I like to begin my classes with a quote or a question, so here’s the first quote and questions of this semester:
… Read MoreWhen you write, it’s like braiding your hair.
Maturing as a writer, reader, and researcher is what I have accomplished in this semester, and I can confidently say that my peers agree with my opinion. The high school … Read More
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon, “Women entrepreneurs, example not exception” Ted Talks, January 2012, https://www.ted.com/talks/gayle_tzemach_lemmon_women_entrepreneurs_example_not_exception?utm_campaign=tedspread&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=tedcomshare… Read More
Deepa Purushothaman, Deborah M. Kolb, Hanna Riley Bowles and Valerie Purdie-Greenaway | Harvard Business Review, 2022 | Article
“Negotiating as a Woman of Color”
… Read Morefirst source:
Giovanni, Janine di. “Marching To Freedom.” Vogue, vol. 201, no. 9, Sept. 2011, p. 438. Gale OneFile: Contemporary Women’s Issues, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A271910765/CWI?u=cuny_nytc&sid=bookmark-CWI&xid=b545574a. Accessed 21 Dec. 2022.… Read More
I think the audience my research would be for are mainly women between ages 15-40 since my research is mainly about issues dealing with females and unfairness. I think the … Read More
Some of the social justices I have decided to write about are:
Racial Injustice
Gun Violence
Gender Equality
These are the main three I have chosen since they have a … Read More
About
Professor: Jessica Penner
Email: jpenner@citytech.cuny.edu
Class Meetings & Times: Mondays & Wednesdays, 2-3:40 PM, in Namm 519
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays, 12 – 1 PM. I’ll 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 end—since I may be talking to other students or have another appointment after the hour is up. If those times don’t work with your schedule, we can schedule a different time. This means you’ll have to schedule an appointment in advance via email. I suggest you have multiple times in mind, since your schedule may not mesh with mine!
Course Description: 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.
