1) Write down your three favorite songs.
2) Get the three favorite songs of everyone in your row and add them to your list.
3) As a group, come up with three different ways to organize your songs. Be creative!
Saturday, November 20, 2010
Friday, November 19, 2010
MLA/APA Drop-In Clinics for Students at Library
The Library is offering drop-in sessions for students on both MLA and APA starting next week and going through to the last week of classes.
These sessions are designed to provide one-on-one assistance to students who are in the process of compiling their Works Cited or Reference Lists (these are not going to be formal classes).
All sessions will be held in the Library's Computer Lab, E101-B:
● Tuesday, November 23rd 10:30-12:30PM
● Wednesday, December 1st 11:30-1:30PM
● Thursday, December 2nd 3:00-5:00PM
● Tuesday, December 7th 4:00-6:00PM
Students can drop in ANYTIME during the two hour sessions to get help.
If students cannot attend one of these sessions, they can always get assistance at the Library's Reference Desk, anytime the library is open.
These sessions are designed to provide one-on-one assistance to students who are in the process of compiling their Works Cited or Reference Lists (these are not going to be formal classes).
All sessions will be held in the Library's Computer Lab, E101-B:
● Tuesday, November 23rd 10:30-12:30PM
● Wednesday, December 1st 11:30-1:30PM
● Thursday, December 2nd 3:00-5:00PM
● Tuesday, December 7th 4:00-6:00PM
Students can drop in ANYTIME during the two hour sessions to get help.
If students cannot attend one of these sessions, they can always get assistance at the Library's Reference Desk, anytime the library is open.
Saturday, November 13, 2010
When You Get to Class: MLA Formatting
You should have already learned a lot about MLA formatting in your English 101 course. One great website to reference for MLA formatting is the Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab).
Check out the information on this page of the website, from the beginning through the sample first page. Compare and contrast it with the first page of your rough draft. Does your first page look like theirs? Why or why not?
Note also the links on the side of the page for formatting your "Works Cited" page. We will be using these later in class.
Check out the information on this page of the website, from the beginning through the sample first page. Compare and contrast it with the first page of your rough draft. Does your first page look like theirs? Why or why not?
Note also the links on the side of the page for formatting your "Works Cited" page. We will be using these later in class.
Friday, November 5, 2010
When You Get to Class: Outlining and Meb Keflezighi
Read this article on Meb Keflezighi, the man who won the NYC Marathon last year, and create a running outline of the information (see p. 166 in your textbook).
Friday, October 29, 2010
When You Get to Class: Write 5-10 Questions
Write 5-10 questions you hope to answer in your research.
How to Evaluate Sources: The Death of Christopher McCandless/Alexander Supertramp
To get a general idea about who Christopher McCandless (aka Alexander Supertramp) was, look at the Wikipedia entry.
There are a lot of different questions that could be asked about Christopher McCandless:
Was his death an act of suicide or an accident?
What was his exact cause of death?
How did his upbringing influence him?
How did his reading influence him?
Was he “crazy”?
How did his death influence others?
All of the following could be used for sources, but it depends on which direction you decide to go in for the paper.
There is a movie called Into the Wild, directed by Sean Penn, which is based on the book by Jon Krakauer, which was originally written as an article for Outside.
There is also a documentary about Chris’s life called Call of the Wild in which the filmmaker, Ron Lamothe, follows in Chris’s footsteps and interviews many of the people from Chris’s life. He found a lot of things wrong with Penn’s movie and Krakauer’s assessments, which are detailed in part of his website.
Another book is in the works, due out the end of this year, called Back to the Wild. Here is the author's website.
Other sources:
“The Cult of Chris McCandless”
Chris’s S.O.S. note
“Mother Nature’s Restless Sons”
An interview with a man who met Chris on the road.
"Come to Alaska, but please don't go 'Wild'"
Excerpts from Chris’s own writing in his college newspaper:
“10 True Facts about Chris McCandless, or Alaska scores another point for natural selection”
“Into the Wild: The False Being Within”
In which situations might these different sources be useful? What might make you not want to use them? Think about what you have learned about different kinds of sources.
There are a lot of different questions that could be asked about Christopher McCandless:
Was his death an act of suicide or an accident?
What was his exact cause of death?
How did his upbringing influence him?
How did his reading influence him?
Was he “crazy”?
How did his death influence others?
All of the following could be used for sources, but it depends on which direction you decide to go in for the paper.
There is a movie called Into the Wild, directed by Sean Penn, which is based on the book by Jon Krakauer, which was originally written as an article for Outside.
There is also a documentary about Chris’s life called Call of the Wild in which the filmmaker, Ron Lamothe, follows in Chris’s footsteps and interviews many of the people from Chris’s life. He found a lot of things wrong with Penn’s movie and Krakauer’s assessments, which are detailed in part of his website.
Another book is in the works, due out the end of this year, called Back to the Wild. Here is the author's website.
Other sources:
“The Cult of Chris McCandless”
Chris’s S.O.S. note
“Mother Nature’s Restless Sons”
An interview with a man who met Chris on the road.
"Come to Alaska, but please don't go 'Wild'"
Excerpts from Chris’s own writing in his college newspaper:
“10 True Facts about Chris McCandless, or Alaska scores another point for natural selection”
“Into the Wild: The False Being Within”
In which situations might these different sources be useful? What might make you not want to use them? Think about what you have learned about different kinds of sources.
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Possible Sources: New Robert Moses documents in LaGuardia and Wagner Archives
Please see below. This might be helpful to those of you doing historically-based New York research.
Dear College Community,
Encourage your students to think like historians! I am pleased to announce a new collection of Robert Moses primary documents within the papers of the former New York City Council President Newbold Morris.
Attached are four documents from the mid-twentieth century found within the collection that may be useful in your classroom. The two Moses speeches look at New York City’s controversial Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal policies during the 1950s. Another speech is a Moses eulogy for LaGuardia in 1948, which is interesting considering these two men did not always see eye to eye. The other attached document is a New York Times interview conducted in 1959 which has a compelling metaphorical image of the “Master Builder” that can be used in a smart classroom to generate discussion about art, the media and civic responsibility. These documents can help those students taking the ACT exam, as well as Critical Thinking Social Science, and Communication students.
In addition to these documents, the La Guardia and Wagner Archives has a rich array of documents concerning urban planning, slum clearance and urban renewal, and other New York City social issues. If you have any further questions or would like to conduct research at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives, please contact me at: (718) 482-5065.
Tara J. Hickman
Educational Associate
La Guardia and Wagner Archives
Adjunct Professor
Social Sciences
(718) 482-5065
Thickman@lagcc.cuny.edu
Dear College Community,
Encourage your students to think like historians! I am pleased to announce a new collection of Robert Moses primary documents within the papers of the former New York City Council President Newbold Morris.
Attached are four documents from the mid-twentieth century found within the collection that may be useful in your classroom. The two Moses speeches look at New York City’s controversial Slum Clearance and Urban Renewal policies during the 1950s. Another speech is a Moses eulogy for LaGuardia in 1948, which is interesting considering these two men did not always see eye to eye. The other attached document is a New York Times interview conducted in 1959 which has a compelling metaphorical image of the “Master Builder” that can be used in a smart classroom to generate discussion about art, the media and civic responsibility. These documents can help those students taking the ACT exam, as well as Critical Thinking Social Science, and Communication students.
In addition to these documents, the La Guardia and Wagner Archives has a rich array of documents concerning urban planning, slum clearance and urban renewal, and other New York City social issues. If you have any further questions or would like to conduct research at the La Guardia and Wagner Archives, please contact me at: (718) 482-5065.
Tara J. Hickman
Educational Associate
La Guardia and Wagner Archives
Adjunct Professor
Social Sciences
(718) 482-5065
Thickman@lagcc.cuny.edu
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