Activity 1
Click this link to access a reading of “A White Heron” by Sarah Orne Jewett.
Activity 2
Click this link to access a literary critique from the BMCC library database Literature Resources, which presents Sylvia, the protagonist, as a classic hero. The article is also available in PDF format.
Note: The login credentials for the BMCC library are:
Firstname.LastnameNN@login.cuny.edu (NN are the last two numbers of your CUNY ID)
Activity 3
Click this link to view the Plagiarism for Schools video in COURSE INFORMATION.
Activity 4
Quiz 3: This is a practical, 10-question multiple-choice quiz in which you must identify which literary devices are exemplified in quotes from stories read in class. This is a timed quiz, and you have one hour to complete it. The quiz must be taken in one sitting. To prepare for this quiz, review the readings and Activity 6 on the Week 2 page.
Quiz will be available from 9:00 a.m. Monday, September 7 to Sunday, September 13, 5:00 p.m. Once the test closes, it will not be available or visible to students.
To access the quiz, please navigate to your Blackboard course. On the black navigation panel, click Links to Quizzes. Then click the link to Quiz 3.
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Activity 5
Essay 1 due: Sunday, October 4, 11:59 p.m.
In this class, you will be developing one single research essay over the course of the 15-week semester. We will be working on this project step by step. This process is known as “scaffolding.” The final product will be a thesis-driven essay of 3-4 pages in length. Before doing anything else, please review the student sample essay so you understand what your final product will look like.
For Essay 1, you will write only an introduction (6-10 sentences). Please read all directions carefully and follow the outline given. Click here to access essay directions.
All essays in this class must adhere to MLA format. Before submitting any written work, please review the following guides to formatting. Only correctly formatted essays will be eligible for a grade of A. There will be a quiz on format next week.
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Note: Since this is a Zero Textbook Course, your sources will be electronic rather than print. Please be aware that the video gives citation for a textbook. Since we are not using a textbook in this class, the citation will be different. Please see notes in the Essay directions.
To submit your essay, return to your Blackboard course and Click the Essay Submission Links folder on the black navigation panel. Within the folder, click the subfolder labeled “Essay 1.”
Activity 6
All citations for this course must use MLA format. Click here to access a clear and simple guide to MLA formatting from the BMCC library.
Activity 7
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Click this link to access the Week 3 discussion.
As I’m sure you can understand that, with nearly 80 participants in our OpenLab group, it is not possible for me to respond individually to every single post. However, I assure you that I do read every post. I will, of course, be jumping into the forum from time to time, usually in the first few days of the week. This discussion board really belongs to you.
