Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Monday July 31st, at 1 p.m. in NAC 5/150. Today we will look at your introductions and outlines, and start looking at our next two readings by Amy Tan and Gloria Anzaldua. See you in class, Professor Brener

Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Thursday July 27th, at 1 p.m. in NAC5/150. Today we will look at your vivid descriptions from the Campus Creative Writing Walk, look at our next reading together, and create proposals and outlines for your Literacy Narratives. See you in class, Professor Brener

Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Wednesday July 26th, at 1 p.m. in NAC 5/150. Today we will do a fun vocabulary quiz, continue gathering ideas for your Literacy Narratives, practice using the CCNY library, and do a mini field trip. See you in class, Yolande

​Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Tuesday July 25, at 1 p.m. in NAC 5/150. Today we will continue working on your Ad Assignment, complete our second reading, and start brainstorming ideas for your Literacy Narrative. See you in class, Professor Brener

Greetings Scholars, Please meet me today, Monday July 24th, at 1 p.m. in NAC 5/150. Here is a link to a condensed version of our syllabus requirements: Syllabus Slideshow. We will discuss this in class. Here is a rough guide to our activities today: Monday 24 July HOMEWORK: A. Start vocabulary builder. B. Use rhetorical situation sheets to dissect ads. C. Post Discussion Board One before 11:59 pm. B. Read and respond to two Discussion Board One posts. See you in class!

Greetings Scholars! Over the next three weeks, we will be readings and discussing texts by writers including Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Sherman Alexie, James Baldwin, Plato, and Gloria Anzaldua. I hope you love them as much as I do! I am Professor Yolande Brener and I will be your instructor over the next three weeks. This is my seventh year teaching English at CCNY. I am also a writer, an artist, and a proud grandma. Contemporary memoir, biography, and poetry are my favorite genres. Be ready to share your voices, your analyses, your creativity, and your point of view. I’m looking …