Week 12: The Azores, Portugal

Santa Cruz das Flores

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*

*Email REFLECTION 6 by midnight on Friday the 11th

UPCOMING:

Week 13
Tu 11.15
Class: Presentations; Watch—The Cove (2009)

Th 11.17
Class: Writers workshop; Presentations; Assignments—Annotated works cited and Comparative analysis essay
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (DRAFT 1, BRING IN THREE COPIES OF THE FIRST THREE PAGES OF YOUR RESEARCH PAPER)

Fr 11.18
Class: Writers workshop; Presentations; Watch—The Cove (2009); Assignment—Annotated works cited and Comparative analysis essay
Due: RESEARCH PAPER (DRAFT 1, BRING IN THREE COPIES OF THE FIRST THREE PAGES OF YOUR RESEARCH PAPER)

Open Due Date Assignments: EXPOSITORY ESSAY, COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS ESSAY

NOTE TO DRC STUDENTS:  The final exam will be at 8 AM on 12.3 at the DRC