Jennifer Sears’s Profile

Jennifer Sears-Pigliucci teaches first year composition and creative writing in the English Department and has taught Learning Communities courses for many years. She also writes fiction and creative non-fiction. For information on her teaching and scholarly activity, please visit:
https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/jsears-portfolio/
My Courses
Sears-ENG 1141: Introduction to Creative Writing (Course Readings and Materials)
This site contains readings and materials for Professor Sears’ ENG 1141 Introduction to Creative Writing course.
ENG1141D021 Creative Writing FA22aft
This introductory course aims to engage and help you develop your creative voice through discussions of craft and technique, readings aimed to build critical reading and workshopping skills, writing exercises, and discussion of language and style.
ENG1141D005 Creative Writing FA 2022
This introductory course aims to engage and help you develop your creative voice through discussions of craft and technique, readings aimed to build critical reading and workshopping skills, writing exercises, and discussion of language and style.
ENG1101-LC61 English Composition
This is Professor Jennifer Sears’ online Fall 2022 English composition course. This ENG 1101 is part of a First Year Learning Community partnered with Professor Kan’s MAT1190-LC61 and Professor Decoux’s CT101-LC05 course.
ENG1141 Creative Writing, FA2020
All writing is creative, including the writing you do for school, internet posts to social media, and text/email messages. Where there was a blank page–virtual or otherwise–and you fill it with your words, you have, in fact, drawn on your intellectual resources to create patterns of meaning with those words. “Creative writing,” however, generally refers to poetry, fiction, drama, and some forms of non-fiction–memoirs and narratives that use the techniques of story-telling. We will focus on understanding how form and meaning work together and on understanding the types and complexities of each genre–notably, fiction, non-fiction, poetry, drama, and cross-genres–so each student can begin to develop their unique, individual voice.
My Projects
City Tech’s Source for Academic Affairs Information
Welcome to The Buzz, a student blogging site dedicated to all things City Tech–from how to handle the pressures of school, to what movies to see. Join the discussion by adding a comment to a post you like, or by adding a post yourself! And be sure to join the project to get regular updates!
This is a working space for Faculty who participate in First Learning Learning Communities with the focus undeclared/undeclared health students. This site is a private website open to these FYLC Faculty.
Exploratory Committee for English Degree
This is a private working group of the English department and its standing committee for exploring new curriculum and degree possibilities. Avatar Image Credit: Okefenokee Swamp (Jill Belli, personal photo)
The Project Site for the New YorK City College of Technology College Council.
My Clubs
New Faculty Orientation 2014-2015
This is a private group for new hires participating in the New Faculty Seminar series for the 2014-2015 academic year. The members of the group are composed of the seminar leaders as well as the faculty. This group will be used as the main communication site between all participants and facilitators and as a repository for the documents made available throughout the seminar series.