Prof. Edelson’s Profile

Berit Edelson has been teaching at City Tech on and off since 2000. She loves grammar, writing and her students. She lives in New York with her dog Fred and a few other characters…
My Courses
ENG1101Co E225 Edelson Fall 2023
ENG 1101 Co is an introductory composition course designed to prepare students for the rigors of college composition.
ENG 1101 Core Books Model Course
This is a clonable Model Course for ENG 1101 using the Core Books at CUNY and First Year Writing curricula. “Books Everywhere–Books Background” avatar shared with a public domain license.
This is a model course for ENG 1101CO.
English 1101Co is a writing- intensive course designed to strengthen your composition skills. Writing a variety of essays, in addition to a research paper, will help you develop skills such as building an argument, adopting your writing for different needs and situations, interpreting and responding to a text, incorporating secondary source material effectively, and mastering the mechanics of quoting, citing, and documenting sources. We will be reading pieces both for their inherent literary value and also as models of composition that you may employ in your writing assignments. The “Co” in English 1101Co stands for corequisite, and means that alongside English 1101 we dedicate time to strengthening reading and writing. We will focus on establishing vocabulary and critical reading skills, developing new approaches to writing assignments, learning grammar and punctuation, and developing positive habits for collegiate success, including note taking and study skills.
An advanced course in expository essay writing that requires a library paper. Further development of research and documentation skills (MLA style). Assigned literary and expository readings. This is a course using the Core Books at CUNY and First Year Writing curricula. (We’re reading a lot, but you don’t have to buy a textbook for this class, because all our texts are online! Woot!) Together, we will explore and write within new genres, conduct research, and reflect on our writing practices. By the end of this semester, you’ll be able to analyze and participate in genres inside and outside of higher education. The aim is to build skills that will be useful in future coursework, the workplace, and in your personal lives. In other words, this course isn’t self-contained—we’re aiming to give you a toolbox of skills that you can apply to other classes and situations.
My Projects
City Tech’s Source for Academic Affairs Information
First-Year Writing Professional Development
This project is for faculty participating in professional development for the First-Year Writing program at City Tech.
Developmental Writing Resource Archive
This is an electronic archive of course readings, CATW articles, and other Developmental Writing resources. Click on “Project Site” to view the full archive (on the right)
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