The last class for this course is Tuesday. August 19th. We will finish our reading and discussion of Oedipus and King. The final quiz will be available from 9:00m Monday, August 18th through midnight Tuesday, August 19th. I know this 5-week course was not easy. Congratulations to all those who […]
Celeste Conway
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Welcome to Week 5 of our course. This week (and next Tuesday), we will be exploring one of the great tragedies of Western literature, Oedipus the King, a Ancient Greek drama which raises powerful questions about free will and fate. I’m sure you will be intrigued by the complicated character […]
Welcome to Week 4 of our course. This week will begin a segment on Poetry. We’ll be exploring the themes and structure of Shakespearean and Italian sonnets, as well as lyric, dramatic, and narrative poetry. Quiz 4 is due Sunday, August 10th.
Welcome to Week 3. This week we will be exploring the genre of fairytales. We will be reading several works centered on the Snow White Story, including the fairytale “Little Snow White” by the Brothers Grimm, the poem “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” by Anne Sexton, and an. excerpt […]
Welcome to Week 2 of our intensive five-week course.. This week we will be reading a number of short stories and a poem. “Salvation” by Langston Hughes and “Araby” are two coming-of-age stories. We will also be reading a selection of short works from the 19th Century, which feature women […]
Welcome to Week 1 of ENG 201 Introduction to Literature. This is an intensive course that will be completed in five weeks from Thursday, July 17 – Tuesday, August 19. Mandatory weekly Zoom meetings are on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 pm. to 1:40 pm. Be aware that you will […]
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.
Zoom meetings are held on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 p.m. – 1:40 pm. Click this link to join: https://bmcc-cuny.zoom.us/j/86987267136?pwd=4DoMp7MRpCTM0JcrJ3oKEfkPJASK0O.1
This course is a 5-week intensive, asynchronous course, which runs from Thursday, July 17, through Tuesday, August 19. Be aware that you will be completing the equivalent of a 15-week course in six short weeks. Mandatory Zoom meetings meet on Tuesday and Thursday from 12:00 – 1:40 p.m. every week. […]
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, July 20 (See Week 01 (Short) for details). Essay 2 due: Sunday, Essay Final Draft due: Sunday, July 27 (See Week 2 for details). Essay 3 due: Sunday, August 3. (Research Essay) (See Week 3 for details) Essay 4 due: Sunday, August 10 […]
To review my comments/corrections on your essays: Go to Brightspace. Click on the Essay Submission module. Click on the Essay you want to review. When the screen opens, click on the title of your essay. To see detailed comments and grading rubric, click on the blue icon that looks like […]
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
