Welcome to Week 15 of our course. This is the last week of the Spring 2024 semester. Wednesday is the final day of class. During this time, we will be finishing our reading of The House on Mango Street. The deadline for all essays was Sunday, May 12th. The final quiz will be available from 9:00 Thursday, May 16 through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, May 19. Once the quiz has closed, it will not be reopened.
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Welcome to Week 14 of our online class. This week will begin our reading of the short novel The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros. I look forward to hearing your discussion board responses to the vignettes that compose this affecting coming-of-age story. There are two more weeks of class. The last day of class is Wednesday, May 15. The final quiz will be available from 9:00 am,Thursday, May 16 through midnight Sunday, May 22. Once the quiz has closed, it will not be reopened.
Click here to access the course syllabus for Section 0808 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-introduction-to-literature-spring-2024-c-conway/wp-content/uploads/sites/3573/2024/01/Syllabus-0808-Spring-24.pdf Click here to access the course syllabus for Section 1006 https://openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu/eng-201-introduction-to-literature-spring-2024-c-conway/wp-content/uploads/sites/3573/2024/01/Syllabus-1006-Spring-24.pdf Click here for Syllabus
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.
Please visit the Blackboard home page for your section and access the E-learning Orientation on the gray navigation panel. This is a mandatory assignment and should be completed by the end of the first week. A 20-question quiz at the end of Week 2 will include material from the Orientation.
This is a synchronous online course. Students are required to attend two Zoom meetings per week. Students are required to be on camera during weekly Zoom meetings. You are free to use artificial or blurred backgrounds. If you are uncomfortable with this policy, please change courses to one in which this request is not made. In addition, you are responsible for completing all the tasks on each weekly page. The tasks are varied and include reading, listening, viewing, and discussing activities. Each week begins on Monday and ends on Sunday. From time to time, you will be directed or linked back to the Blackboard platform to take quizzes or submit essays. Your grades will still be recorded in the Blackboard grade center. Be sure to check on your progress during the semester. Professor Conway can always be reached by email a cconway@bmcc.cuny.edu
Even in an online course, lively discussions are at the heart of an interesting class. These are the main forums for interaction in an online course and are also the primary means of showing your presence in the class. Our discussion forums are different than most because you will be interacting with students from all my ENG 201 sections, not just your own. This is a big community! The weekly discussions can be accessed in two ways: through the main menu (above) or the page for each week (side menu). Discussion Board Etiquette Please respond in full sentences in correct English (not in texting language). Please use upper and lower case. Disagreement with the opinions of others is fine–even encouraged—but please show respect for fellow classmates in your responses. Grading Details Class participation via the discussion board makes up a significant percentage of your overall grade (15%). To receive full credit (100%) for each weekly discussion board: – Submit your first post by Friday of each week at the latest. This is worth 80% of the weekly grade. – Respond to the post of one other student by Sunday. This is worth 20% of the weekly grade. – Make sure your first post is at least 150 words in length. – Make sure your response to another student is at least 75 words. Comments such as “Nice post” or “I agree” are friendly but will not receive credit. – Make sure you post in the week in which the discussion was assigned. For example, post your Week 3 response during Week 3. A few other notes about discussion board grading – The highest grade an original post can receive if it is submitted on the weekend is 75% – Posts submitted as attachments will not be opened. – Discussion boards […]
Click here to create an account with Commonlit. This is a zero textbook course (ZTC), and many of the assignments will come from this interactive website. Please create your student account right away so that you do not miss any assignments. Your class code is: UC25TNAK
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 detection function, will be turned over to the Student Life Manager for Student Conduct and Academic Integrity. If you hope to pass this class, do not plagiarize. Every student is required to view the short plagiarism video in order to have a complete understanding of what plagiarism is. This will preclude the excuse that anyone has “accidentally” plagiarized.
What does a reading of Carver’s work make you realize about your own approach to writing? To submit your Week 13 post, follow the steps below. 1. Scroll up to the black strip at the top of the screen and click the black “plus” sign inside the white circle. It is located to the right of the course title. 2. In the box that reads “Add title,” type in a title that includes your first name, last name, and the words “Discussion 13” (example: John Hart Discussion 13). 3. Type your response in the text box. Remember that your first post must be at least 150 words in order to receive full credit. 4. Navigate to the right side of the screen and choose the Post Category “Week 13 Discussion” (or whichever week is current). Never choose anything in the box that reads “Category Sticky.” Click for screenshot. 5. To add media (optional), click the “add media“ button in between the title box and the text box. Do not add the image directly to the media library. To get the image to show in the tile preview, go to “featured image > add featured image, in the lower right-hand side.” Click for screenshot. 6. Publish the post by clicking the blue button on the right. 7. Please leave a thoughtful reply to the post of one other classmate. Remember that your comments to others should be at least 75 words in order to receive full credit.
Essay Due Dates Essay 1: Due Sunday, Feb. 11 (See Week 1 for details). Final draft, Sunday, March 10 Essay 2: Due Sunday, March 3 (See Week 4 for details). Final draft, Sunday April 7 Essay 3: Due Sunday, March 24 (See Week 6 for details). Final draft, Sunday, May 5 Essay 4: Due Sunday, April 21 (See Week 10 for details). Final draft, Sunday, May 12 Dates for revisions will be posted as essays are submitted.
