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This is the in­tro­duc­tory course in Amer­i­can Gov­ern­ment, with the main focus on the na­tional level but some at­ten­tion to state and local lev­els as well. This Open­Lab site con­tains course ma­te­ri­als as well as links to news sites and a dis­cus­sion board to ex­change ideas. Please keep dis­agree­ments friendly, and please keep in mind that our main pur­pose is more to an­a­lyze than to react and fume. When the course is over, as long as you still have an Open­Lab ac­count at City Tech, you are in­vited to con­tinue post­ing on this dis­cus­sion board. To ac­cess course ma­te­ri­als, click “Visit Course Site” at the right of this page.

This is the introductory course in American Government, with the main focus on the national level but some attention to state and local levels as well. This OpenLab site contains course materials as well as links to news sites and a discussion board to exchange ideas. Please keep disagreements friendly, and please keep in mind that our main purpose is more to analyze than to react and fume. When the course is over, as long as you still have an OpenLab account at City Tech, you are invited to continue posting on this discussion board. To access course materials, click “Visit Course Site” at the right of this page.

Eng­lish Com­po­si­tion II is an ad­vanced, dis­ci­pline-spe­cific com­po­si­tion course in which you will build on the prac­tices, processes, re­search, and gen­res you ex­plored in ENG 1101. With an em­pha­sis on an­a­lyt­i­cal ap­proaches to ar­gu­men­ta­tion and a re­search pro­ject, you will re­fine aca­d­e­mic, crit­i­cal, and in­for­ma­tional lit­er­acy skills. This class will focus on themes of so­cial in­equal­ity and iden­tity in 21st cen­tury Amer­ica and em­pha­size the de­vel­op­ment of crit­i­cal lit­er­acy and con­scious­ness through read­ing, an­a­lyz­ing, dis­cussing, and writ­ing about con­tem­po­rary lit­er­ary works that ex­plore the in­ter­sec­tions or race, class, gen­der and sex­u­al­ity. Writ­ing as­sign­ments will build on these themes while ex­plor­ing a va­ri­ety of gen­res as you will be en­cour­aged to de­velop your own unique voice while de­vel­op­ing rhetor­i­cal aware­ness, crit­i­cal think­ing and read­ing, writ­ing and re­search skills.

English Composition II is an advanced, discipline-specific composition course in which you will build on the practices, processes, research, and genres you explored in ENG 1101. With an emphasis on analytical approaches to argumentation and a research project, you will refine academic, critical, and informational literacy skills. This class will focus on themes of social inequality and identity in 21st century America and emphasize the development of critical literacy and consciousness through reading, analyzing, discussing, and writing about contemporary literary works that explore the intersections or race, class, gender and sexuality. Writing assignments will build on these themes while exploring a variety of genres as you will be encouraged to develop your own unique voice while developing rhetorical awareness, critical thinking and reading, writing and research skills.