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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.

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.

This sec­tion of ENG 1101, we will ex­plore and em­ploy mul­ti­ple writ­ing strate­gies such as the­sis work­ing, draft­ing, and in­tro­duc­ing you all to the world of aca­d­e­mic writ­ing. Our class will ex­plore the power of lan­guage as a tool of in­flu­ence over a slew of top­ics such as cul­ture, pol­i­tics, and tech­nol­ogy. In par­tic­u­lar, we will also ex­plore how var­i­ous gen­res, such as news ar­ti­cles, mem­oir, an­i­ma­tion, and video are used to tar­get au­di­ences and the many dif­fer­ent ways to write in the pub­lic sphere.

This section of ENG 1101, we will explore and employ multiple writing strategies such as thesis working, drafting, and introducing you all to the world of academic writing. Our class will explore the power of language as a tool of influence over a slew of topics such as culture, politics, and technology. In particular, we will also explore how various genres, such as news articles, memoir, animation, and video are used to target audiences and the many different ways to write in the public sphere.