Week 13: Jay-Z

Jay-Z (Ft. Alicia Keys), "Empire State of Mind" (2009)

Week 13: Jay-Z
TU 11.10/TH 11.12
Listen: DB—Owen Noon and The Marauder music primer
Read: OWEN—Pg. 1 – 50; eR—“Infographics: Separating the Great from the Mediocre” (The Next Web), “What Makes a Great Infographic?” (DashBurst), “The 90 Best Infographics on the Web” (Creative Bloq), “You Suck at Infographics” (Wired)
Class: ENGLISH DEPT. ASSESSMENT; Reading discussion; Presentations; Watch—“David Holt: The Joyful Tradition of Mountain Music” (TED Talks); Lecture—“Infographics 101”
Due: REFLECTION 7A or 7B

Upcoming:

Week 14: Loretta Lynn

TU 11.17/TH 11.19

Read: OWEN—Pg. 51 – 100 

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations; Writers workshop

Due: INFOGRAPHIC (Draft 1, B&W print or in electronic form)

Week 15: Lauryn Hill

TU 11.24/TH 11.26 (THANKSGIVING—NO CLASS)

Read: OWEN—Pg. 101 - 150 

Class: Reading discussion; Presentations;  Excerpts from BBC Four Sessions: Bruce Springsteen with The Seeger Sessions Band (BBC Four)
Due: INFOGRAPHIC (email by 5PM on Tue 11.24)

Week 16: Billy Joel

TU 12.1/TH 12.3

Read: OWEN—Pg. 101 – 200

Class: SHORT ANSWER RESPONSES; Reading discussion; Presentations

Week 17: Sam Smith

TU 12.8 (LAST DAY OF CLASS)/TH 12.10 (SEC. 63 ONLY)

Sec 63 Final Exam Time: Th 12/10 from 7:15 – 9:30 AM

Class: Presentations

Due: REFLECTION 8

Week 18: Beyoncé

TU 12.15/TH 12.17 (FINALS WEEK)

Sec 38 Final Exam Time: Tu 12/15 from 7:15 – 9:30 AM

Class: Class review