CUNY CATW Materials

http://www.kbcc.cuny.edu/academicdepartments/english/faculty/Pages/catw_materials.aspx




NOTE:

We will look at "Individuals in Groups" and "Is Music a Good Tool for Health" AND "Kingsborough Reading and Writing Center: Reviewing the CATW Criteria for Writing and Trying Out a Practice Writing" in class.


Please do not go over these materials in advance. It is better to look at them with the class.


Feel free to look over any other materials listed here.

CATW Flash Cards

http://jjc.jjay.cuny.edu/erc/act/writing/exmenu_writing.php

"Hang It Up" CATW Prompt and Related Material

Follow this link to access what we covered in class:

http://blsciblogs.baruch.cuny.edu/saccengforum/files/2013/02/HangItUpPractice.pdf

Summary * cite your source * Main Idea * Important points/supporting details * Paraphrase -No opinion -No small details -No discussion/explanation -No direct quotes Response * Your opinion * Refer back to specific points in the article *Quotes or reported speech encouraged * Support your opinion with life experiences, observations, or past learning	Essay Structure Introduction * General statements * Introduce the topic(s) * Thesis (your main idea, your reason for writing this essay, what the whole essay will be about) Body paragraph(s) * Topic sentence * Discuss your topic * Support your discussion Conclusion * Reword -Thesis * Remind – of the points you discussed * Relate – Make the essay feel finished
CATW Essay Introduction Hook (interesting, general statement) Summary of article Thesis (YOUR idea about the article) Body paragraph(s) Topic sentence Response to one aspect of the article Conclusion Reword Remind Relate

Tongue Computing

Summary
* Source:
 “Tongue Computing Could Help Disabled” posted on CNN.com

* Main Idea:
There’s a new technology being developed which can allow people who are disabled more freedom and control in their lives by using their tongue to operate a sort of computer in their mouths.

* Important points/supporting details
- Keyboard on teeth
- Easy to learn
- In development (Georgia Tech)
- A lot more options/more advanced than other current options

                Can you imagine not being able to use your hands? Many people are in this exact predicament. That’s why the new technology being developed by Georgia Tech is so exciting. According to “Tongue Computing Could Help Disabled” posted on CNN.com, there is a new computer that disabled people can control with their mouths, allowing them to manipulate the world around them in new ways. The machine is easy to learn and offers many more options than what is currently available on the market. As someone with a close friend who is disabled, I have seen firsthand out exciting and helpful this new technology can be.