12/22

Links to 1939-40 New York World's Fair Materials:

Spend 30 min. exploring these links. We will cover them in class.

 197 Historical Photos of the 1939 New York World's Fair from the La Guardia and Wagner Archives

Use 2 of these photos as part of your Essay #3 -- Exploring a New York World's Fair

 Industrial Exhibits at the World's Fair

 Futurama at 1939-40 NY World's Fair (YouTube Intro.)

 Futurama at 1939 NY World's Fair (Official Version)

 1939 New York World's Fair Website

This private (yet responsible) website has some materials on the World's Fair.

 Reading: Futurama Booklet, COURSE PACK, pp. 112-121

 Group Work -- The Futurama Booklet: Introducing The 1939-40 New York World's Fair

 Class Notes Session #12 -- A Sample Midterm Essay Plus Futurama at the 1939-40 New York World's Fair

12/15

  **FINAL EXAM THU. 12/15**

 Final Exam

Link to the Readings

for the 2 Final Exam

Topics

12/9

**SESSION #24 FRI. 12/9 **

Links to a 'World's Fair' in 2010 -- The Shanghai Expo:

 Shanghai Expo 2010 | 1939 NYC World's Fair

 SAIC-GM Pavilion, World Expo 2010, Shanghai

 '64-65 NY World's Fair Futurama Ride

 Dubai Expo 2020

 Reading: E.L. Doctorow's World's Fair, (Course Pack, pp. 245-252)

This is the last chapter from a novel on The World's Fair -- the main character is a 10-year-old boy who visits the Fair with his family. You can use this reading for the Final Exam question on the World's Fair if you want to along with Gelernter BUT DOING THIS IS ENTIRELY OPTIONAL!

 Groupwork on E.L. Doctorow's World's Fair

 Doctorow Reading bit.ly

 Class Notes Session #24 -- More Recent World's Fairs, Doctorow Reading and Course Wrap-Up

12/8

**SESSION #23 THU. 12/8**

 Reading: Sample Final Exam Essay #4 -- Internet Example

Internet vs. the Human Mind Example

Here's the annotated version from class.

 Reading: Sample Final Exam Essay #4 -- World's Fair Example

World's Fair Example

Here's the annotated version from class.

 Online Activity: Reading Questions on a Sample Final Exam / Essay #4

GRADED DUE MON. 12/12 (11:59 pm)

 "Jaron Lanier Fixes the Internet"

We'll view this YouTube clip together on Jaron Lanier from the NY Times to get an introduction to his work and ideas.

 Reading: Jaron Lanier's "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now"

 Groupwork on the Jaron Lanier Reading

 Class Notes Session #23 -- Sample Final Exam Essays and Jaron Lanier's "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now"