New York Voice
Objectives:
To study the literary elements used in the writing( genre, figurative language, irony), and various perspectives adopted by each writer to portray the New York he/she knew.
To learn the skills of communication, observation , and interview .
To learn to process the information for a specific purpose through doing primary research, reading and writing.
To learn to prepare a portfolio.
To make students be aware of their social commitment
To exercise the student's skills of technology such as web design, and web navigation
Materials:
Writing New York- A Literary Anthology,
New York Writings, Web sites about New York, a
notepad, camera, and virtual visits to the Municipal Archives, City
Museums and art museums.
Technology involved: using camera, scanning photos, creating a photo
gallery, web design, e-mail, discussion forum, web navigating
Related links about New York-
New York Historical Society-dedicated to the preservation of collections which illuminate the American Experience.
A New York Reading List in the areas of travel and impressions, History, politics and society, History, politics and society, and specific guides, New York in fiction.
Register in our Internet Classroom in Nicenet.org