Greetings Scholars, Congratulations on completing this Introduction to Creative Reading, Writing, and Research. You should be proud of your excellent work and participation.  It has been my honor and pleasure working with you, and I wish you all a successful upcoming semester! Sincerely, Professor Brener

​Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today in NAC 1301Z, (the interactive learning classroom on the ground floor of the library) at 1 p.m.. Today we will view your final presentations and do our final fun quiz. Your Literacy Narrative Assignment was due last night by 11:59 p.m.. If you haven’t submitted yet, either in Blackboard Assignments or by email to ybrener@ccny.cuny.edu, please talk to me today before leaving. If you still want to have your baby picture or fun fact included in our final quiz, please make sure you email them to me by 12 midday today. See you in …

​Greetings Scholars,  Please be prepared to make notes for an impromptu panel discussion today about classroom design. We will be touring three different classrooms, and each team will share their ideas about what makes a good and effective classroom. See you in class, Professor Brener

Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Wednesday August 9th, in NAC 5/150, at 1 p.m..  Today we will view your Ad Assignments, and continue with Literacy Narrative and Literary Presentation review. See you in class, Professor Brener

Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Tuesday August 8th, at 1 p.m. in NAC 5/150. Today we will have small group meetings to prepare your presentations, and we will be visiting the Cohen Library Archives. We will take our break earlier than usual, and it’s important you all return by 2:15 p.m. so that we can walk together to the library. See you in class, Professor Brener

​Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Monday August 7th, at 1 p.m. in NAC 5/150. Please bring with two copies of your Literacy Narrative Draft and a copy of the notes you made on your colleague’s draft. If you need me to print your materials, please email them to me by 11 a.m. See you in class, Professor Brener

Greetings Scholars, Please make sure you share your essay with your partner. I will write the list below. Please bring your annotated copy of your partner’s Literacy Narrative draft to class on Monday, either by bringing a printed copy or by emailing it to me so that I can print it.  Here is a checklist: Literacy Narrative Requirements. You can use the checklist and you can also comment freely, particularly on your favorite part of the essay, and anything that could be clearer.  By 4 p.m. today, everyone should have completed the following: One journal entry naming three things you …

Greetings Scholars, Please meet me, today, Thursday August 3rd, at 1 p.m. in NAC 5/150. Today we will work on your Group Presentations, practice peer review, do another short debate, and analyze a short poem. See you in class, Professor Brener

Greetings Scholars, I have been enjoying reading your Literacy Narrative Drafts. Please note that they are only drafts at this time, and the final version is to be finished by next Wednesday after looking at my comments and after doing peer review with a trusted classmate. Please join me today at the time of your appointment. Your one on one meeting will count as your attendance (or absence) today, so please be punctual. You can attend either in person at NAC 5/150 or on Zoom. The Zoom link is available in the email sent this morning and in the Blackboard …

Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Tuesday August 1st, at 1 p.m, in NAC 5/150. Today, we will practice using the CCNY Library online, and work together in class to create complete drafts of your Literacy Narratives. There will also be a quiz on yesterday’s words: analysis, hope, cultivation, subverted, poem, inept, critical, theme, skill, and emulate. See you in class, Professor Brener