Class, I have extended the due date for handing in your Final Portfolio. It is now May 15.

I also extended the due date for your Multi-Modal project (UNIT 3); it is now May 8.

There will be NO Zoom Class this week. (May 2–7)

A few notes for you:

1. I don’t expect your UNIT 3 project to be perfect, or anywhere near that. I am looking more at the intention behind your creative efforts. I suggest that you read the assignment carefully, look at the examples of Artist Statements I provide at the bottom of the assignment, and work with The Writing Center for any help you need. If you have not already done so, the video I provided in the assignment will give you insight. Once again, I will copy that here:What is “multi-modal composition”?

   Good question!

   Watch this professor explain modal composition to her class. LINKHERE. (This is not a CityTech class, but her explanation is good, and will give you a picture of what this kind of “composition” is!)

2. Time is always rushed at the end of the semester in a class that does not have a Final Exam (like ours). The way to make things easy on yourself is to look back at your notes over the course of the semester, talk to each other, look at your old assignments in your Student Folder, and get a picture of what sort of learner/learning/challenges you faced. A few notes you make now, will make writing your Final Reflection, and assembling your Final Portfolio much, much easier.      I am not burdening you with lots of small, weekly homework assignments right now, in the hopes that you will manage your time on your own and do the above.

Write to my email with questions, issues. I will send you another post soon.

My best,

-Prof. S.

Hi Class,

If you look on the menu of this site, you will see the outline of our UNITS under COURSE INFO. HERE is the Direct Link. If you have not already looked at that page, please look now.

All the capstone assignments and due dates for all the UNITS are there. Even if I have not finished grading your UNIT 2 Op-Ed, there is no reason you can’t start now on your UNIT 3 composition.

Many of you have had this same assignment already in your 1101 section. (If you did, then yes, it is essentially the same thing — only about the topic you covered in your Op-Ed. If you chose an issue close to your heart for your Op-Ed research — as I asked! — then this assignment will hopefully be creative and even fun.)

The Writing Center can help with ideation, questions.

Again, no class this week.

I, and my family, thank you for your understanding.