Good Morning,
You should see your final grade for ENG 1121 posted on CUNYfirst this afternoon or tomorrow.
I am aware that there was some confusion with the last paper, and since I was not available to help, I was *very* generous with your grades on it.
Enjoy your summer!
SP
As I have mentioned, I am going to miss the end of the semester because I have to get surgery on my neck (the injury that’s been an issue all semester).
YOU CANNOT MISS THE END OF THE SEMESTER!
Here’s the schedule:
Monday 5/6:(Prof. Paruolo) Peer Reviews of Essay #3 Draft
Wednesday 5/8: (Prof. Paruolo) Prep for the Final Exam
Monday 5/13: (Prof. Paruolo’s last day) Begin Get Out
Wednesday 5/15: (substitute) finish Get Out + Discussion
Monday 5/20: (substitute) Final Exam– BE ON TIME!
Wednesday 5/22: (substitute) Hand in Essay #3 Final + Self-Evaluation (in-class)
There is a typo in the assignment!
For “Children of the Sea,” by Edwidge Danticat, the first context should be Haitian Politics in the 1950s, NOT 1980s.
There is an updated Course Schedule on OpenLab that reflects the new due date for Essay #2, as well as a few other changes. Please take note and follow this new schedule.
Reminder: Make sure you print out BOTH files (PDFs) for Persepolis for class today. All the pages together is too big for Open Lab, so I had to divide it into two smaller files .
One of your extra credit opportunities is happening tomorrow during club hour– it’s a NUYORICAN POET! (Like the kind we discussed in class today!)
Hope to see you there!
Perdomo Event Flyer 2019Read the following for class tomorrow.
Be sure to PRINT out copies of the readings to bring to class.
“Puerto Rican Obituary” by Pedro Pietri (only need to print pgs 3-9)
“A Lower East Side Poem” by Miguel Piñero (only need to print first 2 pgs)
“AmeRican” by Tato Laviera
I do not usually give extra credit, but there are two great events coming up at City Tech that go along with what will be doing in the next (and last!) portion of the course– so I am giving you an opportunity to earn extra credit (to supplement your class preparation and participation grade– worth 15% of your total grade).
Extra Credit Assignment
Event #1: Reading by Willie Perdomo on Thursday, 4/11 @ 1pm in A209
Event #2: Literary Arts Festival, Reading by Jose Olivarez, Thursday 4/18 @ 5:30 in the Theater in the New Academic Building.
Your Research Paper Outline is DUE Monday at the beginning of class.
– you must bring TWO printed, stapled copies of your outline
– you must cite ALL information in your outline that comes from an outside source
– you must also submit an MLA Works Cited page for ALL sources used in the outline
– remember that the outline is just that, an outline, not a full paper– don’t worry about putting everything into perfect sentences now, just figure out what needs to go in each part and make that clear through your notes
– there are FOUR parts of the outline that must appear in complete sentences: the Thesis Statement and the Topic Sentences for each of your three reasons
No reading to do for class tomorrow.
I will be collecting Essay #1 Final (with draft and Revision Memo) and the Essay #2 Research Proposal.
We will catch up on the first three social justice topics and watch some documentary clips in preparation for our discussion of the last social justice issue, crime in the United States.
I apologize for the last minute cancellation last week and the lack of direction since then. I ended up in the hospital, so things have been a bit rough. I am home and will be fine soon, but I won’t be in class tomorrow–however, you will be! We have missed too many classes so far this term, so I have to send in a substitute professor. This means that attendance will be taken, and there will be a response journal question at the beginning of class.
I will explain things in more detail when I get back (hopefully Wednesday), but for now the following should answer your most pressing questions:
Stay on schedule with all other readings and due dates.
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