Reminder

Your Projects are due on Monday, 3/16 (This Monday coming up)

The following people should be ready to present on Monday:
Rachel Reed
Haley Diaz
Anthony Molina
Yanill Mencia
Robert Wright
Christina Kiousenteris

Jordan Montell
Christina Ceko
Paula Barbosa
Stephany Guzman
Angii Lewis
Al Negron

For Tuesday -
First anyone who doesn't go on Monday, then:
Richard Williams
Ciera D'Aguilar
Victoria Rios
Omar Valdez
Jenee Clark
Ladonna Godette

For Wednesday -
First anyone who doesn't go on Tuesday, then:
Josue Sanchez
Chris Marks
Alex Rubildo
Jonathan Chin
Freddie Lluberes

Presentation pointers

Please be ready the day before you signed up to go -

Don'ts:

• Read directly from your project or any other written piece
• Come unprepared, expecting to "wing it"
• Speak softly so no one can hear you
• Do not just spew random well-known facts

Dos

• make note cards of specific points you'd like to make
• have visuals to represent your work
• make eye contact with the class
• be prepared to answer questions
• make sure to inform us of what makes your person unique and special - i.e. why are you studying him/her?
• educate us on who your person is...
• be conversational - talk to us about your person based on all the work that you have done.
• show us what you have learned

Listeners:

You will be expected to take notes and ask questions based on the presentation

You will be expected to be courteous and respectful

You will be expected to give exit tickets every day

You will be expected to post to the blog with specific directives given on the day of the presentation

2nd genre drafts due on Thursday

Because of the field trip tomorrow, your send genre first drafts are due on Thursday.

Interesting links and articles about Harlem

http://thehistorybox.com/ny_city/nycity_memory_old_harlem_1867_article00585.htm
http://memory.loc.gov/diglib/ihas/loc.natlib.ihas.200038862/default.html

http://thehistorybox.com/ny_city/harlem_nycity.htm

Harlem Renaissance pre-reading

http://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/harlem/harlem.html - visit this link for a virtual tour of the harlem renaissance

http://www.si.umich.edu/CHICO/Harlem/ - another interactive experience for your viewing and reading pleasure

We will be unpacking the new project when we return, but I think it would be a good idea to go over your inclass essays first!

Hope everyone had a great vacation.

Harlem Renaissance project - start your research

In class today you signed up for a topic that you will be doing research on for your project.

Please look over the assignment sheet (I will post it soon)

and post any questions you have about it here...

I will answer all questions on this post.