Welcome to Week 7. This week will be finishing our study of the rhetorical mode of persuasion, including a practical application of its use. We will then move on to the mode of Process Analysis. Please be sure to complete the quiz on Process Analysis (Quiz 7) by Sunday, May […]
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Welcome to Week 6 of our intensive English Composition course. This week we will embark on the final persuasive essay, which includes research and citation. Readings and exercises will focus on the research process and citation requirements. Please complete Quiz 6 (MLA citation) by Sunday, May 10. Essay 4 (research […]
Welcome to Week 5 of our course. This week we will be starting a segment on the rhetorical genre of persuasion, sometimes referred to as “argument.” We will be reading editorials, exploring topics to write about, and studying the structure of persuasive essays.
Welcome to Week 4 of our course. This week, we will work on a six-step process to essay writing, including an exploration of the prewriting process. We will be working on Essay 2 (Extended Definition), which will be due Sunday, April 26th. In-class writing #4 will be open until midnight, […]
Welcome to Week 3 of our online course (Zoom meetings Mon., April 13 and Wed, April 15) . This week we will be exploring the denotative and connotative meaning of words and reading a variety of articles that define abstract concepts, such as manhood and the meaning of the Fourth […]
Welcome to Week 2 of our intensive ENG 101 course. This week we will be reviewing the basics of essay structure with an emphasis on thesis development. We will also be looking at how to gracefully incorporate direct quotes into an essay. The week’s study content will include elements of […]
Welcome to Week 1 of ENG 101 English Composition on the OpenLab platform. I look forward to short but exciting semester as you find explore your own thoughts and opinions and find your authentic voice as a writer of essays. This week we will acquaint ourselves with the OpenLab course […]
This is a Zero Textbook Cost course, which uses OER (Open Educational Resources) in lieu of a textbook. All required materials can be accessed in the Weekly folders.
This course is an 8-week intensive, synchronous online course, which runs from Tuesday, March 24th, through Tuesday, May 20th. The workload is equivalent to that of a full 15-week course. There are two 4-hour Zoom sessions each week (Monday and Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 1:55 p.m.). These are lengthy sessions […]
Celeste Conway is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: My Meeting ENG 101 Time: Mar 25, 2026 10:00 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Every week on Mon, Wed, until May 20, 2026, 17 occurrence(s) Join Zoom Meeting https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/j/87823575187?pwd=JcO4rwz5oaiAwXrnkFThKUR34MJhkG.1 Meeting ID: 878 2357 5187 Passcode: 006131 — One […]
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The High Cost of Plagiarism Plagiarism will be dealt with firmly. A student who plagiarizes will receive a permanent grade of zero (0) for the essay or discussion in question. All essays will be submitted through Turnitin, which features plagiarism detection capability. Suspected plagiarism, even if it passes the Turnitin […]
Essay Due Dates Essay 1: Due Sunday, April 12 (See Week 1 for details) Essay 2: Due Sunday, 4/26 ( See Week 4 for details) Essay 3: Due Wednesday 5/6 (See Week 5 for details) Essay 4: Due 5/17 (See Week 6 for details)
How to View Instructor Comments on Written Work It is very important that you review instructor comments on your graded essays. This way you can correct errors and do better on future essays. To see your grades, navigate back to your Brightspace course and follow these steps: On the Brightspace […]
BMCC Grading System A A- B+ B B- C+ C C- D+ D D- F 93 – 100 90 – 92 87 – 89 83 – 86 80 – 82 77 – 79 73 – 76 70 – 72 67 – 69 63 – 66 60 – 62
A Message from the Writing Center The Writing Center supports writing across the curriculum by working with students and faculty to maximize the effectiveness of writing projects and student awareness of best practices. We work with all students who have writing projects, including those from the Social Sciences, Critical Thinking, […]
