Topics:

Introduction

1—Zoom Link

2—Virtual Coffeehouse Prompt (Due Sunday, May 3)

3—Discussion: Five Type of Ethics, Literary Research Essay Assignment Details, and brief example

4—Homework: Research Prospectus (Due Sunday, May 3)

5—Additional Research Resources

 

 

Hi Class,

Introduction: I am so impressed by the quality of writing and insightful ideas on each Virtual Coffeehouse post that I read. They are poignant and reflective. Also, I will grade Essay Two this week and email grades next week. Because the drafts were so good, I look forward to some fine explications.

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1—Zoom Link:

Topic: Sean Scanlan’s Zoom Meeting
Time: Apr 27, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

Join Zoom Meeting
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81021985714?pwd=VXJQK0tIbG1MVHY0ZkR0L0kvaFVqZz09

Meeting ID: 810 2198 5714
Password: 023078

 

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2—Virtual Coffeehouse Prompt: This is based on a suggestion from Marchella (thanks!). Write about one creative or learning outlet that you have recently discovered that has helped you during this time. For example, have you recently gotten into photography and posting to Pinterest (Marchella)? Or are you learning Spanish on Duolingo (Sean)? Are you learning about astronomy or epidemiology? How about drawing or painting or playing an instrument? Maybe you are dancing or cooking new dishes. Once I collect them, I was considering making an easy-to-access list on our website (about 200 words, Due Sunday, May 3, by 10pm).

 

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3—Literary Research Essay. This week, we will begin writing our final essay in earnest. As with our previous two essays, we will scaffold the essay, that is, we will break down the essay into manageable, interconnect steps.

First, we will explore the handout on five types of Ethics (Readings menu tab).

Second, we will review the Assignment Details for our final essay: The Literary Research Essay (Assignments menu tab).

Third, once we have reviewed these documents, we will examine “The Captive” and, if time allows, one other story in terms of character ethics.

 

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4—Homework: Write a Research Prospectus. A prospectus is future plan. Though often used in finance, this term is used in academics to frame a future study. In our case, the prospectus is a plan to write the literary research essay according to the parameters in our assignment details. Steps for your Research Prospectus:

1—Reread the short story that you want to write about and write down the author, title, and why you like it.

2—Write a 2-4 sentence summary of the short story.

3—List the main characters and write a one sentence description for each one. After each description, list their choices and/or decisions—a few words for each is fine.

4—After the choice/decision list, then write what ethics the character seems to follow; characters can follow several types of ethics, so you may list several.

5—Post this Research Prospectus (make sure your name is on it) to the new Category: Research Prospectus (300 words). Due: Sunday, May 3, by 10pm

 

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5–Additional Resources to Help You Succeed:

1–please read the Research Essay Process document in the Readings menu tab.

2–What is a peer reviewed scholarly article? https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/tutorials/looking-academic-resource

3–Make sure to use the City Tech Library Search Portal: https://library.citytech.cuny.edu/

 

 

As always, email any questions.

Best,

Sean