Course Calendar

English 110: Summer Session

CALENDAR 

WEEK 1:

Monday, 6/3Tuesday, 6/4Wednesday, 6/5Thursday, 6/6Friday, 6/7
IN CLASS: 

Review Syllabus and Grading Contract

Intro to Politics of Language, and Rhetorical Triangle 
(Readings: Gloria Anzaldúa and Vershawn Ashanti Young)



DUE (before class):
 
Link to WordPress sites

IN CLASS: 
Go over L&L Narrative Assignment

Rhetorical Triangle 
(Jamila Lyiscott and Karen Leung). 

Brainstorming for L&L Assignment		DUE (before class):

Write one page for your L&L Narrative

IN CLASS:

Continue working on L&L Narrative Assignment 		DUE (before class):

No Homework. Come to class with your sources and synthesis paragraphs.

IN CLASS:

Workshop L&L Narratives 

Start revising L&L Narrative

Work on Reflection 		DUE:

TBD

WEEK 2:

Monday, 6/10Tuesday, 6/11Wednesday, 6/12Thursday, 6/13Friday, 6/14
IN CLASS:

Introduce Research Essay Assignment 

Brainstorm topics for the Research Essay

How to use the CCNY Library Database

CRAAP Test-Find 2 good sources and write a summary on the sources



DUE (before class): 

Write a proposal for your research essay. Answer the following questions: 1. What do you intend to research? 2. What is your topic/research question? 3. Why do you want to research this topic? 

Find 2 more good sources and write a summary on the sources

IN CLASS:

Write an annotated bibliography for each source

How to write an introduction

Intro to paraphrasing, rhetorical precis and synthesis 		DUE (before class):

Finish writing introduction

Write a synthesis paragraph using at least 2 sources 

Find 2 or 3 non-scholarly sources (documentaries, literature, newspaper articles, blog posts, stats, essays etc). and 1-2 multimedia sources


 IN CLASS:

Workshop intros

Workshop synthesis paragraphs

Work on Synthesizing other sources

How to write a  conclusion		DUE (before class):

First draft of research essay due today


IN CLASS:

Workshop research essay drafts

How to write a Works Cited Page 

Work on revisions of research essay

Work on Reflections 


DUE:

Final Draft of Research Essay with Reflection due today at 5:00pm

WEEK 3:

Monday, 6/17Tuesday, 6/18Wednesday, 6/19Thursday, 6/20Friday, 6/21
IN CLASS:

Introduce Second Genre Assignment

Brainstorming second genre 

Work on Second Genre Assignment
DUE (before class): 

First draft of Part 1 of Second Genre Assignment 

IN CLASS:
Workshop Part 1 of Second Genre Assignment

Start working on Part 2  and Part 3 of Second Genre Assignment		DUE (before class):

Part 2 of Second Genre Assignment



IN CLASS:

Workshop Part 2 of Second Genre Assignment

Work on Part 3 of Second Genre Assignment		DUE (before class):

Part 3 of Second Genre Assignment



IN CLASS:

Workshop Part 3 of Second Genre Assignment

Start working on Reflections 		DUE:

Final draft of Second Genre Assignment with Reflection due Today at 5:00pm

WEEK 4:

Monday, 6/24Tuesday, 6/25Wednesday, 6/26Thursday, 6/27Friday, 6/28
IN CLASS:

Introduce Self-Assessment Essay and Digital Portfolio

Work on Self-Assessment Essay
DUE (before class): 

Self-Assessment Essay 

IN CLASS: 
Start revising LLN and upload to WordPress
DUE (before class): 

Revision of Self- Assessment Essay (if necessary)

IN CLASS:

Start revising Research Essay and upload to WordPress

Upload Self-Assessment Essay to WordPress		IN CLASS:

Start revising Second Genre Assignment and upload to WordPress

WEEK 5:

Monday, 7/1
DUE: 

Digital Portfolio due today by 2:05pm

Grades submitted today immediately after submission of Digital Portfolio

IN CLASS:

Write “About Me” page and upload to WordPress

Reflect on “semester”

WordPress sites with revised assignments due TODAY (before the end of class)

Complete course evaluations

Celebrate!