Week 11: Auckland, New Zealand

Waitemata Harbour

Tu 11.1
Class: Reading discussion; Lecture—“Research Papers: The How-To”

Th 11.3
Class: Reading discussion; Writers workshop
Due: EXPOSITORY ESSAY (DRAFT 1, BRING IN THREE COPIES)

Fr 11.4
Read: eR—“The Legacy of Hurricane Katrina” (NPR), “Hurricane Katrina: The Essential Time Line” (National Geographic), “Katrina: Five Years After” (Time), “Requiem for a New Orleans Neighborhood” (Time), “Dr. Oz's Memories of Hurricane Katrina” (The Oprah Winfrey Show), “Did Global Warming Boost Katrina's Fury?” (ABCNews)
Class: Reading discussion; Writers workshop; Watch—When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006);
Lecture—“Citing Sources 101” and “Research Papers: The How-To;” Assignment—Comparative Analysis
Due: EXPOSITORY ESSAY (DRAFT 1, BRING IN THREE COPIES)

UPCOMING:

Week 12
 Tu 11.8
Read: eR—“The Legacy of Hurricane Katrina” (NPR), “Hurricane Katrina: The Essential Time Line” (National Geographic), “Katrina: Five Years After” (Time)
Class: Presentations; Lecture—“Citing Sources 101;” Assignment—Comparative Analysis

Th 11.10
Read: eR—“Requiem for a New Orleans Neighborhood” (Time), “Dr. Oz's Memories of Hurricane Katrina” (The Oprah Winfrey Show), “Did Global Warming Boost Katrina's Fury?” (ABCNews)
Class: Watch—When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2006)
Due: REFLECTION 6

Fr 11.11
No Class: Veterans’ Day