{"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\"><mark>IN CLASS, Tuesday, May 2<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">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\">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\"><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\"><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\"><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\">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\"><mark>IN CLASS, Thursday, May 4<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><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\"><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\">Text 1: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Text 2: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">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\">Your thesis: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Paragraph 1: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Paragraph 2: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">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\"><mark>IN CLASS, Tuesday, May 9<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">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\"><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\">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\"><mark>IN CLASS, Thursday, May 11<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">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\"><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\"><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\"><mark>IN CLASS\/ LAST CLASS\/ FINAL EXAM, Tuesday, May 16<\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><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\">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\">Resources: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><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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