Tues 5/13: Your in-class Quiz #5/ Practice Final-Exam Essay will be on Social Networking in the 1600s.
Fri 5/2: Continue reading your Research Project sources, and Finish “Thinking Critically About Research”
Tues 4/29: “Thinking Critically About Research” sections—“Scholarly versus Non-Scholarly Sources”, “Sources That Are Both Scholarly and Non-Scholarly?” (through p. 8), and Begin reading your Research Project Sources
Fri 4/25: “Thinking Critically About Research” by Steven Krause sections—“What is ‘Research’ and Why Should I Use It?”, “What’s Different about Academic Research?”, “Primary versus Secondary Research” (till top of p. 5)
Tues 4/1: Make sure you’re all caught up on “In Tunnel, ‘Mole People’…,” “At the End of the Tunnel…” and “Homes for the Invisible,” below!
Tues 4/1: “Homes for the Invisible”
Fri 3/28: “In Tunnel, ‘Mole People’ Fight to Save Home” and “At the End of the Tunnel, a Home”
Fri 3/14: “From Doo Wop to Hip Hop” by Mark Naison (PWWD p. 162)
Fri 3/7: “Bushwick Gets a Fresh Coat”
Fri 2/28: Finish “My Lost City”
Tues 2/25 : “My Lost City,” through p. 6
Fri 2/21: “My Lost City,” through p. 4
Tues 2/18: “My Lost City” by Luc Sante, through p. 2
Fri 2/14: “A Living Museum of Sad Stories ” and “Twist in Eviction Case”
Tues 2/11: “Where I’m From” by Willie Perdomo (PWWD p. 29)
Fri 2/7: “Is Our Children Learning Enough Grammar to Get Hired?” / “Good Applicants With Bad Grammar” (Just read both passages and summarize in your journal; don’t worry for now about the essay instructions on top.)
Tues 2/4: “Take the F” by Ian Frazier (PWWD p. 24)
Fri 1/31: “The Colossus of New York” by Colson Whitehead (The Place Where We Dwell p. 6)