End of Semester Dates:
Thursday, 5/10: Peer Review Workshop (in class)
Tuesday, 5/15: Final exam review
Portfolio #3 Due (in class)
Thursday, 5/17: NO class (Wednesday schedule)
Thursday, 5/17: Essay 3 due by 11:59 pm (via Blackboard)
Revision due by 11:59 pm (via Blackboard)
Tuesday, 5/22: Final Exam (in class)
Thursday, 5/24: Last day of class
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For Tuesday, 5/15:
Bring your Portfolio #3 with the following items clearly labeled and placed in your pocket folder in order:
- 13th Problems/Notes
- More Problems
- Freewriting
- 2 Lines—Solutions
- Establishing the Problem
- Citation Worksheet
- 2 Lines—Opposing Positions/Alternate Solutions
- Works Cited Entry
- Refutation/Concession Sentences
- Consider Your Audience
- Outline
- Cover Letter Draft
- Essay Rough Draft
Remember to have the portfolio ready to submit at the beginning of class so you don’t lose points for being late!
For Thursday, 5/10:
- Bring two copies of your complete draft (including your cover letter and works cited page). To format your cover letter, review the first sample cover letter under “course materials“
For Tuesday, 5/8:
- Complete your outline
For Thursday, 5/3:
- Catch up on any work you have not yet completed. No additional homework!
For Tuesday, 5/1:
- Find at least one article from the library or library database that might help you find out what other solutions people have proposed or tried. Read it, annotate it, and bring it to class on Tuesday.
For Thursday, 4/26:
- Write out your detailed solution in 1-3 sentences.
For Tuesday, 4/24:
Find at least one article from the library/database that can help you establish that your problem is, in fact, a problem. Read it and bring it to class.
For Thursday, 4/19:
- Read part of the Equal Justice Initiative Report, Lynching in America: Confronting the Legacy of Racial Terror. I recommend that you skim the full report, but the assignment is to read the following sections:
- “Racially-biased Criminal Justice and Mass Criminalization” (including “Lynching and Racial Terror Profoundly Compromised the Criminal Justice System” and “Lynching’s Legacy: Capital Punishment in America”)
- Go here for the report: https://lynchinginamerica.eji.org/report
For Thursday, 4/17:
- Read, annotate, and bring to class “The Long Goodbye: Mother’s Day in Federal Prison” (posted under Course Materials)
Your mid-semester grades are now posted in the gradebook on Blackboard. Go there to see your current standing in the class so you can make informed decisions about registration for next semester. The grades are as follows:
For Thursday, 4/12:
- Read, annotate, and bring to class The New Jim Crow excerpt (posted under Course Materials)
Rough Draft due (in class): Thursday, 3/29
Final Draft due (via Blackboard): Monday, April 9th by 11:59 pm. Don’t forget!!
Our next class meeting will be on Tuesday, April 10th:
Portfolio #2 will be due at the start of class on 4/10. Include the following items clearly labeled and placed in your pocket folder in this order:
- Schmidt Freewriting
- Brainstorming
- Framing the Issue/Tentative Thesis
- Body Paragraph Worksheet
- Research Worksheet
- Annotated Bibliography
- Outline
- Opposing Positions
- Rough Draft
For Thursday, 3/29:
- Bring two typed copies of your essay draft (including works cited page) for our peer review workshop
For Tuesday, 3/27:
- Complete your annotated bibliography notes (for at least 2 articles/books/book chapters)
- For the annotated bibliography, write out what each source is about and how you might use it in your essay
- Complete your outline
For Thursday, 3/22:
- Complete the Body Paragraph Worksheet (Body Paragraph Worksheet Eng 1101)
- Complete the Researching your Topic Worksheet and bring in at least 2 articles that you might use for your essay (you don’t have to read them first)
For Tuesday, 3/20:
- Read, annotate, and bring to class “Is Gentrification a Human Rights Violation?” (posted under Course Materials).
- Write out a sentence framing the issue in which you clearly state which of Fullilove’s arguments you will be focusing on in your essay.
- Write out a tentative thesis statement in which you state your opinion on Fullilove’s argument. Remember, you may confirm (agree with a difference), challenge (disagree with reasons), or change (both agree and disagree with specific elements of her argument).
For Thursday, 3/15:
No homework! Just show up and be your brilliant selves 🙂
Today (Tuesday, 3/13) I will be holding office hours from 10:00-11:00 on the 3rd floor of Voohees. Come find me by the elevators!
For Tuesday, 3/13:
- Read, annotate, and bring to class “Excuse Me, America, Your House is on Fire: Lessons from Charlottesville on the KKK and ‘Alt-Right'” (posted under Course Materials)
Don’t forget to submit Essay 1 by 11:59 pm tonight (3/6)!!
For Thursday, 3/8:
- Read, annotate, and bring to class “Root Shock: The Consequences of African American Disposession” (posted under “Course Materials”)
On Tuesday, 3/6 meet at the entrance to the library (4th floor Atrium building) at 11:30 am. Don’t be late and don’t go to our regular classroom in Voorhees!!
Essay 1 Final Draft due Tuesday, 3/6 by 11:59 pm! To submit your essay, upload your essay to Blackboard and be sure to save it in one of the approved file formats (preferably .docx). Don’t wait until the last minute!
Portfolio #1 is due on Tuesday, March 6th in class. Bring the following items, clearly labeled and placed in order in your pocket folder:
- Brew Bar Story
- Photo Description
- Photo Drawing
- Brainstorming
- Dramatic Arc
- Investigative Research Notes
- Freewriting (conflict, significance, dominant impression)
- Rough Draft
Essay 1 rough draft due Thursday, 3/1!
- Bring TWO copies of a complete TYPED rough draft to class for a peer review workshop (don’t forget to include a Works Cited page, if you are using a source that needs to be credited).
The final draft will be due on Tuesday, March 6th by 11:59 pm via Blackboard.
The due dates for Essay 1 are changing!
- The rough draft will be due in class on Thursday, 3/1.
- The final draft and portfolio 1 will be due on Tuesday, 3/6.
For Tuesday, 2/27:
- Complete investigative research on your chosen photo using this worksheet for guidance (Narrative Essay Research Assignment).
- No reading!
Tuesday, February 20th is a Monday schedule! Go to your Monday classes.
Our next class meeting will be on Thursday, 2/22. For that class:
- Read, annotate, and bring to class “Tupac and My Non-Thug Life” byJenée Desmond-Harris (posted under “Course Materials“)
For Thursday, 2/15:
- Complete your descriptive paragraph
- No reading
For Tuesday, 2/13:
- Finish reading “Love and Black Lives,” using your annotation strategies
Remember, readings and lectures are posted under “Course Materials”
Class Cancelled, Tuesday 2/6
I am sick, so we will not meet for either session today. Please complete the homework listed below and return to class as usual on Thursday, 2/8.
Prof. Westengard
For Tuesday, 2/6:
- Read “Love and Black Lives” pages 1-13
- Find a photo to write about and bring it to class (either the photo itself or an electronic file that you can access in class)
Welcome to your Eng 1101 OpenLab site! Check here often for course announcements, assigned texts, essay prompts and other materials.
Your homework for Thursday 2/1 is to join this site and to gather all the course materials listed on the syllabus and bring them to class. Email me if you have any questions (lwestengard@citytech.cuny.edu).
Looking forward to spending a semester with you!
Prof. Westengard
