About
Professor:Ā Jessica Penner
Email: jpenner@citytech.cuny.edu
Class Meetings & Times: Mondays & Wednesdays, 4-5:40 PM, in Namm 521
Office Hours:Ā TuesdaysĀ andĀ Thursdays, 12 ā 1 PM. Iāll be available through Zoom and will send an invitation via email that you should keep all semester. Try to join my meeting at the start of the hour, not at the endāsince I may be talking to other students or have another appointment after the hour is up. If those times donāt work with your schedule, we can schedule a different time.Ā This means youāll have to schedule an appointment in advance via email. I suggest you haveĀ multipleĀ timesĀ in mind, since your schedule may not mesh with mine!
Course Description:Ā A course in effective essay writing and basic research techniques including use of the library. Demanding readings assigned for classroom discussion and as a basis for essay writing.
1. What have you decided to focus on for your education narrative? Why have you chosen to tell this particular story?
I will focus on privilege and how people are born with different privilege. I chose this because at young age I realized that people are born with different social and economic background.
2. What is the meaning/significance of your story? Why should people read it? Write this out in one sentence.
People should read it because it talks about how you can still do better even with different backgrounds.
3. In one word, how do you want people to feel when they are done reading your story?
Memorizing
4. Freewrite details you remember about the situation you are describing: include people, places, dialogue, feelings, thoughts, etc. that are in some way connected to your story.
Overwhelming. Pressure, around 14 years old, economic
My family and community
āWasnāt fairā āhow can the government allow thisā
Second, review what you have so far and try to label the features of your narrative arc.
1. Exposition/Inciting Incident (who, what, when, where and how does your story begin?)
My family and community
Around the age of 14
Neighborhood
It begins with learning more about government
2. Rising Action (you should include a lot of the story details here)
Asking my parents about their backgrounds and seeing members of my community
Remembering everything I asked for when I was little
How my parents view money (very important)
Pressure to be successful
3. Climax (the moment of most drama and significance)
Being furious that the government can allow such things and getting involved more in politics. It also impacted my view on money and education
4. Falling Action (what happened after?)
Think about my future and how to change to get a better life
5. Resolution (what was the result of this experience? What is the significance?)
My view on the world. I believe the government should provide certain things like healthcare and free college. People would say that Iām a bit of a socialist.