For extra credit, attend the BHCC Jazz Ensemble's performance on November 14 at 1:00 PM in A-300. Comment on this post with a remark of three paragraphs. First, identify what jazz is and talk briefly about the significance of jazz in American culture. Then, connect those observations to what you observed in the performance. Then, connect the performance to some major theme of the course (wealth, religion, liberty, immigration, dissent, diversity, etc.)
In order to earn extra credit, please make your comment by Sunday, November 17, at 11:59 PM.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Tuesday, October 29, 2013
Upcoming extra credit!
Hello! If you'd like to earn extra credit, attend "An Evening With Martin and Langston" at BHCC on November 12 at 6:00 PM, and comment on this post reflecting on what you learned from the event. Your comment should be at least two paragraphs long.
To earn extra credit, post your comment by Friday, November 15, at 11:59 PM.
To earn extra credit, post your comment by Friday, November 15, at 11:59 PM.
Saturday, October 19, 2013
Thank you for your hard work in the oral exams! The highest score was a 98--congratulations to the participant in our class who earned that score!
For Tuesday, as you know from the syllabus, you should please read:
On Thursday, we won't meet in our usual room. Instead, we will meet in E-230, the TLITC E-portfolio lab. Please join us there for a session introducing how we will use e-portfolio in our course this semester.
For Tuesday, as you know from the syllabus, you should please read:
Chapter 7: Government and politics in the United States
Martin Luther King Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail On Thursday, we won't meet in our usual room. Instead, we will meet in E-230, the TLITC E-portfolio lab. Please join us there for a session introducing how we will use e-portfolio in our course this semester.
Thursday, October 10, 2013
More extra credit!
Do you want extra credit? Post a comment on this blog post in response to this prompt:
Watch Anna Deavere Smith's TED talk. Post a comment of at least two paragraphs to the blog. Here is your prompt: which of her characters do you believe is most representative of America? Why? Support your "why" argument with specific quotations from the video.
If you want extra credit, please post your comment by Monday night, October 14, at 11:59 PM.
Watch Anna Deavere Smith's TED talk. Post a comment of at least two paragraphs to the blog. Here is your prompt: which of her characters do you believe is most representative of America? Why? Support your "why" argument with specific quotations from the video.
If you want extra credit, please post your comment by Monday night, October 14, at 11:59 PM.
Extra credit!
Do you want extra credit? If you do, please post a comment on this blog post responding to this prompt:
How does Vicky Starr's description of her working experiences (linked in a previous post, part of this week's assigned readings) compare to what you have experienced or heard about as a worker in America today? Use specific quotations from the source and relate them to your experiences. This should be at least two paragraphs long.
Please make your post by this coming Monday night, October 14, at 11:59 PM.
How does Vicky Starr's description of her working experiences (linked in a previous post, part of this week's assigned readings) compare to what you have experienced or heard about as a worker in America today? Use specific quotations from the source and relate them to your experiences. This should be at least two paragraphs long.
Please make your post by this coming Monday night, October 14, at 11:59 PM.
Thursday, October 3, 2013
Today, we will prepare for the final project proposals that are due TONIGHT by 9:00 PM.
We will also think a little bit about abundance, and will watch this video about wealth inequality.
Before we meet next Tuesday, please read:
There is no journal writing assignment for Tuesday.
However, if you haven't already, please work on developing a list of key terms for the oral exam as part of a study guide for you and your peers. We will use this list on Tuesday and Thursday in order to review for the oral exam. Please contribute your key terms to this Google Doc list by Tuesday at 2:30 PM. Try to contribute at least THREE new key terms--three terms that aren't already on the list when you look at it.
Don't forget: even though we don't discuss a reading or idea in class, if it's in the readings, it is still fair game for the oral exam (and as a result, a possible key term).
We will also think a little bit about abundance, and will watch this video about wealth inequality.
Before we meet next Tuesday, please read:
Week 6: Working (10/8 and 10/10)
Chapter 6: The World of American Business
There is no journal writing assignment for Tuesday.
However, if you haven't already, please work on developing a list of key terms for the oral exam as part of a study guide for you and your peers. We will use this list on Tuesday and Thursday in order to review for the oral exam. Please contribute your key terms to this Google Doc list by Tuesday at 2:30 PM. Try to contribute at least THREE new key terms--three terms that aren't already on the list when you look at it.
Don't forget: even though we don't discuss a reading or idea in class, if it's in the readings, it is still fair game for the oral exam (and as a result, a possible key term).
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
Today we worked intensively on our "How the other half lives" papers, practicing self-critique and peer critique.
For next time: REVISE
your paper with your classmate's feedback in mind. By 2:30 on Thursday,
email it to me and to the classmate who gave you critique.
Also, don't forget: the final project proposal is due at 9 PM on Thursday. Please start thinking about it now, if you haven't already!
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