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In-Class Unit 1 Revision Discussion and Revision exercise

The weather is getting cooler, and we are midway through the semester, continuing with Unit 2: Good Trouble, the Reflective Annotated Bibliography.

After narrowing down your topic in conversation with me, AKA Prof. Hellman, begin researching.  Start with a search on The New York Times website, and also check out Opposing Viewpoints through the City Tech Library website.  Aim to find 2  sources that you can use for your bibliography.

Begin scaffolding your Reflective Annotated Bibliography draft in a Google or MS Word doc. ****Please check out this student Unit2-RAB-Model-2; you can work from this Word document or at least use it as a template.
Update: we will work in Google Drive Unit 2 folder  if you have not already pasted your work below, simply work on it in the Drive.

1. Write out your introduction paragraph, which should include what you are interested in researching, why this interests you, what you already know about it, and what you hope to find out/ some questions you have.

2. Begin your source entries. For each one of your 2 sources, include and label:

• the MLA CITATION. Input your source info on www.easybib.com to come up with the citation format
• 1-paragraph SUMMARY of main ideas (aim for 4-5 sentences)
• 2 key QUOTES you found that represent important ideas, with citation info (paragraph number)
• 1-paragraph REFLECTION (response) to the source, with your own opinion on the content (here you distinguish your own ideas from those of the author/artist) and why you chose to include it in your bibliography. You could also include a response to some of the quotes you chose. (5-6 sentences)

We will mix in the final ingredients of the RAB (Rhetorical Analysis and Conclusion)  next week!

Hi Everyone,

I’ve given feedback for Unit 1 and posted mid-semester grades, so please check OpenLab Gradebook and Google Drive. We will talk more about this in class.

Unit 2: Reflective Annotated Bibliography (Good Trouble)

• View and write down main ideas:  John Lewis,   CCNY 2019 Commencement Speech
• Read and write down main ideas: John Lewis, “Together, You Can Redeem the Soul of Our Nation”
• Understanding-Unit-2 PPT
• Answer below:
  • 1. After reading Lewis’s editorial and watching his CCNY speech, what ideas do you think are important?  What does he mean by good trouble? Do you think you have ever pursued, or wanted to pursue, good trouble in your own life?
  • 2. Write a 1-paragraph Unit 2 topic proposal: what you’re thinking of writing about, why you’re interested in it, what you think or know about it already, and some potential questions you have.