Ways of Seeing – FYLC Fall 2019
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Remember, today we’re on our second field trip. We’re meeting at BRIC, 647 Fulton St, Bklyn, NY, at 11:45 this morning. We will finish early enough for you to get back to City Tech for your next class if you have one.
Be sure to look at our field trip info, and to get instructions for the Field Trip reflection.… Read More...
Library session: What stands out from the library session on 10/31?
What juxtapositions can we find in Saul Steinberg’s “View of the World from 9th Avenue” or “View of the World from 9th Avenue”?
we see City/Not City
In the City, we see cars, people (but fewer than we might expect), buildings, water towers, windows of different shapes, parking lot, awning, signs, mailbox, highway. No trees or nature.
In the Not City: multiple countries (Mexico, Canada, China, Japan, Russia) with no detail; Jersey has its own color and border; states and cities are jumbled up and wrong details if any details–not accurate
In this piece, Steinberg argues … Read More...
In class on 10/24, we discussed a revised schedule for Project #3.
This means that if you haven’t already completed the home work due on 10/24, please post it by the start of class on 10/29. Here are the instructions: Find 3-4 passages from the relevant readings that you can use as support or counterpoint for your project and explain how each supports or contradicts you’re your observed overlap. You will incorporate two of these quotations into your project to either to support what you write or to engage their ideas in contrast with your subject and your interpretation of … Read More...
Last week for homework you contemplated whether you wanted to research before your Project #3 walk or allow your exploration to be more spontaneous.
For Tuesday (10/22):
Focused freewrite: Think about a time when you became engrossed in or even obsessed with something you were learning, studying, or experiencing. What did you do to feed and develop that interest, and what was the result?
“Reading Lucy” by Jennifer Egan
In class on Tuesday, we began discussing Project #3: Ways of Seeing Juxtapositions. Before you embark on your walk in the City Tech vicinity, I ask you to decide if you want to do research first or just set out and explore. In a comment on this post, please write which approach you’re taking (research before exploring or not). Whether you choose to do research first or not, consider what research you could do if you wanted to have a plan, what questions you might ask, and what resources you might consult to find the answers.
It … Read More...
reading with pen in hand: mark up the readings for today with
We’ve made it through Project #2!
Before you submit your work, please review the Project #2 assignment. To submit your work, your Project #2 following these guidelines:
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