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CLASS CANCELLED 3/7 and 3/9
I need to cancel class this week. There will be no class held on 3/7 and 3/9. I will be in touch by next weekend to update you on the schedule for the following week. As we have discussed in … Continue reading
Assignment due 3/7
Reading: Chudacoff & Smith; Homberger: read all; Horton & Horton: read Introduction; White: read Introduction and skim Chapter Website: Visit and browse through: http://www.slaveryinnewyork.org/tour_galleries.htm Written: -In a post, write 2-3 paragraphs comparing the content of the website to your readings. How … Continue reading
Assignment due 3/2
• Reading: –Homberger: read all; Rosenzweig, Introduction only (chapter 1 optional); Riess, Introduction only; Kasson, introduction only •Website: –http://www.lostmuseum.cuny.edu/home.html. Spend at least 20 minutes exploring this site. I encourage you to participate in the game there (by choosing “Who Burned … Continue reading
Assignment due 2/28
1) Reading: –Chudacoff & Smith: read all –Homberger: read all –Stansell: read Introduction carefully; skim chapters 3, 4, 5 –Anbinder: read Introduction carefully; skim Prologue, chapters 1, 2, and 3; consult footnotes as needed to complete written assignment 2)Written: a)Write … Continue reading
Assignment due 2/23
Reading: Chudacoff & Smith: read assigned sections; Homberger: read entire download from Readings page; Koeppel: skim chapters 4 and 8, read epilogue carefully; Johnson: read introduction carefully; skim chapter 2 and conclusion Post: Pick one topic or theme mentioned in … Continue reading
Assignment due 2/16
1) Complete readings 2) Read at least 2 posts written by a classmate that present an argument recently covered in the readings (for the Feb. 14 assignment) 3) For each, write a brief (3-4 sentences max) comment explaining, in your … Continue reading
Assignment due 2/14
1) Complete readings. For Gilje, read introduction carefully, then skim the rest. These will be posted to course website no later than mid-day tomorrow. 2) Pick one argument that has been made by Chudacoff, Homberger, Foote, or Gilje about historical … Continue reading
Assignment due 2/9
1) Read chapters posted on “Readings” tab of this site. 2) Based on some brief research on the internet (I recommend starting with http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_New_York_City as a launching off point), post an image that represents an important turning point in New … Continue reading
Assignment due 2/7
Read the two documents available for download from the “Readings” tab of the blog for February 7 (password given in class). Write a post containing 1-2 paragraphs focusing on a single person, group of people, place, or event that occurred … Continue reading
Assignment due 2/2
1) Log in as a blog author, by clicking “WRITE a post” in the upper-right hand corner of this blog. Use the account information that was emailed to your Baruch email address at the end of last week. Email me … Continue reading