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"

12/6

**SESSION #22 TUE. 12/6 **

 Final Exam / Essay 4 Review

This guide will let you start reviewing for Final Exam Essay which will take place on THU. 12/15 DURING  FINAL EXAM WEEK.

 'Essay Map' for the Final Exam

Similar to the Essay Map for the Midterm, this handout can help you think about the 'shape' of your Final Exam

 Writing Introductions for an In-Class Final Essay

Here is the annotated version from class.

 Sample Essay #3, Example #1

This is an example of a completed Essay 3 for you to look at to understand what a finished draft looks like.

Here's the annotated version from class.

 Sample Essay #3 Reading ?s

 Online Activity: Analyzing a Sample Essay #3

GRADED DUE MON. 12/12  (11:59 pm)

 Video on Alex the Parrot + Irene Pepperberg's Research on Animals and Language

 Reading: "How Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?" (from the Course Pack, pp. 195-204)

This is the main reading for this week -- on how different authors -- mostly scientists -- respond to the question of how the Internet affects their attention span, memory and thinking?

 Group Work -- How Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?

 Class Notes Session #22 -- Final Exam Review, Sample Essay #3 and "How Is the Internet Changing the Way You Think?" Short Essays

 Reading for Session #23 (Thu. 12/8): Jaron Lanier's "Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now"

***Please try to read this before our next class.

We will always give you ~15 minutes of reading time during class for readings, but that may not be enough for some students.