Author: Professor Sean Scanlan (Page 2 of 6)

Hi Class,

For those of you interested in “New York Day Women,” I posted a short library research video to the Video menu tab.

I hope it helps.

Best wishes,

Sean

Hi Class,

Please check out the new video on researching Ha Jin. Go to the Video menu tab.

Zoom info for Wednesday:

Topic: Sean Scanlan’s Zoom Meeting
Time: May 6, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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Cheers,

Sean

Hi Class,

I’ve made the first of three short videos on ways to search for quality research material. This first video is on Tony Parsons’ short story “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye.”

You can find the video in the Video’s menu tab.

Best,

Sean

            Topics:

Introduction

1—Monday’s Zoom Link

2—Virtual Coffeehouse Prompt (Due Sunday, May 10)

3—Essay 3: Library Research and Draft of First Page (Due Sunday, May 10)

4—Quiz 4 (Due Sunday, May 10) Email to me, do not post to OpenLab

5—Grade reports of Essay 2

6—Additional Help

Hi Class,

Introduction: We have only three weeks of class left this semester! I can’t believe it, and, at the same time, I can believe it. The shift from seeing you to not seeing you has been hard on me. And, I imagine, not seeing your friends and family (and perhaps your teachers) has been hard for you, too. Let’s try to be strong and make these last few classes smooth and consoling…and educationally helpful. I want to help you all to write a brief research paper that you will be proud of, one that will not be too stressful, one that will help you learn new writing and research skills.

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1—Zoom Link:

Topic: Sean Scanlan’s Zoom Meeting

Time: May 4, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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2—Virtual Coffeehouse Prompt: This week we have a lot work to do on our final essay. So, instead of writing a new Virtual Coffeehouse post, I want you to read some Coffeehouse posts written by your classmates and then write a 100-word Comment on a post that connects with your experience or ideas. (Due Sunday, May 10, by 10pm)

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3—Literary Research Essay. Now that we have written a research prospectus, we need to explore library research more specifically. Today’s class will focus on two things: Library research using our City Tech Library website and how to construct a solid first page of your essay. We will refer to the first page handout in the Reading’s menu tab.

Homework: Write a draft of the first page of your essay based on the first page handout. (250 words, Due Sunday, May 10, 10pm). Post your first page to the Category: “Essay 3 First Page”

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4–Quiz 4 (30 points, Due Sunday, May 10, 10pm)

**IMPORTANT: EMAIL YOUR QUIZ TO ME: sscanlan@citytech.cuny.edu   [Paste the questions into the body of an email and type your answers below the questions. DO NOT POST IT to Open Lab]

This is an open-book, at-home quiz. You have the entire week to complete it. You can use any class notes or handouts that will help. Please use full sentences, and select two of the three questions.

 

1—In “Mrs. Manstey’s View,” compare the major decisions of Mrs. Black and Mrs. Manstey in terms of one of the five types of ethics.

2—In the story “A Good Fall,” what sort of ethics does Ganchin follow when he decides to jump from the five-story brick building? Be specific.

3—Describe the ethics of Megan in “Say Hello, Wave Goodbye.”

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5–Grade reports for Essay 2

I’ve emailed a PDF grade report of Essay 2 to each student. Please email me if you have questions on your grade or my comments. Overall, the explications were very good.

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6—Additional Help for Research Essay:

This link will take you to an example from the Purdue OWL website. Please note that this is not a literary research essay, but it still provides a few details that may help you. First, the colored annotation boxes may help readers understand what the writer is doing and how the essay conforms to research protocols–note how clear the thesis and method are. Second, the writing itself is very strong. Third, the works cited is accurate and contains high quality sources—but please note that we do not use “access dates” in our version of MLA citation style.

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/documents/20190822MLASamplePaper.pdf

As always, email any questions.

Best,

Sean

Hi Class,

Please find my newest video on the Videos menu tab.

It is a 10 minute video on the first two steps of the research process.

Have a good weekend.

Sean

Topic: Sean Scanlan’s Zoom Meeting
Time: Apr 29, 2020 09:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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See you Wednesday!

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)

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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

Sean Scanlan is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.

Topic: Sean Scanlan’s Zoom Meeting
Time: Apr 22, 2020 09:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)

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See you on Wednesday!

Best wishes,

Sean