ENGLISH 110 (Fall 2025)

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“BRTSP” stands for “Brightspace.” 

You should have access to all readings & all assignments every class (in print or on your laptop/phone). This is because we’ll likely refer back to previous assignments/readings. 

Drafts and worksheets highlighted in blue must be submitted on time to avoid any penalties. Submitting within 24 hours is acceptable (with penalty). See Grading Agreement for details. 

Peer reviews highlighted in yellow, if missed, can only be made up within 3 days by visiting the Writing Center (and providing proof of the visit). See Grading Agreement.

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Tu 8/26, W 8/27
 
Th 8/28, Friday 8/29
 
M 9/1
 
Tu 9/2, W 9/3
 
Th 9/4, F 9/5, M 9/8
 
Tu 9/9, W 9/10
 
Th 9/11, F 9/12, M 9/15
 
Tu 9/16, W 9/17
 
Th 9/18, F 9/19, F 9/26 [Monday Asynch Day]
 
M 9/22, Tu 9/23, W 9/24
 
Th 9/25, F 9/26, M 9/29
 
W 10/1
 
Tu 9/30, M 10/6		Th 10/2
 
Tu 10/7 [TTH people only], W 10/8, F 10/3
 
M 10/13
 
F 10/10, W 10/15, Th 10/16
 
M 10/20
 
F 10/17, W 10/22, Th 10/23
 
Tu 10/21, F 10/24 [Monday Schedule]
 
F 10/24
 
M 10/27, Tu 10/28
 
W 10/29, Th 10/30, F 10/31
 
M 11/3, Tu 11/4
 
W 11/5, Th 11/6, F 11/7
 
M 11/10, Tu 11/11		W 11/12, Th 11/13, F 11/14
 
M 11/17, Tu 11/18
 
W 11/19, Th 11/20, F 11/21
 
M 11/24, Tu 11/25
 
W 11/26
 
Th 11/27, F 11/28
 
M 12/1, Tu 12/2
 
W 12/3, Th 12/4, F 12/5
 
M 12/8, Tu 12/9
 
W 12/10
 
Th 12/11, F 12/12, M 12/15
 
W 12/17

PHASE 1

Language & Literacy Narrative + Translation 1 Assignment

For Phase 1, you will analyze various texts and practice skills like rhetorical reading, narrative writing, and critical self-reflection. Among other smaller assignments, you will compose two Language & Literacy Narratives, one written and one spoken. 

Tuesday 8/26, Wednesday 8/27

  • Syllabus
  • Getting Acquainted
  • How to Submit Assignments on Brightspace
  • Start Homework

Thursday 8/28, Friday 8/29

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: This is an extra day for just TTh and TF classes, not MW classes. Below are recommended work due and in-class goals. But feel free to do some and not others or change them entirely as you see fit. If you keep it as is, remove the repeated entries of Work Due and the “Intro to Grading Agreement” on the next class period.]

  1. Familiarize yourself with Brightspace (BRTSP) & our course site.
  2. Complete & submit to BRTSP the “Questionnaire Worksheet.” 
  3. Complete & submit to BRTSP the “Survey on Language Worksheet.”

Monday 9/1

‼NO CLASS‼

Tuesday 9/2, Wednesday 9/3

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: Feel free to find a different/better video or other short text/handout on annotating a text. If you find a good one, share it with us all!]

  1. Familiarize yourself with Brightspace (BRTSP) & our course site.
  2. Complete & submit to BRTSP the “Questionnaire Worksheet.” 
  3. Complete & submit to BRTSP the “Survey on Language Worksheet.”
  4. View “A Guide to Annotating Texts” 
  5. Read & annotate Hughes’ “Theme for English B”

Thursday 9/4, Friday 9/5, Monday 9/8

  1. Read & annotate Tan’s “Mother Tongue.” 
  2. Complete & submit to BRTSP a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Tan (it’s ok if you’re unsure about the answers).

Tuesday 9/9, Wednesday 9/10

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: Adjust the deadline for getting tutoring at the Writing Center to be ~3 days before the “Instructor Feedback” draft is due in your class.]

  1. Complete & submit to BRTSP the “Language & Literacy Narrative Brainstorms” worksheet. Bring your laptop or print and bring 1 copy.
  2. Read Norton’s “Writing a Literacy Narrative” (pages 28-34).
  3. Schedule an appointment at the CCNY Writing Center (to take place before October 5)

  • Peer Review: Brainstorms
  • Choosing Your L&L Moment 
  • How to Write Narratives 
  • Analyze Model Narrative
  • Making Your Narrative Multimodal

Thursday 9/11, Friday 9/12, Monday 9/15

  1. Complete & submit to BRTSP your LLN FULL Draft. Bring your laptop or print and bring 2 copies.

  • How to do Peer Review
  • Peer Review: LLN Full Draft
  • Make Goals for Revision
  • Intro Translation 1 Assignment: Spoken L&L Narrative 
  • View Lozada-Oliva’s video.
  • Brainstorm Translation 1

Tuesday 9/16, Wednesday 9/17

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: There are a handful of days on this calendar where it says you’ll “MEET IN COMPUTER LAB.” If you end up not being able to reserve a computer lab, you can ask students to bring their laptops and allow others to use their phones. It won’t be ideal, but hopefully it won’t set you/them back too much.]

  • MEET IN COMPUTER LAB
  • Page Format and Peer Review: LLN Revised Draft
  • Intro Digital Portfolio Assignment
  • Initiate WordPress Portfolio Site
  • Personalize Your Welcome Page
  • Add to your Digital Portfolio (and format!) your LLN Revised Draft.

Thursday 9/18, Friday 9/19, Friday 9/26 [Monday Asynch Day]

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: If you’re teaching MWs, this will be an asynchronous assignment, so delete all “In-Class Goals.” If you’re teaching TTh/F, delete “Participate in Brightspace Discussion Forum.”]

  1. Submit to BRTSP the URL to your WordPress Site
  2. Complete & submit to BRTSP Translation 1 Rough Draft (or outline)
  3. View Saleem’s “Why I Keep Speaking Up…” 
  4. View Lysicott’s “3 Ways to Speak English”
  5. Participate in Brightspace Discussion Forum

  • Discuss Saleem and Lyiscott
  • Consider again: The Larger Implications
  • Peer review: Translation 1 Rough Draft

Monday 9/22, Tuesday 9/23, Wednesday 9/24

‼NO CLASS‼

Thursday 9/25, Friday 9/26, Monday 9/29

  1. Submit to BRTSP your Translation 1 FULL Draft. Bring your laptop or print and bring 2 copies.
  2. Read & annotate Jordan’s “Nobody Mean More to Me Than You…” 
  3. Complete & submit to BRTSP a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Jordan.
  4. Reminder: Be sure to get your Writing Center tutoring session done!

  • Peer Review: Translation 1 Full Draft
  • Discuss Jordan
  • Intro Self-Assessment Assignment
  • Intro Cover Letter Assignment

Wednesday 10/1

‼NO CLASS‼

Tuesday 9/30, Monday 10/6 

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: Recommendation: Have students record themselves, ideally using their phones. They can ask a peer to help record. This way, they can embed the video on their portfolios later. We can give them an option to opt out later if that’s too public for them or if they’re not happy with it.]

  1. Complete & submit to BRTSP any missing Phase 1 homework (!! last chance !!).
  2. For those presenting today and planning to present slides, videos, or audio files: Upload your files to this Translation 1 Google Drive Folder.

  • Translations 1 Presentations – Day 1

Thursday 10/2

‼NO CLASS‼

Tuesday 10/7 [TTH people only], Wednesday 10/8, Friday 10/3

  1. Submit to BRTSP proof of your Writing Center tutoring session.
  2. For those presenting today and planning to present slides, videos, or audio files: Upload your files to this Translation 1 Google Drive Folder.

  • Translation 1 Presentations – Day 2

Tuesday 10/7 [TF people only], Thursday 10/9, Tuesday 10/14 [Monday Schedule]

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: Note how there are two Tuesday dates: one is for TF teachers, the other is for MW teachers (because CUNY is nuts and treats other days as Mondays). You might need to move cut/paste this elsewhere since it might be out of chronological order for you).

  1. Revise and polish your draft of your LLN based on feedback you received at the Writing Center. Write your Cover Letter for the LLN and paste it to the top of your LLN. Submit to BRTSP this “INSTRUCTOR FEEDBACK” Draft of your LLN (with Cover Letter).

  • Using Generative AI

Monday 10/13

‼NO CLASS‼

PHASE 2

Synthesis Essay + Translation 2 Assignment

During Phase 2, you will deepen your knowledge of language politics (or another topic) and practice engaging in academic research. You are asked to determine the audience and genre of your rhetorical situation and to then work to meet the expectations of this audience (or to intentionally not). Ultimately, you will locate and evaluate sources and compose the Synthesis Essay, which involves you introducing ideas/content, integrating and synthesizing sources, guiding readers, making clear your stance, and citing sources. 

Friday 10/10, Wednesday 10/15, Thursday 10/16

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP Research Topics Brainstorm Worksheet: Your Perspective as related to course themes.

Monday 10/20

‼NO CLASS‼

Friday 10/17, Wednesday 10/22, Thursday 10/23

 [Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: You’ll meet 1on1 with your students at least once this semester. It’s time consuming, but it’s a chance to get through your feedback on a schedule, offering it in person where communication is clearer. They’ll find it invaluable. And you’ll get to know your students better, too. This calendar has two scheduled 1on1s: 1 for the LLN + Synthesis Proposal and one for the Synthesis Essay. But for this first scheduled 1on1, feel free to instead just give feedback to students in writing. If that’s what you choose, you can also open up two class periods (see Nov. 3-11). We’ll talk more about this choice in the practicum.]

  1. Sign up for 1on1s for Language and Literacy Narratives
  2. Complete and submit to BRTSP the 2-Sentence Summary Worksheet

Tuesday 10/21, Friday 10/24 [Monday Schedule]

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: MW teachers: Here’s another Monday that’s not a Monday. Friday teachers: You have no class this day. See entry below. For all teachers: You will schedule a day this semester for a librarian to visit your class. We’ll schedule that early. Ideally, the librarian will visit this day. BUT, if they can’t, we have a back-up visit date for the next class. In that case: The worksheets due today can and should still be included even if the library date is moved. But move down the “Be ready…” assignment. You’ll move up reading Young (see next note) and can use class to brainstorm with students what sorts of tone/language they want to use based on audience and their writerly vision. The in-class goals listed here will move down.]

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP Synthesis Practice Worksheet
  2. Complete and submit to BRTSP Researching Online Worksheet
  3. Be ready with your Citymail username & password log in information for the CCNY Library.

  • MEET IN LIBRARY
  • Learn about locating sources in library databases
  • Collect and submit potential sources

Friday 10/24

‼NO CLASS‼

Monday 10/27, Tuesday 10/28

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: Instructors who need to switch the Librarian visit to this day: Move “In Class” goals up. Keep synthesis pages. Move Young and the Worksheet to Work Due in previous class. Move the “Be ready…” assignment from the last class to this date. Use Young and discussion to encourage students to begin revising based on their language/tone goals.]

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP 1.5-2 pages of synthesis. Bring your laptop or print and bring 2 copies.
  2. Read & annotate Young’s “Should Writers Use They Own English?”
  3. Complete and submit to BRTSP a “Rhetorical Situation Worksheet” for Young

  • Language and Voice Considerations
  • Peer Review: Synthesis pages
  • Evaluating Sources (CRAAP handout)

Wednesday 10/29, Thursday 10/30, Friday 10/31

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP Synthesis Proposal Worksheet. Bring your laptop or print and bring 2 copies.

  • What makes a strong proposal?
  • Peer Review: Proposal Draft
  • In class writing (and submit): Revised Proposal Draft
  • Introduce Translation 2
  • Brainstorm Translations

Monday 11/3, Tuesday 11/4

  1. Read & take notes on your collected sources for the Synthesis Essay.

‼CLASS CANCELLED‼

  • Meet 1on1 with instructor

Wednesday 11/5, Thursday 11/6, Friday 11/7

  1. Work on your Synthesis Essay.
  2. Work on your Translation 2.

‼CLASS CANCELLED‼

  • Meet 1on1 with instructor

Monday 11/10, Tuesday 11/11

  1. Sign up for the Synthesis Essay 1on1s
  2. Complete and submit to BRTSP PORTFOLIO Draft of your LLN (revised based on instructor feedback).
  3. Add to your Digital Portfolio (and format!) this same PORTFOLIO Draft of your LLN.
  4. Complete and submit to BRTSP 3 pages of synthesis, revised and extended based on peer review and source integration strategies covered in class. Bring your laptop or print and bring 2 copies.

  • MEET IN COMPUTER LAB
  • Intros and Conclusions
  • Thesis and Purpose Statements
  • Peer Review: Synthesis – 3 pages
  • Peer Review: Portfolio Draft of LLN
  • Adding Your Translation 1 to Your Digital Portfolio

Wednesday 11/12, Thursday 11/13, Friday 11/14

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP a FULL first draft of your synthesis essay (5-7 pages). Bring your laptop or print and bring 2 copies.
  2. Complete and submit to BRTSP a list of brainstorms for Translation 2.

  • In-Text and End-Text Citations
  • Peer Review: Synthesis Essay
  • Visual Arguments
  • Peer Review: Translation 2 Brainstorms

Monday 11/17, Tuesday 11/18

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP a REVISED draft of your Synthesis Essay (5-7 pages). This is the draft you’ll bring to your
  2. Complete & submit to this Google Drive Folder your Translation 2 FULL Draft (screenshots / jpeg files ok)

  • Analyze Visual Arguments
  • Peer Review: Translation 2
  • AI and the Synthesis Essay
  • Common “Errors”
  • Practice Self-Editing

Wednesday 11/19, Thursday 11/20, Friday 11/21

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP a “INSTRUCTOR FEEDBACK” draft of your Synthesis Essay (revised based on peer feedback and self-editing).  
  2. Complete & submit to this Google Drive Folder your Translation 2 REVISED Draft (screenshots / jpeg files ok)

‼CLASS CANCELLED‼

  • Meet 1on1 with instructor

Monday 11/24, Tuesday 11/25

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: Feel free to delete the assignment due today IF you plan to give them feedback yourself on their Translation 2 assignments during your 1on1s. I would only suggest that, however, IF you prepare feedback ahead of time on either the translation or the synthesis essay OR if you extend the 1on1s to 45 mins.]

  1. Complete & submit to this same Google Drive folder your Reviews of 2 peers’ Translation 2.
  2. Complete & submit to BRTSP any missing Phase 2 homework (!! last chance !!).

‼CLASS CANCELLED‼

  • Meet 1on1 with instructor

Wednesday 11/26

 [Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: For MW teachers: this is an extra class that you can choose to use as you see fit and assign homework that supports your plan. Some suggestions: address any loose ends or common problems you’ve seen across students’ essays; create some other lesson that applies to this course/assignment; cancel class and use this day for extra time to meet 1on1 with students.]

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PHASE 3

Digital Portfolio + Final Reflection Essay

During our final phase, you will articulate and analyze your semester’s learning process and gained knowledge, practice formal reflection writing, practice editing, and complete your Digital Portfolio. 

Thursday 11/27, Friday 11/28

‼NO CLASS‼

Monday 12/1, Tuesday 12/2

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP PORTFOLIO Draft of your Synthesis Essay based on feedback you received from your instructor.
  2. Revise and complete the Self-Assessment WordPress Page on your Digital Portfolio.

  • Intro Final Reflection Essay
  • In-class writing: Most Meaningful Learning
  • Brainstorms: Claims and Evidence for Final Reflection Essay
  • Adding Media to WordPress
  • Hyperlinking Evidence in Self-Assessment

Wednesday 12/3, Thursday 12/4, Friday 12/5

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP FULL Draft of Final Reflection Essay.

  • MEET IN COMPUTER LAB
  • Peer Review: Final Reflection Essay
  • Website Style Consistency
  • Revisit and Update Welcome Page

Monday 12/8, Tuesday 12/9

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP REVISED Draft of Final Reflection Essay
  2. Update Self-Assessment WordPress Page to include Hyperlinks

  • Website Style Consistency
  • Peer Review: WordPress Site & Self-Assessment Pages

Wednesday 12/10

[Instructors, delete this comment once addressed: This is another extra day for you MW teachers. My suggestion for making good use of this day: reserve the computer lab and make it a day for all students (or perhaps just those super behind?) to work on their digital portfolios with your help. Or, you could design a lesson based on something you think they need or that we missed this semester. You can assign work due that supports your lesson.  

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Thursday 12/11, Friday 12/12, Monday 12/15

  1. Review the instructor feedback you received for your Final Reflection Essay (feedback due to you by today).
  2. Add to your Digital Portfolio (and format!) your PORTFOLIO Draft of your Synthesis Essay.
  3. Add to your Digital Portfolio (and format!) your PORTFOLIO Draft of Translation 2.  

  • Course Evaluations 
  • In-Class Final
  • Celebrations

FINALS WEEK

Wednesday 12/17

  1. Complete and submit to BRTSP your PORTFOLIO Draft of your Reflection Essay (revised based on your instructor’s feedback).
  2. Add to your Digital Portfolio (and format!) this same PORTFOLIO Draft of your Reflection Essay.
  3. Complete your Digital Portfolio. Double check all pages for format/style consistency and any errors. Submit to BRTSP your Portfolio URL.

‼NO CLASS‼

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