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Telling Brooklyn Stories, Fall 2012:
Effective Speaking
SPE 1330, section 6366
Prof. Justin Davis
M/W 11:30-12:45
Office Hours: T/Th 9:00-11:00English Composition I
ENG 1101, section 5381
Prof Jody R. Rosen
M/W 1:00-2:15
Office Hours: M 2:15-2:45
W 10:30-11:30, 2:15-2:45
Category Archives: Brooklyn Historical Society
“Reading Lucy” by Jennifer Egan
1-What do you think Jennifer Egan’s thesis is in “Reading Lucy”? write your more specific version as a comment to this post. Offer your suggestions to your classmates as well! Our more-specific collaborative effort: Reading Lucy Kolkin’s letters exchanged with … Continue reading
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Tagged Brooklyn Navy Yard, Jennifer Egan, primary sources
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Lucille Kolkin, “Reading Lucy,” and related artifacts
You have been assigned “Reading Lucy,” an essay by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jennifer Egan (The Place Where We Dwell 253-259). In lieu of going to the Brooklyn Historical Society to examine the Kolkin collection that Egan writes about, we can … Continue reading
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Tagged BHS, Brooklyn, Brooklyn Navy Yard, Lucille Kolkin
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BHS HW – 10/1
On 10/1, I learned many things from our trip to the Brooklyn Hisorical Society. First off, my classmates and I got see BHS indoors for the first time, and it actually really did look historical, especially in the library, you … Continue reading
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Brooklyn Historical Society
On Monday, we went to Brooklyn Historical Society, where we met up again with Julie and Robin. The building is really nice and even antique looking, even the grand stairs creaked! We learned about maps and its collection. My group … Continue reading
homework 10/1 bhs and map
I really enjoyed our trip to the Brooklyn Historical Society. I found it fascinating how much changes over time. It’s incredible that people have managed to save all these documents for later generations to see. It just goes to show how important … Continue reading
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the walking tour
On wednesday we had the walking tour. We learned about the old theater that had burned down during a play. It is now a court house and a post office which seems to be an odd change in my own … Continue reading
Walking Around Brooklyn
Wednesday was an interesting day. We stepped foot outside our four walled classroom for the first time. There was this gitty type of feel in the air when we were gathered outside as a group. Well at least i felt … Continue reading
My experience of the walking tour
During our walk we were asked to post about how the walking tour gave us a different view of the neighborhood surrounding our school. First off I didn’t think I could learn much more about the streets I walk on … Continue reading
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SAFA Survey
The survey for the Students and Faculty in the Archives project is now available. Please complete the survey before Monday, September 24. If you have questions, please get in touch with either Prof. Davis or Prof. Rosen.
Tomorrow’s walking tour
Tomorrow we’ll have two guests, Julie Golia and Robin Katz, joining us to talk about what we can expect at the Brooklyn Historical Society this semester. We’ll also head out on a walking tour with them. Remember to bring your … Continue reading
Photographs–describe in a comment for homework
For homework, I asked that in addition to choosing and describing a photograph or image that depicts your passion, philosophy, or vision of your future in five to ten years, you describe one of the photos posted on our blog. … Continue reading
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Visit the Brooklyn Historical Society!
As the semester gets going, you’ll hear more about the Brooklyn Historical Society, the Students and Faculty in the Archives project, and about Gabriel Furman. Here’s the announcement of a new Furman exhibit at BHS, developed by students in SAFA.
