The Writer’s Post Issue #5, Fall 2016

Welcome to the Fall 2016 semester!

Dear students,

Welcome to the Fall 2016 semester in the Writing Program at CSI! The Writing Program consists of all ENG 111 and 151 courses. So, if you are enrolled in ENG 111 or ENG 151 this semester, you can consider yourself part of our Writing Program community. (And, even if you’re not in a 111 or 151 course, but you still want to be a part of our community, we welcome you!)

So, what does it mean to be a part of the Writing Program community? Well, first, it means that you are part of a large, exciting group of writers. And, by writers, we don’t just mean people who sit down with pen and paper to write essays. Yes, this is writing. But writing is more than this. It is also writing narratives and letters. It is creating texts on a computer – things like websites, tweets, and blog posts. It is researching and drafting, receiving feedback, giving feedback. It is, put simply, creating something that communicates your perspectives and ideas, something you are proud to share with an audience, something that lets you interact with the world around you.

Second, being a part of the Writing Program community means that you have access to really helpful resources that can support you as a writer.

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Updates & events

Check out the Writing Program website!

http://www.english.csi.cuny.edu/writing-program.html

“I write because I don’t know what I think until I read what I say.”

- Flannery O’Connor

Connect with us on Twitter!

@CSIWritingPrgm

In This issue

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• Welcome letter from the Director of the Writing Program

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• Community Spotlight • Writing resources

For example, you can visit the Writing Center (located in 2S-216) where there is both drop in hours and weekly tutoring appointments available. Another great resource is the new online Writing for Research at CSI website: http://opencuny.org/writingforresearchcsi/ Your ENG 151 teacher might use this site in class, and you should definitely check it out! It includes really helpful information and resources about conducting research.

I invite you to follow the Writing Program on Twitter @CSIWritingPrgm and to get in touch with me if you have any questions about the Writing Program community. I hope you have a wonderful semester!

- Professor Christine Martorana, Writing Program Director (christine.martorana@csi.cuny.edu)

The Writer’s Post Issue #5, Fall 2016

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Send Community Spotlight suggestions to CSIWritingProgram@gmail.com

Community spotlight: Professor Sharifa Hampton

Check out these helpful writing resources!

“Finding Your Writing Mojo” offers some excellent tips for the creating the habits, attitudes, and schedule that can help you become a more productive student writer:

http://www.csi.cuny.edu/wac/students/mojo.html

“Self-Editing” gives you a toolbox for editing your own papers before you show your work to your instructor or bring it to the Writing Center: http://www.csi.cuny.edu/wac/students/self_editing.html

The Purdue Online Writing Lab provides great information about MLA citation, along with resources for ESL students, grammar help, and research:

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/

Name: Sharifa Hampton

Position at CSI: Writing Program faculty

Hometown: Queens, NY

Favorite book: The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Between the World and Me

Best piece of advice you’ve received: Make the decision; if you don't like it, you can always make another.

What is your favorite place to visit? St. Maarten in the Caribbean

What is your favorite time of the year? Spring! My birthday is in April.

If you could invite 4 famous people to dinner, who would they be? Michelle Obama, Oprah, Alice Walker and Toni Morrison

Who is someone in your life that you most admire? My dad for the humility, kindness, gentleness and generosity he never lost while living through Jim Crow and the Civil Rights Movement.

What do you enjoy about writing? Writing about issues that are about or will bring about social justice.

What about writing challenges you? Research! I love to search for, read and follow the thoughts of others who have written before me