Professor: Anthony Wheeler
Email: [email protected]
Course Site: https://eng1121wheeler.commons.gc.cuny.edu/
Weekly Office Hours: Tuesdays @ 2:00PM-3:00PM OR Fridays @ 1:00PM-2:00PM (by appointment)
Welcome
Welcome to City Tech and English 1121. We are living through a very difficult time in our city, country, and world, and trying to adapt. In our class, we will prioritize intellectual nourishment, community, and humanity. If you have any concerns about the course or college, or if there is any situation preventing you from participating, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. Know that I am here to work with you.
Course Description:
An advanced course in expository essay writing that requires a library paper. Further development of research and documentation skills. Analyzing assigned literary and expository readings.
Prerequisite:
CUNY proficiency in reading and writing
Communication:
Throughout the semester, you will be receiving a class email from me at least once a week, if not more. On rare occasions, your CUNY email may filter out emails accidentally marked as spam, be sure to add [email protected] to your contacts to avoid missing any important information in regards to class (move your cursor over my name in the corner of this email, then click “Add to contacts” on the right of the pop-up). Just in case, I will also be uploading these announcements to our course site under the “Weekly Announcements” tab.
These emails will contain things such as:
❏ Course Schedule Updates
❏ Updated Assignments Due Dates
❏ Reminders
❏ Updates on Grades and Feedback
Despite our meeting asynchronously, I am still available for virtual office hours where we can meet via video chat to discuss your work. My office hours are listed at the top of the syllabus, as well as under the “Virtual Office Hours” tab on our course site. Simply send me an email and I can schedule you for a meeting during those hours. I will respond to you confirming the meeting time and sending you a link to access the chat with me (the link will also remain on the Virtual Office Hours page just in case).
Course Participation:
Students who fail to participate on our online class site regularly will fall behind on the writing assignments. The regularly assigned prompts build upon previous work and lead towards success in the major projects. In order to succeed in the class, students will need to participate regularly. An excused absence from participation is an illness with a doctor’s note, a family emergency, or a religious holiday. Please let me know by e-mail if you encounter an obstacle of any kind and cannot participate on time.
Since our course will be conducted asynchronously, meaning the course work is done on your own time, we will be writing/responding to one another’s blog posts, keeping a short writing journal as we practice our critical essay writing, and collaboratively annotating some texts using Hypothes.is (a post will be made on our site explaining how to do this). All work is expected to be uploaded by 11:59 PM on the Friday of each week.
Late Work Policy:
I will be lenient with late work if you notify me via email (at least 24 hours before the time it’s due) explaining that you need some extra time to complete an assignment. However, if I begin to notice a pattern, then I reserve the right to deny the time extension.
Course Website:
This course will take place here, online. This course has taken on an open educational resource (OER) model, so all materials will be found here on our website.
Course Tools:
- CUNY Academic Commons
- Google Docs
- Hypothes.is
Grading Breakdown
Unit 1 10%
Unit 2 15%
Unit 3 15%
Final Reflection 10%
Participation (Commons posts/comments) 50%
How will participation/ homework be graded?
More or less, if you do it, you’ll get the credit. You have to do it thoroughly and thoughtfully, and you have to do it in a timely manner. (If you’re having trouble with getting things done on time, please let me know.) Writing is largely about discipline and routine, so this is a good way to learn that– and to earn a majority of the credit for this course.
If you are having difficulty completing a major assignment please talk to me before it is due.
University Policies:
Accessibility Statement: City Tech is committed to supporting the educational goals of enrolled students with disabilities in the areas of enrollment, academic advisement, tutoring, assistive technologies, and testing accommodations. If you have or think you may have a disability, you may be eligible for reasonable accommodations or academic adjustments as provided under applicable federal, state and city laws. You may also request services for temporary conditions or medical issues under certain circumstances. If you have questions about your eligibility or would like to seek accommodation services or academic adjustments, you can leave a voicemail at 718-260-5143, send an email to: [email protected], or visit the Center’s website at http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/accessibility/ for more information.
Academic Integrity: Students and all others who work with information, ideas, texts, images, music, inventions, and other intellectual property owe their audience and sources accuracy and honesty in using, crediting, and citing sources. As a community of intellectual and professional workers, the College recognizes its responsibility for providing instruction in information literacy and academic integrity, offering models of good practice, and responding vigilantly and appropriately to infractions of academic integrity. Accordingly, academic dishonesty is prohibited in The City University of New York and at New York City College of Technology and is punishable by penalties, including failing grades, suspension, and expulsion. The complete text of the College policy on Academic Integrity may be found in the catalog.
Support Resources
College Writing Center: [email protected] (tutoring available in all subjects)
Advisors: The transition to college is challenging for everyone. It is helpful to periodically reflect on how you are doing in your classes, and how your anticipated area of study (major) is progressing, as well as to plan next steps. Academic advisors are able to help you navigate these paths. If you are in SEEK or ASAP or have declared your major, you have an assigned advisor with whom to schedule appointments. Others should seek out appointments with Dr. Julian Williams, Director of Liberal Arts & Sciences, [email protected].
Learning Objectives
The outcome ENG 1121 aims to achieve:
Read and listen critically and analytically in a variety of genres and rhetorical situations: Identify and evaluate exigencies, purposes, claims, supporting evidence, and underlying assumptions in a variety of texts, genres, and media.
Adapt to and compose in a variety of genres: Adapt writing conventions in ways that are suitable to different exigencies and purposes in a variety of contexts, including academic, workplace, and civic audiences. When appropriate, repurpose prior work to new genres, audiences, and media by adjusting delivery, design, tone, organization, and language.
Use research as a process of inquiry and engagement with multiple perspectives: Learn to focus on a topic and develop research questions that lead to propositions and claims that can be supported with well-reasoned arguments. Persuasively communicate and repurpose research projects across a variety of contexts, purposes, audiences, and media. Demonstrate research skills through attribution and citation gathering, evaluating, and synthesizing both primary and secondary sources. Learn how to use appropriate citation styles depending on disciplinary and situational requirements (MLA, APA, Chicago, etc.).
Use reflection and other metacognitive processes to revise prior assumptions about reading and writing and transfer acquired knowledge into new writing situations. Students write reflections of their own reading and writing process from the beginning and throughout the semester with the intention to transfer their acquired knowledge about genre and composing practices into new writing situations.
Demonstrate the social and ethical responsibilities and consequences of writing: Recognize that first-year writing includes academic, workplace, and civic contexts, all of which require careful deliberation concerning the ethical and social ramifications concerning fairness, inclusivity, and respect for diversity. Write and revise for academic and broader, public audiences accordingly.
Compose in 21st– Century Environments: Learn to choose among the most current and effective delivery methods for different composing situations. Students learn to compose in new media environments, including alphabetic texts, still and moving images, sonic, and mixed media compositions. Use digital media platforms appropriate to audience and purpose.
