① Course Objectives:
Students will be able to
● Write a 3-page individual institution analysis expressing clearly stated ideas that are ade-quately developed and supported using appropriate vocabulary and complex syntax, cor-rect standard grammar, and the correct APA format.
● Create a historical and ethnographic study on a chosen neighborhood in New York using proper research methodology and discussion of the findings.
● Create oral presentations of the group ethnographic study as well as the individual re-search project, using technology and proper verbal and non-verbal skills.
● Produce a final presentation that will incorporate ethnography notes as well as artifacts collected or made through educational travel experiences.
● Submit 1 eJournal assignment for each of the New York experiential learning modules (total of 2 assignments) that document research and explorations narrative and include references to materials read and discussed in class.
● Work collaboratively on developing and presenting class assignments.
● Use technology when submitting written assignments and presenting reports.
● Read complex content area texts and demonstrate understanding of the skill through paraphrasing and answering a series of relevant text explicit, text implicit, and experience-based questions.
● Take effective notes, follow directions, formulate, and pursue questions appropriately.
● Participate in classroom discussions on a variety of topics using appropriate vocabu-lary/register.
● Demonstrate understanding of the American culture and the New York City multicultural multi-faceted sub-cultures.
② COURSE OUTLINE
Session 1
10/25
MODULE 1: 4:00PM-6:00PM –
INTRODUCTION TO TOOLS OF INQUIRY:
What is the story of New York City?
MODULE 2: 6:15PM-8:15PM –
INTRODUCTION TO TOOLS OF INQUIRY (Cont.): Discussion of syllabus, in-class projects, assignments, presentations and class work
Session 2
11/01
MODULE 3: 4:00PM-6:00PM –
HISTORIC NEW YORK: Overview of History: From Mannahatta to Manhattan: Colonial Times
MODULE 4: 6:15PM-8:15PM –
HISTORIC NEW YORK: New York as a Capital City
Session 3
11/08
MODULE 5: 4:00PM-6:00PM –
HISTORIC NEW YORK: The Grid: Expanding Infrastructure in the 19th Century
Trip preparation
MODULE 6: 6:15PM-8:15PM –
HISTORIC NEW YORK: More Expanding Infrastructure in the 19th Century
Session 4
TRIP
11/09
Exploration of major New York historic landmarks
(The trip may include historic sites including Battery Park, Castle Clinton, Museum of the American Indian, Wall Street, African American Burial Ground, Chinatown, Little Italy, Lower East Side, and the Tenement Museum)
Session 5
11/15
MODULE 7: 4:00PM-6:00PM –
MULTICULTURAL NEW YORK: Immigrant City
MODULE 8: 6:15PM-8:00PM –
MULTICULTURAL NEW YORK: Protecting Immigrants
Session 6
11/22
MODULE 9: 4:00PM-6:00PM –
MULTICULTURAL NEW YORK: Neighborhood Narratives Presentations (ZB)
MODULE 10: 6:15PM-8:00PM –
ARTISTIC NEW YORK: Harlem Renaissance and Early 20th Century Arts
Session 7
12/06
MODULE 11: 6:15PM-8:15PM –
ARTISTIC NEW YORK: Modern Arts to the Present: Classic Broadway, Dance, Music, and emerging arts.
MODULE 12: 4:00PM-6:00PM –
INDIVIDUAL INFRASTRUCTURE PRESENTATIONS (MC)
Session 9
TRIP
12/07
EXPLORATIONS/Experiential Learning: ARTISTIC NEW YORK
Landmark visits to major New York Art and Cultural Institutions (The trip may include the Cloisters Museum, Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Columbia University Public Art, Lincoln Center, Rockefeller Center and/or matinee performance of a Broadway show.)
Session 10
12/13
MODULE 13: 4:00PM-6:00PM
CONCLUSION: FINAL EXAM PRESENTATIONS: My Story of New York—Multimedia Project
MODULE 14: – 6:15PM-8:15PM EVOLVING NEW YORK: 2001 to the Present
Final Jeopardy
③ Texts:
Required -- Provided in class on loan:
Homberger, E. (2016). The Historical Atlas of New York City, Third Edition: A Visual Celebra-tion of 400 Years of New York City's History. New York: Holt Paperbacks ISBN: 978-1-250-09806-1
Recommended:
Berger, J. (2007). The world in a city. NY: Ballantine Books. ISBN: 978-0-345-48738-4.
Boggs, V., Handel, G., & Fava, S. (Eds.). (1988). Apple sliced: Sociological studies of New York City. IL: ISBN-13: 9780881333558.
Foner, N. (Ed.). (2001). New immigrants in New York (2nd ed.). NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN-13: 9780231124157.
Gmelch, G., & Zenner, W. (Eds.) (2001). Urban life: Readings in the anthropology of the city (4th ed.). IL: Waveland Press. ISBN-13: 9781577661948.
④ Grade Breakdown:
The final grade is weighted the following way (see the Appendices for all the corresponding rubrics used for this course):
Assignment Item Weight Total Weight
2 e-Journals 10% each 20%
2 Quizzes 10% each 20%
1 Group Neighborhood Narrative Slideshow 5%
1 Individual Report—Institution 10%
1 Individual Reflection Paper—Story of NY 5%
Oral Presentation—Institution 5%
Oral Presentation—Neighborhood Narra-tive 10%
Multimedia Presentation—Story of NY 10%
Class Participation 10%
Homework Assignments 5%
TOTAL: 100%