HIU348: HISTORY OF NEW YORK CITY AND STATE

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Section A01; Code 57092

Katie Uva

When and How to Contact Me:

I am most reachable by email; I am typically online between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., and strive to respond to student emails within two hours. When you send an email, please include in the subject line your last name, the course, and the topic of your email. For example, I might write “Uva HIU348–question about the annotated bibliography.” Titling your email this way will help me keep our correspondence organized–thank you in advance!

Required Reading

• Primary and secondary sources as indicated on the syllabus–these will be posted under “Readings.”
  • You do not need to purchase any books for this class

ADMINISTRATIVE DETAILS

ACE

The Academic Center for Excellence (ACE) provides appointment based and drop-in tutoring in the humanities, social sciences, and writing, as well as general writing and academic skills workshops. To obtain more information about the ACE please visit their website at http://www.lehman.edu/issp, or please call the ACE at 718-960-8175.

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS

Responses

A major part of your work for this class will involve writing brief responses to readings. You will be expected to find the prompt under “Course Schedule,” fulfill the assignment, and submit your response online. Prompts will be given on most class days; you will be expected to pick and complete 12 responses over the course of the class–there are 16 prompts over the course of the semester, and you choose 12. Please note that if you do more than 12, I will only count the first 12, so don’t do more than you’re required to do. Responses will receive a 100, a 90, or an 80, which correspond to a check-plus, check, or check-minus.

Engagement:  

In order to succeed in the course, you will need to check in on this site regularly, complete assignments on time, and respond to your classmates’ work. 

Grading:

The grading scheme for the course is listed below, followed by the class, reading, and assignment schedule for the entire semester.

Participation/Engagement 20%

Responses 25%

Movie Review 15%

• Details are listed under “Assignments”

Site Paper 20%

• Details are listed under “Assignments”

Final Project—Walking Tour and Paper 30%

• Topic choice due via Blackboard 9/24 by 10 p.m.
• annotated bibliography due via Blackboard 10/22 by 10 p.m.
• Progress Report due via Blackboard 11/19 by 10 p.m.
• Final Version due via email 12/18 by 10 p.m.
• We will discuss this assignment in more detail, and further instructions will be posted under “Syllabus and Guidelines”

 

Summary of All the Work You’re Expected to Do

• • There are 16 response paper options–you have to complete TWELVE, your choice which ones–they are always due by 10 p.m. on the day before we meet in class to discuss the reading. For example, if you’re writing a response on the Fiscal Crisis, your response is due by 10 p.m. on 11/19. These should be submitted via Blackboard.

 

• ONE movie review–these are matched with particular topics we cover in class and are due online by 10 p.m. two weeks after they’re listed on the syllabus; for example if you chose Gangs of New York, your review is due by 10 p.m. on 10/16. The last two weeks of movie options are due by 10 p.m. on 12/14.
• ONE museum or site paper–these are available to complete throughout the course and are due via blackboard by 10 p.m. two weeks after they’re listed on the syllabus; for example if you choose Postwar New York, you’d have to visit the Museum of the City of New York and view the relevant cases in “World City” and submit your paper by 10 p.m. on 11/20.

 

• A multi-part final project, which consists of
  • a 1 paragraph proposal, due by 10 p.m. on 9/24
  • a 2-3 page annotated bibliography, due by 10 p.m. on 10/22
  • a 1-page progress report, due by 10 p.m. on 11/19
  • a 6-8 page paper and accompanying powerpoint, due by 10 p.m. on 12/18.
  • Each of these parts should be submitted under the “Assignments” tab on Blackboard.
• There will be an extra credit opportunity I’ll address later.

 

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