Monday, October 4

Before class, review or revisit the following RESOURCES:

Before class, be sure to work on your letter or speech!

During class, we will be focusing on WRITING:

Drafting

  • Look at the research you did on the problem in your discourse community, and find a quote you might use to support the argument you are making in your letter or speech. Be sure to use the “quote sandwich” technique and cite using MLA style. If you need help with either quoting or citing, refer to Purdue OWL’s “MLA Style Introduction.”
  • You may also make an appointment with the City Tech Writing Center for help at any stage of the drafting process:  https://openlab.citytech.cuny.edu/writingcenter/. (This is optional, but encouraged.)
  • Work on your draft.
  • You are not posting your draft today, but you are expected to spend the session working on your draft and asking questions if they arise!

After class, you will:

  • Continue working on your draft of your letter or speech, and have it ready to share with your peers on Wednesday.
  • If you haven’t formatted it, do so before class on Wednesday. The formatting depends on whether you’re writing a letter or a speech.
  • Follow the appropriate format below:
Speech Format: 1 inch margins, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font

Your speech needs to be 1,000 words (about 2-3 pages), so it should be more than three paragraphs!

Letter Format: 1 inch margins, double spaced, Times New Roman, 12 point font

Your letter needs to be 1,000 words (about 2-3 pages), so it should be more than three paragraphs long!

Wednesday, October 6

Peer Review Day!

During class, students will review each others’ work:

  • Be sure to have your draft correctly formatted draft ready to share with your peer(s)!
  • You will email your draft to your peer(s) at the beginning of class.
  • I will provide you with a Peer Review Guide for U1 Writing Project.
  • You must complete the guide and email it to your peer(s) and me by the end of class.

After class, students will:

  • Review their peers’ comments and revise their speech or letter accordingly.
  • If you have questions, feel free to come to an office hour to discuss your U1 assignment!

Future Deadline:

Wednesday, October 13, SUBMIT final draft of Unit 1 (Discourse Community Assignment)

  • How you will submit the assignment will be shared soon! Stay tuned!