Updated September 23, 2013
WEEKLY SCHEDULE
ENG 1101, Fall 2013
Professor Sean Scanlan (NYCCT)
Please bring this schedule to each class as assignments and due dates may change.
Week 1: Introduction and Education
Aug 29, t Discussion of course, syllabus, and texts; Introductions HW: Read: Isaac Asimov essay; Journal 1
Week 2: Education and Reading
Sept 3, t Due: Journal 1. Discuss Asimov essay. Computer Orientation–OpenLab; and in-class writing; HW: read Scibona, Journal 2: one-page on Scibona
Sept 5, r College Closed
Week 3: Education and Intellectual Homes
Sept 10, t Due: Journal 2. Freewrite; Education Essay 1 explained-Rhetorical Success. Discuss readings; HW: read Gardner and Wallis/Steptoe essays.
Sept 12, r Freewrite. Discuss elements and essay format. Read essays by Esmeralda Santiago, Bilal Rahmani, Colin Powell, and Alfred Lubrano; prepare for Quiz 1
Week 4: Home and New York
Sept 17, t Due: Quiz 1–in class, over readings. Freewrite. Discuss revision and editing (quotations). HW: work on revising and editing Essay 1.
Sept 19, r Due: Draft of Essay 1—peer review workshop. Freewrite.
Week 5: Home and Form: Sentences and Paragraphs
Sept 24, t Due: Final Draft of Essay 1. HW: Read Whitehead and White; ways of seeing and writing
Sept 26, r Discuss the city and how we read the city, HW: read Hughes, Ellison, and Frazier; write Journal 3 on subways experiences and writing strategies
Week 6: Narrating Physical and Moral Homes and NYC
Oct 1, t Due: Journal 3. Discuss Essay 2: narrating physical and moral views (facts and feelings) of NYC; Discuss readings. HW: read Roiphe, Quindlen, and George in Dwell, and write draft of Essay 2
Oct 3, r Due: Draft of Essay 2 for peer review; discuss readings; revision techniques and quotations. HW: Finish Essay 2—due next Tuesday
Week 7: Writing a Comparison Essay
Oct 8, t Due: Final Draft of Essay 2. Freewrite. Discuss ways of seeing and narrating the city; HW: read José Parlá in Dwell, and write Journal 4
Oct 10, r Due: Journal 4. Freewrite; Describing the city and art. Homework: read Joseph Anastasio Freewrite; Discuss photography and viewing the city: read Abbott, Hine, and Nooney
Week 8: Writing a Comparison Essay
Oct 15, t Freewrite; Discuss photography and reading images, HW: read Koolhaas and Reynolds, write Essay 3
Oct 17, r Due: Draft of Essay 3 for Peer Review, prepare for Midterm Exam
Week 9: Structure: Revision and Techniques of Good Writing
Oct 22, t In Class: Midterm Exam
Oct 24, r Due: Final Draft of Essay 3. Begin Essay 4: Radical revision; HW: tba
Week 10: Revision Techniques
Oct 29, t Discuss sentences and paragraphs; library questions; HW: tba
Oct 31, r Library Research Session; Discuss revisions: HW: tba
Week 11: Revision Techniques
Nov 5, t Discussion: what is good writing? And how to revise; HW: tba
Nov 7, r Discuss Essay 4 and revising; HW: revise and edit Essay 4
Week 12: Beginning the Research Essay
Nov 12, t Due: Draft of Essay 4 for Peer Review, HW: Final Draft of Essay 4
Nov 14, r Due: Final Draft of Essay 4. Introduce Research topic for Essay 5; HW: write Journal 5
Week 13: Writing about NYC: The Research Paper
Nov 19, t Due: Journal 5. Freewrite; Citations and Works Cited page discussion; HW: assign Journal 4; read Shorto, Whitman, Poole, and Mark Naison in Dwell
Nov 21, r Discuss Portfolios. HW: prep for Quiz 2—over readings and citations
Week 14: Writing about NYC: The Research Paper
Nov 26, t Due: Quiz 2. Discuss Portfolio; research methods: HW: read Lopate, Egan, and Deak in Dwell.
Nov 28, r School Closed–Thanksgiving
Week 15: Writing about NYC: The Research Paper
Dec 3, t Due: Portfolios, Discuss readings and writing strategies
Dec 5, r Due: Draft of Essay 5 for Peer Review
Week 16: Putting It All Together and Final Exam
Dec 10, t Question and answer about Essay 5
Dec 12, R Due: Essay 5 (Annotated Bib + Essay) Due in class
Week 17: Final Exam
Dec 17, t Final Exam Day 1
Dec 19, r Final Exam Day 2—last class of the semester
