Course Schedule
Unit 1: Introduction to College and the History of Hostos
Week 1 (Aug. 28, Aug. 30)
- Homework:
- Read Excelsior Online Introduction to Reading
- Write Journal Entry 1
- In Class:
- Ice Breaker
- Diagnostic
- Tech walk through and set up
- Watch Esmeralda Santiago’s Talk at Hostos
- Read and take notes on “Taking My Parents to College”
- What is Critical Reading?
Week 2 (Sep. 4, Sep. 6)
- College Closed Sep. 4
- Homework:
- Read and take notes on “The College in the Tire Factory” (PDF in Blackboard)
- Write Journal Entry 2
- In Class:
- Campus Scavenger Hunt
- What is Critical Reading?
- Time Management Strategies
- Class notes on “The College in the Tire Factory”
Week 3 (Sep. 11, Sep. 13)
- Homework:
- Scavenger hunt writing assignment (on back of worksheet; bring to class Monday)
- Read and write notes on “Hostos Community College: Battle of the Seventies”
- Read “Staying Afloat: Some Scattered Suggestions on Reading in College”
- Write Journal Entry 3
- In Class:
- Primary vs Secondary Sources
- Understanding the Assignment
- Outlining
Week 4 (Sep. 18, Sep. 20)
- Homework:
- Read “Memorability”
- Outline due Sep. 20
- Write Journal Entry
- In Class:
- Crafting Thesis Statements
- Writing Introductions
- Watch “The Struggle, The Victory”
- Peer Review and Self-assessment
Week 5 (Sep. 25, Sep. 27)
- No Class Sep. 25
- Homework:
- Read “Providing Good Feedback”
- Read “Reverse Outlining”
- First draft due Sep. 27
- Write Journal Entry 5
- In Class:
- Writing Body Paragraphs
- Peer Review
- Self-assessment
Unit 2: Mapping Home
Week 6 (Oct. 2, Oct. 4)
- At Home:
- Read Editing Focus: Sentence Structure
- Final Draft due Oct. 4
- Write Journal Entry 6
- In Class:
- Sentence Editing Workshop
- Watch Rebecca Solnit, Infinite City: A San Francisco Atlas
- Watch Kevin Lynch, Image of The City
Week 7 (Oct. 10, Oct. 11)
- , Oct. 9: College Closed
- , Oct. 10: Classes Follow a Monday Schedule
- Homework:
- Read and take notes on “The Next Environmental Revolution” from Welcome to Your Worldby Sarah Williams Goldhagen (PDF in Blackboard and handed out in class)
- Write Journal Entry 7
- In Class:
Week 8 (Oct. 16, Oct. 18)
- Homework:
- Read and take notes on Dividing Lines by Nayukh Sen
- Read and take notes on Nonstop MetropolisMap 10: City of Women pgs 85-90 (PDF in Blackboard and handed out in class)
- Write Journal Entry 8
- In Class:
- Quotes Practice
- Identifying an argument
- Writing summaries
Week 9 (Oct. 23, Oct. 25)
- Homework:
- Nonstop Metropolis Map 21: Public/ Private pgs 171-178 (PDF in Blackboard and handed out in class)
- Read and take notes on Nonstop Metropolis Map 17: Trash in the City pgs 142-146 (PDF in Blackboard and handed out in class)
- Write Journal Entry 9
- In Class:
- Watch 10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman
- Introduction to doing research
- Coming up with a research question
- Project Proposal Workshop
Week 10 (Oct. 30, Nov. 1)
- Homework:
- Read and take notes on “An Extremely Detailed Guide to an Extremely Detailed Map of New York City Neighborhoods,” making connections to readings and discussions we’ve had in class about maps and NYC.
- Read “Critical Reading”
- Research Proposal Due Oct. 30
- Write Journal Entry 10
- In Class:
- Peer Review and Presentations of Proposals
- Transitions
- Clarifying Sentences
- Parallelism
Week 11 (Nov. 6, Nov. 8)
- Homework:
- Write Journal Entry 11
- In Class:
- Library Session on using databases
- Annotated Bibliography Workshop
- Counter-argument
- From Annotated Bibliography to Draft
Week 12 (Nov. 13, Nov. 15)
- Homework:
- Find 2 sources
- Annotated Bibliography Due Nov. 13
- Write Journal Entry 12
- Find or take images/ video for essay
- In Class:
- Paragraphing
- Introduction to WordPress, blogging
- Peer Review
- Draft Due Nov. 15
Week 13 (Nov. 20, Nov. 22)
- , Nov. 22: No Classes Scheduled
- Homework:
- Finalize Digital Research Essay
- Write Journal Entry 13
- In Class:
- Final Draft Due Nov. 22
- Tech Day: Putting the Digital into Digital Research
- Post Final Draft of Digital Research Essay
Unit 3: What Have I Learned?
Week 14 (Nov. 27, Nov. 29)
- Homework:
- Draft Reflective Essay 3
- Write Journal Entry 14
- In Class:
- Review Document
- What Have I learned?
- Sentence structure and parallelism
Week 15 (Dec. 4, Dec. 6)
- Homework:
- Draft opinion essay
- Write Journal Entry 15
- Essay 3 due Dec. 6
- In Class:
- Peer Review
- Argumentative Writing: Ethos, Logos, Pathos
- Final Exam Prep
Week 16 (Dec. 11)
- Homework:
- Read Final Exam Readings
- Opinion essay Due Dec. 11
- In Class:
- Final Exam Prep
