Week 9: Drafting Project 2

Class Info

  • Dates: Wednesday, 3/20, Monday, 3/25
  • Meeting Info: Meeting Info: 11:30am-12:45pm in room N602A

Objectives

  • To read op-ed/opinion essays as writers
  • To continue drafting Project 2
  • To continue researching.
  • To consider employing ethos, pathos, and logos as appeals to connect with an audience
  • To continue reading Nella Larsen’s Passing

For Wednesday, 3/27

Reading

Writing

In Class Wednesday, 3/27

  • apart vs a part
    • what words did we not understand before that we now understand?
  • Reviewing the features of the opinion essay for our drafts
    • opinion: start building it from the beginning, but it might not be stated directly
    • thesis statement: might not come at the beginning, might not be as direct as in more formal writing
    • call to action
    • counterpoint
    • audience/venue
    • ethos, logos, pathos
    • evidence/support
  • where do we find these features in the op-eds we’ve read?
  • check-in about topics
  • from topic to thesis statement
  • Drafting proposals–please bring your most complete draft possible for Monday, 4/1

For Monday, 4/1

Reading

  • drafts of Project 2
  • Research for Project 2

Writing

  • take notes and annotate while researching
  • draft/revise Project 2. If you share your draft with me, I can give you feedback!

In Class Monday, 4/1

  • Freewrite: Choose any of these questions or a mix of them to reflect on your work for Project 2:
    • where are you with Project 2? What questions do you have? What are you feeling good about? What do you need to understand better? What will help you finish–and finish well–this week?
    • Thinking about whether to keep it to City Tech or expand to CUNY
    • Bibliography: what do we need to do? At the bottom of your opinion essay, add your sources and for each, add a few sentences explaining what it is and how you used it.
    • Use linking or, if need be, parenthetical citations to let your reader know what source you’re referring to when you support your claim with evidence.
    • find a balance between using sources for support and still getting your own voice in the opinion essay. This is hard when you’re finding lots of good sources!
    • Finishing a draft: have a draft by Wednesday, 4/3. Submit the final draft 4/5.
    • It’s National Poetry Month! Let’s write a poem. Choose a word or phrase from your freewrite to add to our crowdsourced poem.
  • 20 minutes: research, including City Tech website, other CUNY school websites, call to action: what do you want to see change, and find evidence to support that
  • Self/Peer Review: answer these questions about your opinion essay and about your partner’s:
    • What are examples of ethos, pathos, and logos in your opinion essays?
    • What are examples of evidence in your opinion essays?
    • Which topics are we interested in reading?
    • Which calls to action would motivate us to action?
  • Resource:
  • Incorporating sources
  • Reviewing more mentor texts:

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