Assignments

Due for Class 30 (5/24)

  • Complete your portfolio reflection and email the document to me as an attachment – Portfolio_Reflection_Instructions
  • Be ready to present if you are scheduled to present
  • Dylan, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Feel free to check out some of Prof. Corva’s writing (here or on Blog)

Due for Class 29 (5/19)

  • Be ready to present if you are scheduled to present
  • Nick, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 28 (5/17)

  • Complete your final paper and submit it via Turn It In by Monday, 5/17 at 12:25pm
  • Be ready to present if you are scheduled to present
  • Jessica, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 27 (5/12)

  • Continue to work on the final paper
  • Jiajie, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 26 (5/10)

  • Continue to work on the final paper
  • Emmanuella, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 25 (5/5)

  • Continue to work on the final paper
  • Lluvia, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 24 (5/3)

  • Create the questionnaire to collect your own data; begin to distribute it (See this questionnaire as a reference)
  • Respond to Blog Post #8
  • Daniel, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 23 (4/28)

  • Complete the first draft of your literature review; share a link to your final paper with me if you have not done so already (Use the same link as the link you sent for the Works Cited page)
  • Isabelle, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 22 (4/26)

  • Develop/write your literature review (First Draft Due Wed., 4/28)
  • Miracle, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Jiajie and Dylan, please be ready to read your short stories

Due for Class 21 (4/21)

  • Read “You Mean I Can Just Say It That Way?” (Graff and Birkenstein)
  • Complete the first draft of your Works Cited page; make sure that the sources are cited properly; look at the student sample that I provided as a reference; submit a link to your Works Cited page via email; the title of the link/document should feature your last name, first name, and the course section (e.g., Smith_Joseph_11111)
  • Rohan, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Jessica and Isabelle, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 20 (4/19)

  • Read “As He Himself Puts It: The Art of Quoting” (Graff and Birkenstein) – The_Art_of_Quoting
  • Continue to find sources for your literature review; add sources to your Works Cited page (First draft due 4/21); begin to write your literature review (Remember Andy Marino’s advice: a little bit of work each day)
  • Kellan, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Miracle and Kellan, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 19 (4/14)

  • Read “Her Point Is: The Art of Summarizing” (Graff & Birkenstance) – The_Art_of_Summarizing
  • Respond to Blog Post #7
  • Begin to use Baruch online library to find sources for your paper
  • Victor, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Emanuella and Areum, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 18 (4/12)

  • Complete your podcast and email me the .mp3 by 11:59pm on Friday night. Make sure to format the email correctly
  • Read “They Say: Starting with What Others Are Saying” (Graff & Birkenstance) – Starting_with_What_Others_Are_Saying
  • Select a topic that you would like to research for your final paper; try to stay away from huge topics like abortion, gun rights or the death penalty; think of something on a smaller scale, something about which you’d generally like to learn more/teach people
  • Read Natural Hair Discrimination… , a paper from a student in my last spring’s ENG 2150 course that was published in Baruch’s Refract Mag (Please note: I am not sure why Refract didn’t publish her Works Cited page; you will have to include one of these). Here is the .pdf version of this paper – Final_Paper_Student_Example
  • Marilid, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Arsh and Jenny, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 17 (4/7)

  • Read “In Praise of the F Word” (Sherry) – In_Praise_F_Word_(Sherry)
  • Continue to work on your podcasts (They are due on Friday, 4/9 by 11:59pm)
  • Areum, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Chris and Marilid, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 16 (4/5)

  • Begin to record your podcast (Be on the lookout for written feedback from me over the break). The podcast is not due until the Friday after the money we come back after the break.
  • Read The Fire Next Time (Baldwin), pp. 67-80 – The_Fire_Next_Time_(Baldwin)_pp_47-80
  • Watch “The Pin Drop Speech” (Baldwin) and respond to Blog Post #6
  • Christopher, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Daniel and Nicholas, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 15 (3/24)

  • Continue to work on your podcast transcript
  • Read The Fire Next Time (Baldwin), pp. 47-67 – The_Fire_Next_Time_(Baldwin)_pp_47-80
  • Jenny, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Elena and Alexandra, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 14 (3/22)

  • Write the first draft of your podcast transcript and have one person in your group share a link with me by Monday before class
  • Read James Baldwin’s The Fire Next Time, pp. 15-27 – The_Fire_Next_Time_(Baldwin)_pp_15-27
  • Respond to Blog Post #5
  • Ethan, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Zoe and Lluvia, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 13 (3/17)

Due for Class 12 (3/15)

  • Finish The Glass Menagerie
  • Read “Tragedy and the Common Man” (Miller) (pp. 1-3) – Tragedy_Miller_Aristotle
  • Respond to Blog Post #4
  • Alexandra, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Ethan and Rohan, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 11 (3/10)

  • Read scene VI of The Glass Menagerie
  • Upload your short story via Turn It In. Make sure to upload a Microsoft Word .doc or .docx. Don’t send me a link or a .pdf
  • Nina, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Gabe and Victor, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 10 (3/8)

  • Read scenes III and IV of The Glass Menagerie – the_glass_menagerie
  • Respond to Blog Post #3
  • Zoe, please be ready to lead the class discussion
  • Bhavith and Nina, please be ready to share your short stories

Due for Class 9 (3/3)

  • Complete the final draft of your short fictional story (by Friday); I will show you how to upload this in class on Wednesday, 3/3
  • Read “Briefcases Vs. Backpacks: Steps Towards Rhetorical Analysis” (Carroll) – carroll–backpacks-vs-briefcases
  • Jainabu, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 8 (3/1)

  • Read “Symbolism” (pp. 1147-1149) – Symbolism
  • Read “The Ones Who Walk away from Omelas” (LeGuin) – Omelas_LeGuin
  • Arsh, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 7 (2/24)

Due for Class 6 (2/22)

  • Read “Character” & “Building Character” – Character
  • Read “Eveline” (Joyce) – Eveline_by_James_Joyce
  • Remember to watch this TED Talk and respond to the blog post
  • Bhavith, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 5 (2/17)

  • Complete the first draft of your fiction story and email your professor a link to it
  • Read “Scene, Episode, and Plot” (pp. 195-197) and “Momentum of Plot” (pp. 205-206) – Scene_Episode_Plot_Pinsky_Episode_War_Momentum
  • Read “Salvation” (Hughes, pp. 214-216) – Hughes_Salvation
  • Remember to watch this TED Talk and respond to the blog post
  • Gabe, please be ready to lead the class discussion

Due for Class 4 (2/10)

Due for Class 3 (2/8)

Due for Class 2 (2/3)