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Class Notes 9/6/11

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Prof. Gold

“Reading Lucy” Why is Egan so interested in Lucy? issues of gender, empowerment – war — draft — women take on new roles in workforce — Lucy works as shipfitter Egan’s interest: — Lucy’s personal life story — main interest. … Continue reading →

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A Fantastically and Imaginatively Titled Sample Blog Post

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Prof. Gold

This is an example of an expertly written, beautifully thought-out blog post that I am writing to show the class how to write blog posts. It contains clear writing, a few examples, and some thoughtful questions for the reader. It … Continue reading →

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Summaries of Jennifer Egan’s “Reading Lucy”

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Prof. Gold

Please post your summaries in the comments below

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Writing a Summary

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Prof. Gold

Format for a one-paragraph summary: In [Title] by [author’s full name], a [type of work] published in [name of publication/book] on [date if available], [author’s last name] [action verb – describes/writes about/etc.] [subject]. [Author’s last name] [argues/suggests] that [thesis]. [2-3 … Continue reading →

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For Thursday, 9/1

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Prof. Gold

Read Jennifer Egan, “Reading Lucy” (available on the readings page above) Sign up for the OpenLab and join our course group If you have any questions, please leave them below.

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Class Notes – 8/30/11

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Prof. Gold

Prof. Gold   On cards: Your Name Nickname, if any last four digits of student ID # email address phone number Have you blogged before? Favorite Book, Movie, Music One interesting/surprising/strange fact about you   City Tech email firstname.lastname@mail.citytech.cuny.edu password: … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Fire, Disease, Disaster!

Posted on August 30, 2011 by Prof. Gold

Welcome to the course blog that we’ll be using during the Fall semester. Once you’ve joined our course group, you will be able to post to the blog, as well. Please check through the tabs above to see the syllabus … Continue reading →

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