Sunday, September 4, 2016

Week 3

Olivia Newton-John, "Physical" (US #1, Nov. 1981)

Week 3: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 
Tu 9.6/Th 9.8 
Read: eR—"Redditors Born in the 1970s and 1980s, What Was Life Like Growing Up?" (Reddit), "Ten Reasons Why Being a Kid in the '80s was the Best" (Huffington Post), "Ten Reasons Why Being a Kid in the '80s was the Best (Guy Edition)" (Huffington Post)
Class: DIAGNOSTIC ESSAY; Reading discussion; Lecture—"Crafting the Essay: Writing as a Process" and "MLA Style 101" 
Due: REFLECTION 1 

Upcoming: 

Week 4: Premier Mikhail Gorbachev 
Tu 9.13/Th 9.15 
Read: eR—“Ten Reasons Why I Wish My Kids Grew Up in the 80s” (Babble), “21 Things '80s Kids' Did that Would Horrify Us Now” (TheStir), “Growing Up in the 80s was Tough: 17 Things Kids Today Couldn’t Handle” (Metro UK); FUTURE—Part I: Liking Ike, Hating Woodstock- Die, Hippie, Die!
Class: AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL ESSAY; Reading discussion; Lecture—“Better Reading101” and “Citing Sources in MLA: The Basics” 
Due: REFLECTION 2 

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