Tuesday, September 10, 2013

BK History Lesson 2 - 9.10.2013


Aim:  How has NYC changed under Michael Bloomberg’s tenure as mayor?

DO NOW:
Answer the following questions in your notebook or on a separate sheet of paper:
1.      How long have you lived in NYC?
2.     What is one thing about the city that has changed since you have lived here?
3.     Would you say that this change has been for the better or for the worse?  Why?

AGENDA:
Do Now
Share HW:  Turn-and-Talk with Questions; and Whole Class
Discuss Do Now answers
Introduce Lens Two:  Current NYC issues
-        Reshaping New York: NY Times interactive  

-        Introduce coding and annotating text with “New York Remade” article from WNYC
-        Independent Work:  Coding and annotating article

HW2:  Finish coding and annotating “New York Remade”.


TURN-and-TALK DIRECTIONS:
1.      To the person or persons next to you, explain who you interviewed, and the questions that you asked.
2.     Which of the answers was most interesting or surprising to you?
3.     How do your interviewee’s answers compare to your own?

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