Below, you’ll find the schedule for the course. Please note that this schedule might change as the semester continues. I will notify you in class about changes. If you miss class, make sure to check the schedule and the slides in the #whatyoumissed channel.
- You can click here to skip ahead to Unit 2, which begins on Thursday, October 12.
- You can click here to skip ahead to Unit 3, which begins on Tuesday, November 21.
Unit 1: Narrative Description and Personal Essay
In this unit, we will work on describing a problem in our local community that is important to us and convincing someone else outside of this class to pay attention to it.
We’ll also see real narratives from Queens College students that do the same. Using these narratives as models for our own work, we’ll practice summarizing, locating and developing claims, and supporting those claims with evidence from our life experiences.
This unit practices a key skill: telling a personal story that illustrates a larger phenomenon.
| Date and topic | Before English 110 | Due today | before English 115 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 29: Course introduction Conference hour: Introduction to Conference Hours, Office Hours, and 115 | Work on your Interactive syllabus and all five Slack set up tasks before class today. | Nothing is due today. | Group A: Nothing to prepare before 115 |
| Aug. 31: Using AI Ethically in English 110 Conference hour: Grading in 110 | If you haven’t already finished the interactive syllabus and 5 Slack set up tasks, please work on them before class. Read “Grading Agreement” | Interactive syllabus and all five Slack set up tasks (by 11:59pm tonight) | Group B: Nothing to prepare before 115 |
| Sept. 5: Summary Conference hour: Group B | Complete Unit 1: Summary Guide on “The Implicit Punishment of Daring to Go to College When Poor” (Enoch Jemmott): tip 1, 2, and 3 before class today. Note: you might need to click here first to sign up for a free subscription to the New York Times to read the article. Unit 1: Summary Guide MS Word version is here. | Bring your notes with you to class, either on your device or as a printed copy. | Group A: Read Major Assignment #1: Narrative Description of a Problem before class. Major Assignment #1 MS Word version is here. Read The Writing Process handout before class |
| Sept. 7: Narrative Description Conference hour: Group A | Complete Unit 1: Narrative Description and Telling a Story in “The Implicit Punishment of Daring to Go to College When Poor” (Enoch Jemmott). Unit 1: Narrative Description and Telling a Story Guide MS Word version is here. | Bring your notes with you to class. | Group B: Read Major Assignment #1: Narrative Description of a Problem before class. Major Assignment #1 MS Word version is here. Read The Writing Process handout. |
| Sept. 12: Interpreting Assignments and Generating Ideas Conference hour: No conference hour today | Read the handout called “Generating Ideas” (Howe Center for Writing Excellence). Read Journal #1: Description of a Problem | Before class, try some strategies from each section of the handout to begin generating ideas for Journal #1: Description of a Problem. Bring your notes. | Group A: Continue working on the “pre-writing,” “research,” and “draft” stages for Journal #1. Bring what you have to 115. |
| Sept. 14: Strategies for Self-Editing Your Work Conference hour: Stay if you haven’t turned in Journal #1 yet | Read Journal #1 Sample. Please pay attention to the comments on the doc and where this journal does and doesn’t meet requirements. Work on Journal #1: Description of a Problem | Journal #1: Description of a Problem due through the Assignment Submission Portal (11:59pm tonight). | Group B: Continue working on the “pre-writing,” “research,” and “draft” stages for Journal #1. Bring what you have to 115. |
| Sept. 19: Claims and Evidence in a Narrative Description Conference hour: Stay if you haven’t turned in Journal #1 yet | Complete Unit 1: Claims and Evidence in “It’s Time For Change in the Office of Student Development and Leadership” (Holden Velasco) Unit 1: Claims and Evidence Guide MS Word Version is here. Read Journal #2: Claims and Evidence. Click here for the MS Word version of Journal #2: Claims and Evidence. | Bring your notes with you to class. | Group A: Continue working on the “pre-writing,” “research,” and “draft” stages for Journal #2. Bring what you have to 115. |
| Sept. 21: More Practice with Claims and Evidence in Narrative Description Conference hour: Stay if you haven’t turned in Journal #2 yet | Work on Journal #2: Claims and Evidence. Click here for the MS Word version of Journal #2: Claims and Evidence. | Journal #2: Claims and Evidence due through the Assignment Submission Portal (11:59pm tonight). | Group B: Continue working on the “pre-writing,” “research,” and “draft” stages for Journal #2. Bring what you have to 115. |
| Sept. 26: Catch Up Day (Last day to submit late assignments or revisions for Unit 1) Conference hour: Stay if you have revisions or late work to complete. | If you have late work or revisions from Unit 1 to make, work on those to prepare for class today. If you are caught up, work on the first draft of Major Assignment #1: Narrative Description of a Problem. | Revisions or late work for Journal #1 or Journal #2 are due tonight by 11:59pm. | Group A: Read this self-editing checklist before class to determine if there are any unfamiliar concepts. |
| Sept. 28: First Draft of Major Assignment #1 Due Conference hour: Stay if you need to turn in, or revise, an exit ticket. | Work on first draft of Major Assignment #1: Narrative Description of a Problem. Read How To Ask Questions About Your Own Work before class. Read and apply feedback that you’ve gotten from me, from yourself, and from peers in class. Bring your draft to class. | First draft of Major Assignment #1: Letter To Your Stakeholder due through the Assignment Submission Portal (11:59pm tonight). Annotate your draft with at least 5-7 questions for me before you turn it in. | Group B: Read this self-editing checklist before class to determine if there are any unfamiliar concepts. |
| Oct. 3: Peer Review Due Conference hour: Stay if you haven’t turned in peer review. | Work on your peer review before class today. You’ll have time in class to discuss it with your peer group. | Peer Review due through the Peer Review Form tonight (11:59pm). | Group A: 115 and office hours are canceled this week to facilitate one-on-one conferences with students. |
| Oct. 5: Feedback memo Conference hour: Stay if you haven’t turned in the final draft and memo before class. **Note** Deadline for the final draft has been extended. I cannot accept the first draft past Friday, October 6. | Work on final draft of Major Assignment #1: Narrative Description of a Problem. Don’t forget to write a separate feedback memo (description is in the prompt.) We’ll work on this together in class. | **Revised Due Date** You can turn in the final draft of Major Assignment #1 and your feedback memo from Thursday, October 5th until Tuesday, October 10th. Please be mindful of the exit ticket deadline. Please submit the draft through the Assignment Submission Portal. | Group B: 115 and office hours are canceled this week to facilitate one-on-one conferences with students. |
| Oct. 10: Classes follow a Monday schedule. Final draft is due today. | No class today: classes follow a Monday schedule. | All remaining exit tickets for Unit 1 (August 31 – October 5) are due by no later than 11:59pm tonight. **Note** Exit ticket deadline has been extended until Thursday, October 12th at 11:59pm. | No 115 today. Classes follow a Monday schedule. |
Unit 2: Rhetorical Analysis and Argumentative Essay
In this unit, we will develop our methods for analyzing texts and making arguments about them.
To do this, we’ll locate our own persuasive texts that are related to the issue we described in Unit 1 and write an argumentative essay that shows how they appeal to their target audience.
Along the way, we’ll practice analyzing what’s called the rhetorical situation, which can help us to make better, more intentional choices as writers.
| Date and Topic | Before English 110 | due today | Before English 115 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct. 12: Claims and Evidence in Argumentative Essays // Introduction to Unit 2 (Everyone stayed today for conference hour) | Complete Unit 2: Making and Supporting Claims with Evidence in “How Radical Gardeners Took Back New York City” (Vox Media) Read Major Assignment #2: Rhetorical Analysis of a Persuasive Text (Google Doc). | Bring your notes with you to class. Note: Exit ticket deadline for Unit 1 has been moved to tonight by 11:59pm. | No 115 today because of the holiday on Tuesday. |
| Oct. 17: Rhetorical Analysis Part 1 Conference hour: Group B should stay today. | Complete Unit 2: Rhetorical Analysis Part 1 Activity (Step 1 and 2) before class. Work on Journal #1: Choosing Your Persuasive Text. | Journal #1: Choosing Your Persuasive Text is due through the Assignment Submission Portal (11:59pm tonight). | Group A: Read the information in the green and purple boxes on this MLA sample paper before class. |
| Oct. 19: Rhetorical Analysis, Part 2 Conference hour: Group A should stay today | Complete Unit 2: Rhetorical Analysis Part 2 Activity (Step 3 and 4) before class. | Bring your notes with you to class. | Group B: Read the information in the green and purple boxes on this MLA sample paper before class. |
| Oct. 24: Writing Workshop (Working with evidence) Conference hour: Group B should stay today. | Work on Journal #2: Mini Rhetorical Analysis to prepare for class today. | Journal #2: Mini Rhetorical Analysis due through the Assignment Submission Portal (11:59pm tonight). | Group A: Return to the MLA sample paper. Find one example of the student incorporating a direct quote, and one example of a paraphrase. How do you know the difference? |
| Oct. 26: Sample Essay Conference hour: Group A should stay today. | Complete Unit 2: Sample Essay for Major Assignment #2: Rhetorical Analysis of a Persuasive Text. Read this document and answer the questions in the annotations. It will help you to watch this video to understand the essay. | Answer the questions in the annotations on Sample Essay for Major Assignment #2. Submit your completed copy through the Assignment Submission portal by 11:59pm tonight. | Group B: Return to the MLA sample paper. Find one example of the student incorporating a direct quote, and one example of a paraphrase. How do you know the difference? |
| Tuesday, Oct. 31 Writing Workshop (Working from evidence to a thesis statement and claims) Conference hour: Stay if you have revisions or late work. | Revisit the requirements for Major Assignment #2: Rhetorical Analysis of a Persuasive Text (Google Doc). Using Journal #1 and Journal #2, begin your first draft of this assignment. | Bring your draft to class. | Group A: Tools for formatting a works cited list |
| Thursday, Nov. 2 Catch Up Day (Last day to submit late assignments or revisions for Unit 2) Conference hour: Stay if you have revisions or late work. | If you have late work or revisions from Unit 1 to make, work on those to prepare for class today. If you are caught up, work on the first draft of Major Assignment #2: Rhetorical Analysis of a Persuasive Text. | Revisions or late work for Journal #1 or Journal #2 are due tonight by 11:59pm. | Group B: Tools for formatting a works cited list |
| Tuesday, Nov. 7 First Draft | Work on first draft of Major Assignment #2: Rhetorical Analysis of a Persuasive Text. Read and apply feedback that you’ve gotten from me, from yourself, and from peers in class. | First draft of Major Assignment #2: Rhetorical Analysis of a Persuasive Text due through the Assignment Submission Portal (11:59pm tonight). | Group A: TBA, depending on needs |
| Thursday, Nov. 9 Peer Review | Work on your peer review before class today. You’ll have time in class to discuss it with your peer group. | Peer Review due through the Peer Review Form tonight (11:59pm). | Group B: TBA depending on needs |
| Tuesday, Nov. 14 Final Draft | Work on final draft of Major Assignment #2: Rhetorical Analysis of a Persuasive Text. Don’t forget to write a separate reflection memo (description is in the prompt.) | Major Assignment #2: Rhetorical Analysis of a Persuasive Text and feedback memo due through the Assignment Submission Portal (11:59pm tonight). Bring your draft to class. | Group A: Read and discuss Major Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography and Process Log Microsoft Word version of Major Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography and Process Log |
Unit 3: Research and Annotated Bibliography
This is the final unit of English 110. In it, you’ll learn about some resources available through the Queens College library for doing research on the problem you’ve been writing about throughout this semester.
Along the way, you’ll develop some skills and strategies to approach longer research projects. These skills may help you to write more substantial research papers, which you will need to know how to do in future semesters.
| Date and topic | Before English 110 | Due today | Before English 115 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday, Nov. 16 Introduction to academic research and scholarly sources | Complete Unit 3: Defining a Research Question. | Complete the exercise at the bottom of Unit 3: Defining a Research Question. Email me your answers to the three questions before class. All remaining exit tickets for Unit 2 (October 12 – November 14) are due by no later than 11:59pm tonight. | Group B: Read and discuss Major Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography and Process Log Microsoft Word version of Major Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography and Process Log |
| Tuesday, Nov. 21 Library workshop **Note** We will meet in the library classroom 225 today | Complete as much of Journal #1: Library Workbook as you can before class. Here is a MS Word version of the library workbook. **Note** We will meet in the library classroom 225 today | Journal #1: Library workbook due through the Assignment Submission Portal (11:59pm tonight). Bring your draft to class. **Note** We will meet in the library classroom 225 today | Group A: No 115 today to account for the holiday on Thursday. |
| Thursday, Nov. 23 | No class today: school holiday | ||
| Tuesday, Nov. 28 Introduction to reading a scholarly source + introduction to lateral reading | Complete Unit 3: Lateral Reading Here is the MS Word version of Lateral Reading. | Bring your notes to class. | Group A: More practice with locating and reading scholarly and popular sources. |
| Thursday, Nov. 30 Introduction to paraphrasing and quoting from a source in an annotation | Work on Journal #2: Paraphrasing and Quoting Guide and First Two Annotations Look at Sample Student Annotation | Journal #2: Paraphrasing and Quoting Guide and First Two Annotations Here is the MS Word version of Journal #2. | Group B: More practice with locating and reading scholarly and popular sources |
| Tuesday, Dec. 5 Formatting your annotated bibliography | Complete Unit 3: Answer the questions in the sample annotated bibliography. Here is the MS Word version of the sample annotated bibliography. | Bring your notes to class. | Group A: More practice with formatting an annotated bibliography and citations |
| Thursday, Dec. 7 First draft of annotated bibliography + process log | Work on Major Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography and Process Log Microsoft Word version of Major Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography and Process Log | First draft of annotated bibliography + process log due today. | Group B: More practice with formatting an annotated bibliography and citations |
| Tuesday, Dec. 12 | Conferences (no class) | ||
| Thursday, Dec. 14 | Conferences (no class) | ||
| Tuesday, December 19 | Final Major Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography and Process Log Microsoft Word version of Major Assignment 3: Annotated Bibliography and Process Log is due tonight at 11:59pm. Exit tickets from Unit 3 (November 16 – December 7) are due by tonight at 11:59pm. |
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