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the collective project of ENG 222 at Lehman College of the City University of New York
Severance
“To live in a city is to live the life that it was built for, to adapt to its schedule and rhythms, to move within the transit layout made for you during the morning and evening rush, winding through the crowds of fellow commuters. To live in a city is to consume its offerings. To…
Remember Fairview? (Under Surveillance) (My perspective)
When many of you think of plays you think of the many books that are written by Shakespeare. When you think of plays you think of drama, or a comedy even. Those are the necessary subgenres that categorizes in a play. But in Fairview, it seems to be more than your average family drama, and…
Proposing Final Projects
Hey all, Belatedly, here is a thread for proposing final projects! As we discussed on our call, we like this platform & we want to see each other’s proposals—so post yours in the comments. It’s an informal piece of writing, and you can think of it like thinking out loud. The goal is just to…
Choosing Our Novel: the options (plus, pitch your own!)
Hi all, So, it’s (past) time to choose the novel that we’ll read together for the remaining weeks of class, while you work on your final projects. I’m pitching four here, and I encourage you to add your own pitches in the comments! On Thursday when class starts, we’ll take a vote & launch our…
Do we have class today?
Hey guys I’ve been messaging others but I got no reply as of yet. Do we still have class today? If so, I wasn’t able to get on tuesday. It was claiming that there was a meeting already taken place.
For those who are lost
In fearful day, in raging night With strong hearts full, our souls ignite When all seems lost in the war of light Look to the stars, for hope burns bright
Essay
When we think about essays what we usually think is New Times Roman, font size 12, double space, pages 2 or 4 (sometimes more) and the topic we must discuss, compare, and analyze; Essay have traditionally been classified as formal or informal. I personally believe writing essays is a good way to exercise your ideas,…
the essay: “I” and “we”
Here are the essays we’ll be discussing this week on the blog and in our Thursday Zoom call. I’m assigning two pairs of essays, which each operate in some kind of relation to each other. If your time is limited this week, I suggest that you read one pair. pair 1: interdependence and independence Briallen…
hangout post the first
Welcome to our first off-topic on-purpose post. I think it’s feeling important to all of us to stay connected right now, and this is a place where we can do that. I’m still (as I’ve already said several times by now!) sad and mad about the loss of our classroom, but there are some ways…
weekend prep questions: the essay
So, most of us probably think of “an essay” as something we write for school. (If I’m wrong, please tell me so in the comments!) The essays we’re going to read for our essay unit, though, aren’t quite that kind of essay. (If you’d like examples of academic essays that I think are particularly impressive,…
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ENG 222: Literary Genres 