday, 11/18

WRITING:

  • UNIT 3: Writing in a New Genre Assignment Due (submit to OpenLab/Blackboard) 

Micro-Activity #19: Reflecting on Analyzing and Using a New Genre

  • Write a reflection on the experience of writing in a new genre.

Week 14: Monday, 11/23 – Friday, 11/27

(Wednesday follows a Friday schedule; College closed Nov 26-29 (Thursday-Saturday) for Thanksgiving)

Revisions

By end-of-day Monday, 11/23

READING:

  • Read through all your work so far this semester and the comments you received. 

WRITING:

Micro-Activity #20: Revisions

  • Use this week to revise one Unit Assignment.
  • Write a response explaining what assignment you will revise and why you chose this assignment. 

Week 15: Monday, 11/30 – Friday, 12/4

Final Reflection and Portfolio

By end-of-day Monday, 11/30

READING:

  • Please read through the assignment guidelines for the “Final Reflection and Portfolio.”
  • Look over your work from this semester (all small and large assignments).

WRITING:

Quick Comments

  • Respond to Discussion Question regarding the guidelines for the “Final Reflection and Portfolio.” 

Micro-Activity #21: Reflecting and Building the Portfolio

  • Begin to draft your final reflection and to build your portfolio. 

By end-of-day Wednesday, 12/2

WRITING:

  • Work on drafting your final reflection.

Week 16: Monday, 12/7 – Wednesday, 12/9

(Thursday December 10 and Friday December 11 are Reading Days, no classes meet)

By end-of-day Monday, 12/7

WRITING:

  • Continue working on your reflections and portfolios.
  • Attend virtual office hours if you need help with any aspect of the portfolio or reflection.

By end-of-day Wednesday, 12/9

WRITING:

  • Final Reflection and Portfolio Assignment Due (submit to OpenLab/Blackboard)

Week 17: Monday, 12/14 – Friday, 12/18

(Finals Week)

Conclusions

By end-of-day Monday, 12/14

WRITING:

Micro-Activity #22: Final Writing Assignment: Letter to a Future Student

  • Reflect on and write about ENG 1101 and your experience this semester.
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