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Voice of Reason Creative Writing Assignment based on “The Lottery” for ENG 102 by Ellie McGurty
This is a low stake writing assignment done before students began their formal essay. Directions: After reading the following excerpt from “The Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, follow the instructions for your creative writing piece. “Although the villagers had forgotten the ritual and lost the original black box, they still remembered to use stones. The pile…
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In-Class Research and Writing Assignment on Susan Glaspell’s Trifles for ENG 102 by David Sibbitt
Analyzing a play, researching secondary sources, and preparing to write a full-length essay on Trifles Type of Assignment: Low-stakes, in-class writing and researching exercise Adapted From: Final exercise of Drama Unit available on OER Commons Required Reading / Watching: Susan Glaspell’s Trifles Text of Trifles accessed from Internet Archive Video of “A Jury of Her Peers”…
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“I’m From” Poetry Activity, Lecture, and Lesson Plan by Caron Knauer
I use the resource referenced below to begin a discussion about poetry before we do the activity inwhich students write an “I’m From” poem, template below, and share reactions to it emotionally, narratively, and tonally and then they write a reflection. https://www.oercommons.org/courseware/lesson/83813/overview?section=6 Activity Lesson Plan Poetry Explication OER Commons Lesson- go over pages 3-6 of…
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OER Freewriting Activity in conjunction with James Baldwin’s short story, “Sonny’s Blues,” developed by Alice Rosenblitt-Lacey for either ENG 102 or ENG 103
OER text: https://www.oercommons.org/courses/college-writing/ OER activity from this text: Freewriting https://www.oercommons.org/courses/college-writing/view Scroll down to the “Prewriting” section in the “Table of Contents” and click on “Freewriting” for the instructions for freewriting (presented in both text and video format). Freewriting Activity Begin with the discussion question: Which of the two brothers, the narrator or Sonny, was your…
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Keeping a Reading Log for a Play and Reading an Abstract in ENG 102 by Caron Knauer
Resources Needed: An Enemy of the People by Henrik Ibsen, adapted by Arthur Miller published by Longman Literature, 1993. Warm-up – first class: Accessing prior information What is a whistleblower? – have students share their thoughts. Can they name one? Ask students if they’ve heard of Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha? Discuss. Watch Splash clip: Ask…
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Transitioning from ENA 101 to ENG 102: A Low Stakes Writing Assignment by Anita Baksh
Rationale: Students sometimes have difficulty recognizing how the writing skills acquired in ENG/A 101 transfer to ENG 102. They also might be intimidated by the practice of reading and writing about literature. To assist them with this transition, I introduce them to a short piece of literature and have them practice analyzing and writing about…
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Spring 2022 Syllabus Updates
Reminders that as we head into a new semester, that in addition to the usual information, you should include the following on your syllabus: 1. Your contact information 2. Mode of instruction 3. Course learning objectives (course proposals can be found on our SharePoint site) 4. Pathways SLOs for the Pathways category of the course you are teaching (see below) 5.…
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Bethany Holmstrom–ENG 102 Syllabus
ENG 102: Composition II Writing Through Literature Sections 0873 & 0874 / LaGuardia Community College, CUNY Instructor Info: Professor Bethany HolmstromE-mail: professor.holmstrom@gmail.com Occasional TA on Zoom: Leela Holmstrom Meeting info: Entirely asynchronous, work due every Monday and (some) Wednesdays by midnight Zoom Student Hour-ish (optional!) on Wednesdays from 12:45-2pm (link posted in Class Basics in Google Classroom)To join…
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Lauren Navarro: Point of View
Dr. Navarro ENG 102 In-Class Work: “The Yellow Wallpaper” Point of View John laughs at me, of course, but one expects that in marriage. John is practical in the extreme. He has no patience with faith, an intense horror of superstition, and he scoffs openly at any talk of things not to be felt and…
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Leah Richards–Researching Context to Enhance Close Reading
Hemingway’s “The Revolutionist” is a very short story–under 400 words–where not much seems to happen. However, with some basic research into the context of and references in the story, it becomes much richer, so your first online assignment for class will ask you to do some research. We will use Slack as our primary means…
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Paul Fess–ENG 102 Syllabus
English 102 – Composition II: Writing Through Literature Sections 0881 & 0883 Fall I 2020 | 3 Credit Hours Lecture-Discussion-Workshop Contact Information: Instructor: Professor Paul Fess Instructor Email: pfess@lagcc.cuny.edu Class Meetings: Asynchronous; complete the work each week at your own pace; just make sure you turn it in by week’s end Virtual office hours: Mondays…
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