The approach toward finalizing essays, or completing assignments is a way that most people will say is lazy. The way I tackle these assignments makes it seem like I’m procrastinating, or uninterested in getting a “good grade” without my assignments being read. However, I don’t disagree with the past judgments I’ve received from my peers at the time when it came to writing assignments. I know this has to change and I most definitely will change the way I tackle these assignments and become more motivated to work on bettering my work. I used to start my first draft by planning or outlining what to write about depending on the assignment, whether it was researching, a memoir or summarizing a text/story. I would plan out the main points or if it’s a memoir I would write down the first five memories that pop up in my head according to the topic like the Educational Narrative assignment. Then I used to write a paragraph each day of the week, or when I got really lazy especially when it came to a research paper in elementary through high school. I wouldn’t plan anything out, I used to skim through websites and write without trying, in a way my peers would call or say that I’m “bullshitting an essay”. But if you ask me? I must’ve been the best at bullshitting an essay due to the grades that I’d get, it was high and I received compliments from my old teachers which were pretty funny because they knew what I was doing. Back to doing a paragraph every day though, I did this to give me enough time to gather different aspects of creativity or remember certain parts in memory of what I’m trying to write about. Once I’m done with the draft, I’d bug my teachers a lot to correct my writings or help me find my errors and fix them, they were like my Grammarly. I would get advice from my teacher and my 2 close friends at the time. Lastly, I’d still have one draft, with a sheet of notes of advice and small corrections I gathered and needed to make, but I wouldn’t do anything yet. My lazy self would wait until the week of the finalized essay deadline, that’s when I would rush and fix everything by using everything I’ve gathered and end with a great grade. I got to stop procrastinating, and let the laziness practically eat me alive, there are many things I have to work on, and I’ve already started.
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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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