| DATE | LESSON | READINGS | CONFERENCES |
| Fri 8/29 | [Introduction] | — | — |
| Wed 9/3 | Our New York | Didion and Orwell, “Why I Write” | Young & Shir |
| Fri 9/5 | Gopnik, “The People on the Bus”; Lethem, “Speak, Hoyt-Schemerhorn” | Shav & Nicolette | |
| Wed 9/10 | [Paper 1 Draft Workshop] | Prepare for draft workshop | Nicole & Michelle |
| Fri 9/12 | 1989[Screening: Do The Right Thing] | Work on Paper 1 | — |
| Wed 9/17 | [Discussion: Do The Right Thing] | PAPER 1 DUE | Kaila & Joelle |
| Fri 9/19 | 1984 | McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City (p. 1-53) | Maninder & Kat |
| Tue 9/23 | [Friday Schedule] | McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City (p. 54-98) | — |
| Fri 9/26 | NO CLASS | — | — |
| Wed 10/1 | McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City (p. 99-144) | Joe & Jamie | |
| Fri 10/3 | NO CLASS | — | — |
| Wed 10/8 | McInerney, Bright Lights, Big City (p. 145-end); Choose topic for Paper 2 | Helen & Han | |
| Fri 10/10 | [Paper 2 Draft Workshop] | Prepare for draft workshop | Drew & Chanel |
| Wed 10/15 | 1977[Screening: Annie Hall] | Work on Paper 2 | Brian & Anastasiya |
| Fri 10/17 | [Discussion: Annie Hall] | PAPER 2 DUE | — |
| Wed 10/22 | 1969 | New York Times coverage of the Stonewall Riots | Aalfee & Shir |
| Fri 10/24 | 1961 | Jacobs, The Death and Life of Great American Cities (excerpts) | Nicolette & Young |
| Wed 10/29 | 1964 | O’Hara, Lunch Poems (excerpts) | Michelle & Shav |
| Fri 10/31 | 1952 | Ellison, Invisible Man (prologue), Hughes, selected poems | Kat & Nicole |
| Wed 11/5 | 1949; 1936 | White, “Here is New York”; Elison, “New York 1936” | Joelle & Maninder |
| Fri 11/7 | [Paper 3 Idea / Outline Workshop] | Come bearing relevant readings and ideas! | Jamie & Kaila |
| Wed 11/12 | [Paper 3 Drat Workshop] | Prepare for draft workshop | Han & Joe |
| Fri 11/14 | NO CLASS [cancelled by instructor] |
PAPER 3 DUE |
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| Wed 11/19 | [Library Day] | Meet in rm. 135 (Newman Library, ground floor) |
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| Fri 11/21 | 2001 | 9/11 New Yorker Talk of the Town; Paper 4 proposal due | Chanel & Helen |
| Wed 11/26 | NO CLASS [cancelled by instructor] | — | — |
| Fri 11/28 | NO CLASS | — | — |
| Wed 12/3 | [Library Day no. 2] | Meet in rm. 135 (Newman Library, ground floor); Fill out worksheet (see Paper 4 assignment page) for at least four sources |
Anastasiya & Drew |
| Fri 12/5 | Writing Workshop | [Relating to Sources] |
Aalfee & Brian |
| Wed 12/10 | [Paper 4 Draft Workshop] | Prepare for Draft Workshop |
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| Fri 12/12 | Wrap-up Day |
Work on Essay 4 |
Paper 4 due by midnight on Sat 12/20.