Session 1: Friday 25 August
Introduction to the class.
Session 2: Friday 1 September
• Before you begin your homework, be sure to read through
the Introduction to the course and Description of
assignments (click on the tabs at the top of the page). You'll
need to follow the instructions given there to write your post correctly.
• First blog post due. Long post. Topic: Describe a New York
City encounter with someone from a culture or ethnicity different from your
own. Remember to follow the guidelines for posts: give your post
an interesting title; include some piece of research; use in-text
citations and provide a Works Cited listing of your sources using the MLA
format.
Session 3: Friday 8 September
• Find an article in a serious news source (for
instance: The New York Times, The Village Voice, New York Magazine,
or The New Yorker magazine) and respond to it. Choose a
serious news topic (no tragic fires in the Bronx, sports news, or fluffy
lifestyle pieces). You can choose a factual report of a current event or an
opinion piece. Bring the article to class—either print it out (if
you find it online) or cut it out of the printed publication. In class, we will
work with the articles that have been brought in.
• Second blog post due: Short blog post. Write a three- to
four-sentence summary that clearly describes what the article is about. At the
bottom of the post, provide a Work Cited entry for the article you have
summarized.
Session 4: Friday 15 September
• Third blog post due. Long blog post. Topic: Find an article
in a serious news source (for instance: The New York Times, The Village
Voice, New York Magazine, or The New Yorkermagazine) and
respond to it. Choose a serious news topic (no tragic fires in the Bronx,
sports news, or fluffy lifestyle pieces). You can work either with a factual
report of a current event, or with an opinion piece. In your post, be sure to
tell us enough so we understand what the article was about, and express your
opinion about the subject. Be clear whether your source is persuasive (an
opinion piece designed to convince us of something) or expository (a simple
news story recounting facts).
You will be graded both on the quality
of your post and on the seriousness of the article you choose.
Note: revisions to schedule appear in red.
Friday 22 September and 29 September: No class. I presume
these are Jewish holidays, although they are not marked as such in the academic
calendar.
Session 5: Friday 6 October
• Fourth blog post due. Long blog post.
Topic: Describe a personal experience of art or music in the city and how
it affected you. (Remember to follow the guidelines for posts).
• The article for the mid-term exam will be handed out in class
today. If you are absent, e-mail the professor at calderhead123@gmail.com and
he will send you the file to print out at home.
Session 6: Friday 13 October
• Read the midterm article before class.
• Fifth blog post due: Short blog post. Write one paragraph
proposing a topic for your research paper.You do not have to do research for
this assignment. Just explain the topic you’d like to choose, and why it
interests you. Remember that the professor must approve your topic after seeing
your proposal. We will post everyone’s approved topics on the blog site
today.
Session 7: Friday 20 October
• Begin your background reading on your topic. There is nothing
you need to post.
• Review the midterm reading and make sure you are familiar
with it. Bring the reading to class.
• The mid-term exam will be given in class today.
Session 8: Friday 27 October
• Sixth blog post due: Short blog post. Topic: Write about
three sources you have found for your paper. Tell us how each source sheds
light on you topic and why you trust that source. The three sources should be
listed at the end of the post using the MLA Works Cited format.
• In class today, we will write outlines for your research
paper.
Session 9: Friday 3 November
• Seventh blog post due: Long blog post. Topic: Choose
one part of your research paper outline, and write that section as a blog post.
Give this post its own title (not the title of your paper), and include
MLA-style citations and a Works Cited section at the end.
Session 10: Friday 10 November
• Eighth blog post due: Long blog post. Topic: Choose one part of your research paper outline, and write that section as a blog post. Give this post its own title (not the title of your paper), and include MLA-style citations and a Works Cited section at the end.
Session 11: Friday 17 November
• Ninth blog post due. Short blog post.
Choose one of these topics:
Topic 1: Now that you have been working on the research paper for some time, are there any gaps in your research? Find one more good source. In your post, tell me what you discovered in this new source. (One paragraph is fine)
Topic 2: If you feel you have found lots of source material already, tell me the most surprising fact you've uncovered about your topic. (One paragraph is fine)
Session 12: Tuesday 21 November
Note that this class meeting is not scheduled on Friday. Please let
me know in advance if your work schedule prevents you from attending class on
this day.
• No post this week: work on your research paper.
24 November: no class.
Thanksgiving holiday.
Session 13: Friday 1 December
• The research paper is due today.
• The reading for the final exam will be handed out in class. If
you are absent, e-mail the professor at calderhead123@gmail.com and he will
send you the file to print out at home.
Session 14: Friday 8 December
Responding to requests from students this term, I have decided the final research paper will be due on this day. It should be printed out and ready at the beginning of class. We will discuss the final exam reading in class. No blog post is due on this date. But if you wish to make up any missing blog posts, you may post them. Since they are posted after the due dates, I will note them, but you may not receive a fully graded post. (It is unrealistic to post more than two posts the week. Trust me.)
Exam week: 14-20 December
Please check exam dates on OSSES.
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