Tuesday AND Extra Credit NEWS!!!!!

Today
We learned how authors use verisimilitude and vernacular to make their stories realistic. We also read "A Desertion" and held a class discussion.

Homework
Write a conversation (3/4 of a page to a page) using VERNACULAR. You can either listen to a conversation or make one up but you MUST translate the auditory conversation into written dialogue.

Extra Credit!
10 pts Go to the Tenement Museum http://www.tenement.org/ and bring in the ticket stub with your name
20 pts Do the above, plus write a one and a half page TYPED review of your experience. See below for paper guidelines.
IMPORTANT DETAILS
The normal cost for students is $15, BUT I've arranged a reduced rate of $8 ONLY for you guys. In order to take the reduced rate you must contact my friend, Liz, and follow other details below:

1. This rate is good Sunday - Friday (no Saturdays)
2. The rate is only available in January
3. The rate is only available for your class
4. Your students will need to make reservations in advance through me in order to recieve the $8 rate. They can contact me at
lmoran@tenement.org or at 212- 431-0233 x245 - just have them identify themselves as your students
5. Our tour schedule is available online at http://www.tenement.org/.

My suggestion would be to make a reservation for afterschool one day or for a Sunday. In order to get credit, this must be completed by January 20th!

Tenement Review Paper Guidelines
Your paper should answer the essential question: What was life like in New York City at the turn of the century? Use the questions below to guide you. I suggest you take notes during the visit, and please ask the actor/actress questions to help give you a better sense of life in New York City at the turn of the century.

What type of apartment where you in? Notice the details. What is the significance of the details you saw?
Whose apartment was it? What was the person like? What did you gather from her/him that shows what life must have been like?
What conclusions can you draw about New York City in the turn of the century? How do you know? Use a plethora of details to help support your answer.