{"id":261,"date":"2023-02-02T13:28:15","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T18:28:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/?page_id=261"},"modified":"2023-05-11T19:09:53","modified_gmt":"2023-05-11T23:09:53","slug":"unit-5-final-exam-prep","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/unit-5-final-exam-prep\/","title":{"rendered":"Unit 5: Final Exam Prep, Rent or Buy?, May 2nd &#8211; May 16th"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark>IN CLASS, Tuesday, May 2<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Discussion: Do you think landlords charge too much for rent? Is it better to rent or buy property? What are the advantages and disadvantages of renting rather than buying? What experiences do you have of paying rent? What\u2019s the most you would pay in rent? Is rent in NYC too high, too low or affordable? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">HW Review + <strong>Final Exam Practice text 1: &#8220;Should You Rent or Buy a Home in NYC?<\/strong>&#8221; by Isabel Galupo + Annotate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.perusall.com\/\">on Perusall<\/a>).  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark><strong>Asynchronous\/ In Your own time before class on May 4<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/2023\/05\/02\/final-exam-practice-summary-text-1\/\">Summarize<\/a> the article <strong>Final Exam Practice text 1: &#8220;Should You Rent or Buy a Home in NYC?<\/strong>&#8221; by Isabel Galupo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-38ddd05c-813f-461b-b2c4-dc2d0b7a9246\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2023\/05\/Should-You-Rent-or-Buy-a-Home-in-NYC.docx\">Should-You-Rent-or-Buy-a-Home-in-NYC<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2023\/05\/Should-You-Rent-or-Buy-a-Home-in-NYC.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-38ddd05c-813f-461b-b2c4-dc2d0b7a9246\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Final Exam Practice<\/strong> <strong>Text 2:<\/strong> Watch the TEDTalk <strong>&#8220;How to Buy Happiness&#8221; by Michael Norton<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-ted wp-block-embed-ted wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Michael Norton: How to buy happiness\" src=\"https:\/\/embed.ted.com\/talks\/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness\" width=\"1140\" height=\"642\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">1 hour on&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/asynchronous-assignments-grammar\/\">Grammar Practice<\/a>&nbsp;Part 5 Units 17\/ Nouns + do what you can (you have 1 week to do this)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark>IN CLASS, Thursday, May 4<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Final Exam Practice<\/strong> <strong>Text 2:<\/strong> Watch and <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2023\/05\/How-to-buy-happiness.docx\">read<\/a> the TEDTalk <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ted.com\/talks\/michael_norton_how_to_buy_happiness\">How to Buy Happiness<\/a>&#8221; by Michael Norton<\/strong>: summary +<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1cmiE98PztHtzNa74Z4g5X7WfmpvGla-J29IasZuhrik\/edit\"> synthesis of text 1 and 2<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-file\"><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-1b76200b-10be-4a45-a822-14c13f7b431b\" href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2023\/05\/How-to-buy-happiness.docx\">How-to-buy-happiness<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2896\/2023\/05\/How-to-buy-happiness.docx\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-1b76200b-10be-4a45-a822-14c13f7b431b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark><strong>Asynchronous\/ In Your own time before class on May 9<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Text 1: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Text 2: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Summarize each text in 3-5 sentences. Next, develop a thesis about this topic, and write a 2-paragraph essay supporting your thesis and using the two texts as your evidence. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Your thesis: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Paragraph 1: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Paragraph 2: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Submit your work <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/2023\/05\/04\/final-exam-practice-essay\/\">here<\/a> in Assignments by commenting on my post. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark>IN CLASS, Tuesday, May 9<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Present your thesis to the class +<a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1cmiE98PztHtzNa74Z4g5X7WfmpvGla-J29IasZuhrik\/edit\"> thesis workshop<\/a> and HW review + apartment search via Street Easy or Zillow!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark><strong>Asynchronous\/ In Your own time before class on May 11<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Find another apartment to rent or to buy. Provide the link and explain your decision<a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/2023\/05\/09\/find-your-perfect-apartment-or-home\/\"> here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark>IN CLASS, Thursday, May 11<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Classmate interviews + <a href=\"https:\/\/openlab.bmcc.cuny.edu\/esl-96-1803-spring2023-your-reading-and-writing-class\/2023\/05\/11\/classmate-interviews-apartments\/\">data analysis<\/a> + Review Part I Final Exam Instructions (annotation on Perusall and summary on Blackboard).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark><strong>Asynchronous\/ Final Exam Part 1\/ In Your own time before class on May 16<\/strong><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Part I<\/strong> is an annotation and summary assignment, which you will complete between now (8:15PM on Thursday, May 11th &#8211; 6:30PM on May 16th). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><mark>IN CLASS\/ LAST CLASS\/ FINAL EXAM, Tuesday, May 16<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Part II <\/strong>is the second reading and the writing prompt, which you will receive in class on May 16th. You will need to respond to both readings in your essay, and you will have 90 minutes to complete the assignment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover is-light\" style=\"min-height:246px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-luminous-vivid-amber-background-color has-background-dim-100 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-cover-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Final Exam: May 11th (HW assigned) &#8211; May 16th (in-class final exam)!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Resources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/04\/02\/your-money\/to-buy-or-rent-a-home-weighing-which-is-better.html?action=click&amp;contentCollection=The%20Upshot&amp;region=Footer&amp;module=WhatsNext&amp;version=WhatsNext&amp;contentID=WhatsNext&amp;moduleDetail=undefined&amp;pgtype=Multimedia\">Rent or Buy?<\/a> NYT <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IN CLASS, Tuesday, May 2 Discussion: Do you think landlords charge too much for rent? 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