Dear Students,
There are three types of weekly assignments for this course: the Learning Journal (LJ), the Reading and Writing Assignment (RWA), and the Group Assignments (GA). Most of you have already completed the GAs for this week ;) by replying to the GA posts on the Open Lab. If you have not yet done that, please do. Please complete the LJ in a notebook–either physical or electronic. You will submit all of your LJ assignments mid-term and, again, as part of the final portfolio. You are the audience for these assignments. They are required, and by completing each one you will receive full credit for the weekly LJ. The RWA is your weekly formal assignment. Some weeks, you will be required to submit the RWA in printed form according to MLA Formatting Guidelines. Other weeks, you have a choice: You can submit the assignment EITHER via Bb (click this link) or in printed form. Whether you submit the assignment electronically or in print, it will need to adhere to MLA Formatting Guidelines, which are listed on the syllabus and explained in detail in a handout entitled “What Is the MLA?” You will find that handout in the Course Handouts section of our OpenLab website.
IMPORTANT UPDATE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4: I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THERE IS CURRENTLY A PROBLEM WITH THE BB SYSTEM AND THAT IT IS NOT ALLOWING STUDENTS TO ATTACH DOCUMENTS WHEN SUBMITTING ASSIGNMENTS. YOU CAN EITHER CUT AND PASTE YOUR RWA1 INTO BB OR BRING A PRINTED COPY OF THE ASSIGNMENT TO CLASS ON TUESDAY.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail me at jrodgers@citytech.cuny.edu (to learn more about the conventions of college e-mail, please read this document)
All best,
Prof. Rodgers
