Category: Announcements (Page 7 of 7)

We kick off Unit 1, Education, by reflecting on online vs. in-person educational experience, and thinking about both the ideas in a text and the writing techniques the author employs.

Class discussion: LAF 2021 Welcome video; Diana Diaz, “Overnight Pandemic” (2020) in City Tech Writer;   Toni Morrison, “The Reader as Artist” (2006); Class Google Doc Annotation

ASSIGNMENT:

• Read Mike Bunn, “How to Read Like a Writer” pages 1-6 (2011). Annotate and apply reading strategies. What are his main ideas? Bring your notes to class for discussion.
• Save to your computer folder for this class and review  Reading Strategies and How to Write A Summary Powerpoint
• Apply Reading Strategies to Caroline Hellman’s “In Defense of the Classroom” (2020)
• Reply below this post, numbering your answers:
  • 1. Copy and paste a quote (1-2 sentences) from “In Defense of the Classroom” that you found meaningful. Then paraphrase (put the quote in your own words)  and explain why you were drawn to it, commenting either on the idea or the writing technique. You might want to think about Bunn’s “How to Read Like A Writer” as you consider the writing itself.
  • 2. Consulting the Summary Powerpoint slides,  write a complete 3-4 sentence summary of “In Defense of the Classroom” in your own words. Check your finished summary against slide #5 and revise as needed.
  • 3. Respond with your own thoughts about the ideas in my article.   Be creative, be honest! College is about independent thought!

In our next class on September 13 (no class 9/6 or 9/8), we will discuss “In Defense of the Classroom” and “How to Read Like A Writer” and go over summary writing. Be ready to share any unfamiliar words that you looked up and ideas/questions that arose for you while reading.

Welcome! Our class meets on Zoom, Mondays and Wednesdays 8:30am-11am. The Zoom link is on the right side of our course site and also in the Weekly Schedule.  Our first class will be Monday 8/30. See you soon!

1.  Sign up for your OpenLab account with your name and a profile photo.  Log in, then return to our course site. Click on COURSE PROFILE (to the left of HOME), then JOIN THIS COURSE (under the avatar photo). If you need  help, or you don’t have a City Tech email address yet and you want to request a bypass code to sign up for Openlab,   contact the OpenLab Community Team

2. Fill out the technology survey below (AFTER completing Step 1!).

3. Look around our course site to familiarize yourself

4. Introduce yourself.  To write a new post, click the + sign at the top of the page, fill in the subject heading with your name, then add your info and photo below.  After your work is complete, scroll down and check off OUR COMMUNITY under Categories (right side of page), then click Publish.

• • Paragraph 1: Include how you would like to be addressed, your pronouns, and any other info you’d like to share. This could include where you are from, where you reside now, your academic interests or major, any hobbies or NYC activities you enjoy, how you feel about beginning college. Feel free to be creative!
  • Paragraph 2:  Include a photo of something (place, space, person, pet, object, etc ) meaningful to you, and tell us about it.  You can paste the photo into the body of your message, or Add Media  to upload it to your post.
  • Before next class, check back to read your classmates’ responses and reply to a few. Getting to know each other, we start building our community.

We are all in this together!  See you soon!