{"id":696,"date":"2019-11-13T15:46:54","date_gmt":"2019-11-13T20:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scribes201.commons.gc.cuny.edu\/?page_id=696"},"modified":"2025-07-19T17:48:08","modified_gmt":"2025-07-19T21:48:08","slug":"week-01","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/eng-201-introduction-to-literature-summer-ii-2025-conway\/week-01\/","title":{"rendered":"Week 01 (Short)"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Activity 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please acquaint yourself with the course. First, review the tabs on the main (top) menu. Pay special attention to COURSE INFORMATION.\u00a0 Next, click on Week 01 (Short) on the side menu.<\/p>\n

Activity 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please complete the Brightspace Orientation <\/a>If you are not familiar with the platform.<\/p>\n

Activity 3<\/strong><\/p>\n

This week, you will read a primary source<\/strong> text and a secondary source<\/strong> text. These two sources will be the basis of your first essay.<\/p>\n

Click this link<\/a> for an explanation of primary and secondary sources.<\/p>\n

Take this short quiz<\/a> (for fun; not graded) on primary and secondary sources.<\/p>\n

Activity 4<\/strong><\/p>\n

PowerPoint<\/a> presentation on thesis statements.<\/p>\n

Activity 5<\/strong><\/p>\n

PowerPoint “How to Insert Quotes into a Literary Essay.”<\/a><\/p>\n

Activity 6<\/strong><\/p>\n

Format Matters Video<\/a><\/p>\n

Format Illustration<\/a><\/p>\n

Activity 7<\/strong><\/p>\n

MLA citation guide<\/a><\/p>\n

Activity 8<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Read “The Handsomest Drowned Man” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, linked here in PDF format. This is a primary source.<\/strong>
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Activity 9<\/strong><\/p>\n

This link<\/a> will bring you to the BMCC library database Literature Resource Center<\/em> and a literary article by scholar Dean Rader. This is a secondary source.<\/strong> The article is also available as a PDF file<\/a><\/p>\n

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Activity 10<\/strong><\/p>\n

Quiz 1<\/p>\n

Please complete the 10-question quiz on thesis statements. Students have 90 minutes to complete the quiz. \u00a0Once the quiz has closed, it will not be reopened and will no longer be visible to students. Quizzes cannot be made up. Quiz will be available from 9:00 Thursday, July 17 through midnight, Sunday, July 20. Once the quiz has closed, it will be unavailable to students.<\/p>\n

To access the quiz,<\/strong> navigate to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the “Review Quizzes” module. Then, select Quiz 1.<\/p>\n

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Activity 11<\/strong><\/p>\n

Essay 1: Due: Sunday, July 20, 11:59 p.m.<\/p>\n

The first essay for this course involves a multi-layered process in which you will evaluate a sample literary essay. In effect, you will be playing the role of professor.<\/p>\n

Click here for Essay 1 directions.<\/a><\/p>\n

Sample Student Directions<\/a><\/p>\n

Sample Student Essay<\/a><\/p>\n

Be sure to review the following documents before writing your evaluation:<\/p>\n

How your paper should look.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

OR Format Matters Video <\/a>OR \u00a0Format Illustration <\/a><\/p>\n

PowerPoint “How to Insert Quotes into a Literary Essay.”\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

MLA citation guide Click<\/a>\u00a0BMCC online library.<\/p>\n

TO SUBMIT:\u00a0 Navigate to your Brightspace course. On the homepage, click the “Essays” module and then, select “Essay 1.”<\/p>\n

Your essay will be graded based on this rubric.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

Activity 12<\/strong><\/p>\n

Please review How to Correct Run-ons and Comma Splices<\/a> in COURSE INFORMATION.<\/p>\n

Activity 13 (optional)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Click this link<\/a> to access information about the life and work of Gabriel Garcia Marquez from the BMCC library database Biography in Context..<\/em><\/p>\n

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