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Eng 155: Introduction To Literary Studies, Joseph Donica

Open Educational Resources

An OER syllabus covering the ways humans have read and continue to read literature from a variety of critical and theoretical perspectives. An emphasis is placed on the application of critical thought to writing expository essays and responding to readings.

Self-Listening & Envisioning Audience Exercise & Assignment, Jacob Kose

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This assignment and exercise encourages students to pick a formative story, artifact, individual, or moment in their acquisition of language and/or literacy. Students record themselves telling this story, then type that recording, and make choices about how to edit that text.Instructors may invite students to read these aloud, and/or peer edit. Students may also submit reflections and comment on each others' reflection.

First Year Composition Syllabus, Krystal M. Orwig

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English syllabus for college level first-year writing students.

Fiqws Killer Stories Syllabus For Writing Section, Serhiy Metenko, Serhiy Metenko

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This syllabus informs the students of the course and their expected deliverables.

Fiqws The Politics Of Language (Composition Section), Sarah Z. Perez

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ZTC syllabus and class calendar with assignment and text links for Freshman Inquiry Writing Seminar (FIQWS) Composition class.

The Double Entry Journal, Doreen C. Bowens

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The Double Entry Journal is a note-taking technique for English Composition courses that encourages students to become active readers.

Anth 210: Anthropology Of East Asia, Tomomi Emoto

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No abstract provided.

Engl 351: Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literature, Duncan Faherty

Open Educational Resources

This is a syllabus for an OER version of a Nineteenth-Century U.S. Literature undergraduate course.

Engl 200: Writing About Writing (The Problem Of The University), Flora De Tournay

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"The Problem of the University" is a (largely) open education syllabus that marries a criticality of/with the university as a site and space of knowledge making and knowledge suppression with a metacognitive writing approach for undergraduate students. The syllabus' contents include texts from bell hooks, Paolo Freire, Derrida, Fred Moten and Stefano Harney, Eve Tuck and K. Wayne Yang, among others.

Complete and updated syllabus available at https://waboutw.commons.gc.cuny.edu/

Informational Interview Assignment Prompt, Brenna E. Crowe

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An assignment that asks students to interview a person of their choosing.

Engl 157: Great Works Of Global Literature, Scott R. Kapuscinski

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Syllabus for a general education course bringing together celebrated texts by Joseph Conrad, Chinua Achebe, Bessie Head, and Marjane Satrapi. Survey of perspectives beginning during the "scramble for Africa" via Conrad, through postcolonial writers Achebe and Head, and finally making a connection via dehumanization to Orientalism and undoing monocultural presumptions in the near East through Satrapi's Persepolis.

Engl 211w: Intro To Nonfiction (Points Of Entry And/Or Exit Wounds), Heather Simon

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We will explore the notion of creativity as it pertains to new ways of engaging familiar topics and carving out frameworks for exploring uncharted territory. We will actively read and respond to works of creative nonfiction to enrich our understanding of structure, style, and language. Assigned readings will demonstrate how creative nonfiction can encompass a variety of forms (think: reportage, braided essay, erasure, visual essay) and draw from both research and experience to offer a unique perspective and elicit an emotional response. We will develop our own creative nonfiction toolbox through a series of reflections, creative exercise, and projects. We …

Syllabus For Com 310/Enl 313 Writing For Advertising And Public Relations, Rachel Kovacs

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No abstract provided.

Fyw: College Writing Basics, Serhiy Metenko, Jeffrey Robin

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This book is a curated version of About Writing: A Guide by
Robin Jeffrey. Select chapters from the original book have been rearranged to
follow the class schedule for the Fall 2023 FIQWS Killer Stories
course at The City College of New York. Please reference the syllabus for reading due dates.

A digital version of this textbook can be found on: https://pressbooks.cuny.edu/yourenglishprofessor/

The full textbook by Jeffrey Robin can be found here: https://openoregon.pressbooks.pub/aboutwriting/

Engl6360 Descriptive Linguistics For Teachers, Ramsés Ortín

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No abstract provided.

Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Eng 2800 (Great Works Of Literature I), Joseph Riccio

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In this course, we’ll be exploring a wide range of texts from ancient, medieval, and early modern cultures; from oral and written literary traditions; in a variety of genres (epic, lyric, tales, and drama). We will trace the development of themes, ideas, and characters across time and space. Our conversations about these texts will be shaped loosely around the role of literature and storytelling in relation to empires and various formations of power. We will read each of these works in context, thinking about the cultures that produced them, and consider how they relate to our own present moment. And, …

Zero Textbook Cost Syllabus For Eng 2150t (Writing Ii), Cathryn Crosby Grundleger

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Writing II is an intensification of Writing I. This course encourages students to read, reflect on, write about, and synthesize ideas from a range of genres and literary forms. Students examine and learn how to employ different styles, various appropriate uses of evidence and counter-evidence, multiple methods of interpretations, close readings of texts, and, finally, literary-cultural contextualizations. As the course proceeds, students further develop competency in the use and evaluation of multiple external sources as they shape and express their own ideas and cast them into well organized, thoughtful, and persuasive argumentative essays. This course is required for all undergraduate …

Creative Writing Introduction, Keith Gandal

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No abstract provided.

Engl 110: College Writing (Comedy, Satire, & Persuasion), Scott R. Kapuscinski

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This syllabus provides a themed approach to Freshman composition. Students are tasked with composing three essays in three distinct styles. Student engagement is high through the use of student-sourced primary sources (funny videos from YouTube, etc.) and the emphasis on thesis building and critical thinking.

Section 1: Comedy & the thesis-based essay

Section 2: Satire & writing to persuade

Section 3: Satire in Art & independent research

Collaborative Textbook On English Syntax (Version 1.0), Matt Garley, Karl Hagen, The Students Of Eng 270 At York College / Cuny

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No abstract provided.

Evaluation Rubric For Educational Resources For An Undergraduate English Syntax Course, Matt Garley

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No abstract provided.

Engl 130: Writing About Literature In English, Kimberley A. Garcia

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This Open and Free Educational Resource (OER) and Zero-Cost Syllabus outlines a set of course materials for English 130: Writing about Literature in English. The course materials provided (all open education resources) include both written and visual texts to accompany and encourage multimodal assignments. The materials provided address literary analysis or composition practices and are adaptable to specific topics or literary works. The course model presented consists of three units (literary analysis, rhetorical analysis & scholarly engagement, and independent research).

Qcq Discussion Protocol, Michael Maslankowski

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This is a protocol designed to help students led and run discussions with a text that has been assigned to them. This protocol helps student prepare for in-class discussion by giving them a protocol to follow that allows everyone to fully participate in the discussion.

Personal Narrative Peer Review Worksheet, Laura Danna

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This is a peer review worksheet used to help students identify their classmates' topics, theses, and rhetorical choices, so that they may provide specific feedback that is tailored to helping their peers revise their drafts. (Note: This can be tailored to fit any writing assignment.)

Eng 150 Us Literature And Thought I Oer Syllabus, Joseph Donica

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No abstract provided.

Introduction To Creative Writing, Shamecca A. Harris

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This introductory creative writing course asks students to explore their literary interests and proclivities through regular reading and writing activities designed to promote an in-depth understanding and appreciation for the craft of writing. Students will intellectually engage with both contemporary and classic authors within the main genres of creative writing and use the craft elements discussed in class to compose their own original poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction work. While studying various forms of creative writing, emphasis will be placed on the creative process of writing while encouraging students to find their writing voice. Student responsibilities include workshop participation, several …

Engl 110: College Writing (Media Literacy), Rachael Miller Benavidez

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This syllabus was adapted and developed for Professor Benavidez's English 110 College Writing I course at Queens College. The theme for this First Year Writing course is “Media Literacy: Critically Reading and Responding to Media,” and since the course explores current events, the specific media sources are left open for instructor selection. Otherwise, all links to required course materials are included.

English 162w: Writing About Literature And Place, Farrah J. Goff

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Haunted spaces are occupied spaces, inhabited by some force or trace of the past. In this course we will explore the various ways in which authors have employed hauntings to understand our relation to place and to the past, to issues of time, memory, knowledge, culture, history, and mortality. How do ghosts function both as objects to fear and as historical subjects with ethical and political potential? Why does literature insist on keeping the dead (and the Gothic) alive? In focusing our course on haunted spaces we will consider the text itself as a haunted site, asking questions about how …

Engl 152w Readings In American Literature, Weiheng Sun

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No abstract provided.

Implementing Digital Portfolios To Document The Writing Process, Patricia George

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Implementing digital portfolios to document the writing process offers students a way to curate an exhibit of their work. The Google Sites application provides online spaces for students to upload permanent artifacts. It is user friendly and provides a visual document of student growth over the course of a semester. By publishing drafts and revisions, students are reminded of the progress they have made as writers. In addition, using visual approaches to organizing work also assists students with time management.