3/8: Reading and reviewing Rosenzweig

Today we will read and understand the origins of the internet as presented by Rosenzweig with an eye towards creating a proper Reading Report for Monday's class.

For help, see https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zW2siJBl0pKaQAUSNyofNkTNrVRxxHDdXNaYZ7_hgfE/edit?usp=sharing

https://witnesstointernment.wordpress.com/home/origin-stories/

3/6: Combination Day because of Snow: Welcome to ENG101!

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Class

1. Fill: Information Form.

2. 2 minute-interview. Ask your partner the following questions and jot the answers down on a piece of paper so you can introduce the person to the rest of the class later

• What is your name? What is the name you want to be called in class? What is your preferred pronoun (he/she/they)?
• Tell me a bit about yourself and your plans at LaGuardia
• What is the procedure or activity you are an expert in?

3. Reading/discussion:

• Syllabus
• "Not a Kid Anymore, or How Learning Happens in College"

4. Review of Basic Writing Skills and Roles of The Writer
5. The Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwich Challenge
6. The 7Ws

For next class

• Read Rosenzweig, “Wizards, Bureaucrats, Warriors and Hackers" and take notes in your Reading Journal. 
• Watch “World Wide Web in Plain English.” https://vimeo.com/145791867