Monday Class Notes from 2/6: Orders of Business
First, I want to thank you for a good class today. I felt like there was pretty frequent and diverse participation, especially for week two, and the comments themselves were really terrific. I want to encourage the people talking to keep talking, and remind the rest of the class that there are really no wrong answers in this course. Everything is useful, so I hope you feel comfortable enough to offer your ideas as the class develops.
Second, I'd like to remind you about some of the assignments coming up.
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, please remember to bring in the working notes on your interview with an older relative. We're going to use some class time to generate a list of some common 'memories' that may or may not show up from our collective research. I'm also going to ask you to respond to some questions over the weekend, which you will incorporate into the refined version of this assignment due Wednesday, February 15th.
You should all also be planning to attend the exhibition on slavery at the New York Historical Society. A first draft about your experience there will come due on Monday, Febrary 20. The first draft will focus on the following criteria: your interaction with at least one particular area of the exhibition---your engagement with at least two specific objects or pieces from the exhibition---and your experience and thoughts on the museum itself. A broader outline of this assignment will be availble to you, but for now concentrate on getting to the museum, taking notes, and thinking through the experience of what you saw.
Finally, I'm wondering if one the diligent note-takers from the course could be sure I don't miss anything relevant from today's discussion. I'm generating a seperate post here relavant to our class today, but I failed to copy down all of the terms and ideas you offered, and which I thought were terrific. Just keep an eye out for my next post, and if I miss anything, let me know.
Second, I'd like to remind you about some of the assignments coming up.
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, please remember to bring in the working notes on your interview with an older relative. We're going to use some class time to generate a list of some common 'memories' that may or may not show up from our collective research. I'm also going to ask you to respond to some questions over the weekend, which you will incorporate into the refined version of this assignment due Wednesday, February 15th.
You should all also be planning to attend the exhibition on slavery at the New York Historical Society. A first draft about your experience there will come due on Monday, Febrary 20. The first draft will focus on the following criteria: your interaction with at least one particular area of the exhibition---your engagement with at least two specific objects or pieces from the exhibition---and your experience and thoughts on the museum itself. A broader outline of this assignment will be availble to you, but for now concentrate on getting to the museum, taking notes, and thinking through the experience of what you saw.
Finally, I'm wondering if one the diligent note-takers from the course could be sure I don't miss anything relevant from today's discussion. I'm generating a seperate post here relavant to our class today, but I failed to copy down all of the terms and ideas you offered, and which I thought were terrific. Just keep an eye out for my next post, and if I miss anything, let me know.
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