Come inside when you arrive. Pay what you wish day.
see the museum on your own. Meet outside at 3:40
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Everyone,
See you at the Frick Museum at 3:00pm. Please be prepared for rain today. After 40 minutes at the Frick we will take the bus up Madison Ave to 88th street and walk to 5th Ave to the Guggenheim. After 40 minutes there we will complete our class at the Church of the Heavenly Rest at 90th and 5th Ave.
Remember you will need to purchase a ticket to the Frick ($12) and Guggenheim ($18)
See you at 3:00pm.
Best,
Prof. Montgomery
Everyone,
I have graded all the short writing assignments submitted so far. See the OpenLab Gradebook for your score through the course dashboard. Each writing assignment is worth 4 points. 3 points or higher is good, but if you are below 3 you need to address issues with the way you are developing these assignments.
First and foremost is the issue of using other sources verbatim (exact same words) without citing the source and showing quotation marks. You must avoid plagiarism in your writing by explicitly citing any sources of writing that are not yours. In these assignments, you should be relying on your own voice and thinking. From this point forward, any assignment submissions with passages from an un-cited source will not be accepted and be given a 0 .
Most submissions are earning low content scores, meaning that the submission includes inaccurate statements. To address this, we need to work together during class time to be sure we are all engaged in the conversation and anyone who needs further clarification is asking questions. Note-taking is critical in the field. Please work to understand the big picture of the material covered in each class and the key details that support this big picture. For example, the discussion of tenement housing needs to focus on the actual building conditions, not just the greedy landlords and overcrowding.
Organization is also often a low score for many of you. Please pay particular attention to your paragraphs, with one key idea for each paragraph and discussion of that idea in the following sentences. Many paragraphs move through multiple topics, loosing clarity and focus.
Proofreading out loud is a great technique to eliminate grammatical and spelling errors. Please be sure you are proofreading before submitting.
Please schedule a time during my office hours or another time including before or after class that we can meet individually to discuss your grades and how you can improve.
Prof. Montgomery
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. “Map of the lands included in the Central Park, from a topographical survey, June 17th, 1856; [Also:] Plan for the improvement of the Central Park, adopted by the Commissioners, June 3rd, 1856.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/6850fc74-5e61-8806-e040-e00a18067a2c
Lionel Pincus and Princess Firyal Map Division, The New York Public Library. “Map of the Central Park” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/4ee14540-3569-0134-fa82-00505686a51c
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. “Martel’s New York Central Park.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7d4c-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Print Collection, The New York Public Library. “View of Central Park. New York.” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-7d81-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy, The New York Public Library. “Parks – Central Park – looking northwest from Bar Bizch Plaza Hotel” New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 23, 2019. http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47e2-c3a3-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99
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Everyone,
I have started reading your writing assignments and I believe everyone could use a clear template or model for this writing to help you perform at a higher level. You are encouraged to edit or rewrite your submissions for writing assignments 1 and 2 following the template below.
This template is approximately 400 words and the structure is a model for your writing assignments:
This template is presented to model the short writing assignment for each week in Professor Montgomery’s History of New York City Architecture course. This opening paragraph is focused on introducing the topics covered in the short writing assignment. This template includes this clear introductory paragraph consisting of approximately three sentences followed by two to three paragraphs of approximately five sentences, each covering one topic only: the first focused on structural organization, the second on the quality of content, and the third on the critical role of proof-reading to ensure proper grammar and spelling, followed by a short conclusion paragraph.
The short writing assignment emphasizes practicing the structural organization required for clear, professional writing. This is why this template presents a very specific structural organization that you can apply to your assignments. With a clear guide to the organization, the author now can focus on the topic she wants to present in each paragraph. In addition, the author can use the template and paragraph length to determine how much discussion is required for each topic. Finally, the organization allows the reader to recognize clearly when one topic is being concluded and a new one introduced.
Another advantage of using a template like this is the freedom to pay close attention to the quality of the content presented in each sentence and paragraph. The template becomes a “plug and play” tool, where the author’s efforts are focused on the topics presented in each paragraph and the rigor of the discussion of each topic rather than the macro issues involved with composing the writing assignment from scratch. Topic accuracy along with relevant discussion are central to the grade criteria and the response from an erudite reader. Student authors need to strive for the highest standards for accuracy of content.
All the effort to write well will be undermined if the grammar is faulty and/or there are spelling mistakes. Many errors in grammar are not apparent until the author reads out loud to hear each sentence. It is critical to appreciate that writing quality can only be ensured with careful proof reading.
Together, good structural organization, accurate content, and sound grammar and spelling work can raise the stature of any author. Students are encouraged to be keenly aware of the impact of these facets of their writing and to adopt tools and templates like this to increase likelihood of success.
Everyone,
Let’s all use this link together during tomorrow’s walk in Brooklyn Heights and South Street Seaport:
https://nyclpc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=93a88691cace4067828b1eede432022b
Be sure to have access to this site on your phones tomorrow.
See you at 2:30ish on the steps of Brooklyn Borough Hall tomorrow.
Prof. Montgomery
Short Writing Exercises:
- The blog will be used for the upload of your short writing exercise each week.
- Please develop them in Microsoft Word or equivalent, check spelling, grammar, and word count before uploading.
Sketch Submissions:
- Sketches from site visits can be stored on dropbox/google drive and then linked through a post on this blog.
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