One specific moment that I found useful and would consider using myself is introducing an essay with a question. While organizing an essay with a question, allows the essay to introduce and familiarize a topic. This also may allow the audience to change their perspective and question themselves. Bunn has stated, “The goal is to carefully consider the choices the author made and the techniques that he or she used, and then decide whether you want to make those same choices or use those same techniques in your own writing. ”. This quotation made me realize that I had never quite put myself in the position of the writer: to think, speak, and communicate the way the writer has. In most cases, I would simplify the quotation in my terms. But, I would love to consider putting my feet into the shoes of the author. Bunn made me connect the way creating a sentence is similar to being an architect and building homes in a way that you would need to know the complete interior from the back of your hand.
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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.
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