Hi Everyone,

Almost all of you should have your graded essays by now. I enjoyed reading all of your essays!

We’re going to have a librarian visit our class on Tuesday. Please write down and be prepared to ask one question about the research resources at Baruch. For example: “How do I search for peer-reviewed journals in sociology?” Or, “What is the best way to customize a search process?” Any question about research is acceptable.

Also, I will bring the formal assignment for our research essay on Tuesday. Its format will be simple. You’ll have to write about one primary source from our course readings and three-four secondary sources that you find on your own. I will give you the option of either creating your own topic or responding to a prompt (which I’ll give you on Tuesday). Until Tuesday, I want you to think about this. You have to write a 7-8 page paper that engages with one of the many themes we’ve talked about this semester, What are you most excited about? What do you want to learn about? Pick something that will keep your voluntary attention engaged. We’ll brainstorm topics further in class but I want you to at least have a rough idea by Tuesday.

For the second half of class on Tuesday, we’ll be talking about possible topics so make sure you have written at least a sentence down.