English 71 is a one-unit, one-on-one tutoring course. Students study twenty hours any time during the semester on projects of writing and research for the Internet. Tutors and instructors are available for one-on-one assistance during open hours in JH303, English/ESL Writing Centers and by e-mail consultation as well. The Writing Centers are open approximately 60 hours per week, mornings, afternoons, evenings, and Saturdays, with more hours from midterms to finals. English 71 is open to all City College students by add card through the 14th week of the semester.
Students in English 71 will conduct most of their study on-line; however, this course does not require technical expertise. Being able to point, click, and type will be enough computer knowledge for English 71. Find the On-line Lessons and the Students' Work area to post your homework and attendance from the English 71 Home Page. Simply ask a tutor for assistance to begin.
Attendance, homework, and grades
English 71 is graded credit, no-credit. Grades are assigned based on twenty hours recorded study and completion of at least two writing and research projects. Students should choose their first project from the selection of pre-designed on-line lessons. Later, students may design their own projects with instructor approval. Students post their homework and attendance to the Students' Work board. Students who do not record attendance or homework by the 14th week of the semester will be dropped.
Directions
English 71 students must record twenty hours study and complete at least two of the following projects for credit. Please use these projects to help deepen your understanding of your current or future studies. While all work for English 71 must be your own original work, please feel free to investigate topics of study for other courses. Ask any tutor for help in searching for information or with posting your attendance and projects to the Students' Work page.
Lessons
Literature #1: Analysis
Locate 3 or more full-text versions of works of literature on the Internet.
Choose works either a) written by the same author; b) written in different countries
during the same time period; c) written in the same country at different time
periods; or d) dealing with similar themes. Develop a critical analysis in which
you explain the works as models of artistic language, historical records, psychological
or philosophical studies. Evaluate the lasting or predictive qualities of the
works--how has their force diminished, continued, or increased with the passing
of time? Meet with a tutor for revision then post your work to the Students'
Work page.
Literature #2: Adaptation
Read one of the On Line Books at
http://www.cs.cmu.edu/books.html Develop an adaptation of the work, keeping
true to the meaning and spirit of the original but simplifying and condensing.
Meet with a tutor for revision then post your work to the Students' Work page.
Media Analysis
Evaluate 2 Internet-based periodical news media's reportage over a series of
five issues. You may compare daily, weekly, or monthly media, and the two sources
do not need to be of the same type. Write an advisory report to consumers, providing
your analysis of the two sources. Meet with a tutor for revision then post your
work to the Students' Work page.
Current Events
Research 3 or more current events. Develop an analysis in which you predict
how current events will affect your field of study or how insights from your
discipline can help others better understand current events. Include links to
professional sources of information from your major and explain their relevance.
Interview over the Internet one professional working in the field and incorporate
quotes into your project. Meet with a tutor for revision then post your work
to the Students' Work page.
Education
Research 3 or more university programs in a major you might decide upon. Make
contacts via e-mail with faculty, staff, and students to find out who's doing
what at each school. Which courses, instructors, campuses sound most interesting?
What are the entrance and graduation requirements? How successful are each school's
graduates? Write a report analyzing your research as an advisory for other students
who might be interested in the discipline. Meet with a tutor for revision then
post your work to the Students' Work page.
Employment
Research 5 or more companies in a career field you might enter. Make contacts
via e-mail with executives, personnel, and employees to find out what's happening
at each company. Which positions, CEOs, and companies sound best? What are the
application procedures, job requirements, benefits, and employment prospects?
Write a report analyzing your research as an advisory for others who might be
interested in the career. Meet with a tutor for revision then post your work
to the Students' Work page.
Entertainment
Research 5 exciting productions or entertainment centers, either by using the
Internet for info or experiencing them directly on the Web. Make contacts with
managers, performers, and customers via e-mail to find out what's involved in
the creating each program, from beginning to end. Which are most interesting
and why? Study others' writing about the programs. Write a report like a review
column in a popular periodical analyzing your research. Meet with a tutor for
revision then post your work to the Students' Work page.
Politics
Research one political issue, from home to the White House. From local neighborhood
organizations, through the city, county, state, and federal levels, in each
of the three branches of government, find out what's being done on the issue
by whom. Make contacts via e-mail with concerned citizens, political organizers,
business leaders, legislators, judges, executives, and non-governmental organizations
to exchange opinions. Who's promoting the clearest, most sensible positions?
Write an essay like a newspaper editorial analyzing the issue. Meet with a tutor
for revision then post your work to the Students' Work page.
Creative Writing
Give your creative mind the opportunity to address a large audience. Poetry,
short story, or drama of approximately ten pages are appropriate. Works may
be of one whole or a series of shorter pieces. Meet with a tutor for revision
then post your work to the Students' Work page.
Students' Design
Students are encouraged to design an original project after first completing
one from above. Check with an instructor for approval. The list above was intended
to broaden with future semesters, so please help us design new ways to research
and write for the Internet.
Return to English 71 Home page: http://www.snorko.org/cyberwrite/eng71/eng71.swf
Link to Students' Work page: http://www.vcsun.org/HyperNews/eoconnell/get/eng71/students.html