9-9-2013 BK History Lesson 1

Course Introduction

How do you see yourself in relation to where you live?  What do you value about NYC and your neighborhood?  What would you like to change?

DO NOW:
Choose ONE of the following questions and free write a response.

1.  Do you see yourself as a New Yorker; a Brooklynite; or something else?  Why?

2.  What do you value about NYC?

3.  What do you value about your neighborhood?

4.  What would you like to change about NYC or your neighborhood?

AGENDA:
Work on Do Now
Discussion of Do Now answers.
Explain HW
Introduce Map Activity
Work on Map Activity
Share ideas and discuss the Map

HW1: DUE TUESDAY, SEPT. 10, 2013
Choose someone to interview using 2 of the questions from class, and one you make up.  Summarize their answers and be prepared to share tomorrow.


MAP ACTIVITY DIRECTIONS:
1.  With the person next to you, come up with several (at least 3) facts about Brooklyn.
2.  After generating facts, come up with several perceptions you hold about Brooklyn.
3.  Choose your strongest fact and write it on the yellow/green post-it.
4.  Choose your most interesting perception and write it on the pink post-it.
5.  Write your name and your neighborhood on the blue post-it.
6.  Come up to the large BK map and place your post-its on the map.