Textual Analysis

Created by Daniela Ragusa, Professor of English Drama Evaluation Essay Statement of Purpose: You will evaluate a play to make your recommendation to a specific audience regarding its quality to help them decide if they should spend their money and time to go see this live performance. Write 1000 words minimum and approximately 7 paragraphs according to the directions below. MLA Format Your Name Prof. Name ENG 1020 Due Date Two Part Title The two parts of the title should be s

Created by Carmen Yiamouyiannis, Professor of Science Bio 1011 Nutrition I either have a Knox Park community outreach representative come into the college to talk about gardening and events at Knox Park or during the summer, I have had students meet at Knox Park and we take a tour of the gardens and then we have an outdoor lecture. Seeing food grow and learning about gardening and gardening classes at Knox Park serves to enable students to learn how to garden on their own a

Created by Professor Julia Rosenblatt, Theater Program Coordinator THR1102 Theater History THR1110 Acting 1 THR1112 Voice and Diction All theater majors are required to see two plays per semester at Hartford Stage, HartBeat Ensemble, TheaterWorks, and Sea Tea Comedy Theater. Students have to write a response for each show they see. The response questions that they answer depends on which course/s they are taking. As an example, I have attached three different response

Created by Dr. Jeffrey Partridge, Professor of English ENGLISH 2640 (INDIVIDUAL PROJECT INSTRUCTIONS) This project aims to introduce you to Hartford’s literary figures through a place-based approach (i.e. by getting out and seeing a place in the city where your author lived!). Here’s what you will do: Read about each author on BlackBoard and list the authors in order of your preference. Choose one of these authors for your project via a lottery to be held in class. Rese

Created by Susan Matthews, Adjunct Professor of Science Biology 1111 – Final Optional Project - “Cabinet of Curiosities” Value: 100 points (and a lot of fun and learning doing it!) Visit the Wadsworth Atheneum and view “The Curiosities in the Cabinet: Museums in Our Age of Wonder” exhibit. Submit proof of entry. These cabinets “were places of universal learning in the 16th and 17th centuries. Cabinets like these featured diverse objects–natural specimens, great works

Created by Marcus Lawson, Associate Professor of History and Political Science US History The Auerbach Library at the Wadsworth serves as a conduit location that allows instructors to embed students within the internal structure of the museum. Students are at once exposed to the head librarian and the museum's art book collections, that all facilitate the opportunity an instructor can use as point of reference in the lead up to opening the discussion on Samuel Colt. I

Created by Nancy LaGuardia, Professor of Marketing and Management Principles of Marketing I give students extra credit for attending plays at Hartford Stage, or for any other events sponsored by Hartford Heritage. I incorporate the One Play into my section on "Marketing to Non-Profits” and use Hartford Stage as a case study. We review what a "non-profit" is, study the demographics of specific plays, and discuss ways to keep marketing costs down, including "free" adverti

Created by Ira Hessmer, R.A. Associate Professor; Program Coordinator Architecture Architectural Designing I We typically use Bushnell park in Design I and then change the project according to what we want to study. This year we used it in the design of an open-air camp in Bushnell park during COVID: Students were given the task to solve a design problem in an urban setting involving the community using the City of Hartford and Bushnell park as our site. The semester-lon

By Kathleen Herron, Professor of Mathematics I teach mathematics to Capital students and I have been a strong advocate of HHP, in particular the "One Play" program. My reasons are many, beginning with the fact that I love the arts! I believe arts provide an opportunity to learn new things, experience other cultures, and overall enrich our lives. I also believe that education is about becoming a more well-rounded person, and this includes experiencing and appreciating the arts

Created by Ronald Glaz, Adjunct Professor of English MULTIMODAL The following is an assignment I use every semester it my Writing Seminars at UConn-Hartford. It asks students to venture out into Hartford in search of the ideas that animate whatever text we’re using at the time and document them via camera. A couple things to note before I delve into the minutia of the assignment itself. The reason I don’t use it at CCC is because we’re a night class and I don’t feel comfor

Created by Ronald Glaz, Adjunct Professor of English ENG 1020 No course-design choice has paid more dividends than my integration of live local theater into the ENG 1020 syllabus. TheaterWorks has been my locale of choice because of the modernity and timeliness of their shows, but what follows would obviously work with Hartford Stage, etc. Even with the current pandemic keeping us out of cramped quarters, I’m STILL using the last play on their docket from the Fall of 2019

Created by Linda Cocchiola, Assistant Professor of ESOL Purpose This assignment requires you to engage in Capital Community College’s signature Place Based Education program, the Hartford Heritage Project. You will attend a free or low-cost cultural event sponsored by HHP and use your developing English language skills to write about the experience while also engaging with the city’s culture and history. Requirements Choose a Hartford Heritage Project event and go to it

Created by Alexandra J. Carey, Adjunct Professor of English Overview of Genre:   In English 1010, students practice reading and writing in different genres, including the Research Argument, which is the focus for this genre. A Research Argument formulates a position regarding an issue, making a claim and using evidence from research.     Using the museums as not only the place for our learning, but also as the subject of our learning, provided a large range of inquiry for the

Created by Joshua Hummel, Music Program Coordinator MUS 1001 Music History and Appreciation MUS 1004 World Music After attending the orchestra performance by the Hartford Symphony, take on the role of music critic and write a 200 - 400 word review (positive or negative) using our SHMIRF outline: SOUND: the texture, use of instruments, tone color - HARMONY: how does the composer use harmony; are the chords, thick, simple, complex, traditional, dissonant - MELODY: try to put i

Black Heritage Project Lesson Plans* for ESOL Intermediate & Advanced Please do not use these assignments in courses other than ESOL Intermediate & Advanced Created by Linda Cocchiola, Ed.D., CT State Community College Capital Introduction Ann Plato was a member of the Talcott Street Church (Hartford’s first Black church), a teacher at the second school created for Black children, and one of the first African American writers to publish a book of essays and poems (1841, Har

Black Heritage Project Lesson* for ARTH 1008 Black Art History Created by Olivia Chiang, Professor, Art History, CT State Community College Manchester While this course is currently run as an asynchronous online class and authentic Place-Based Education is not intrinsic to the course, by integrating local and specific sites in Hartford to larger, national, and international conversations, students are able to connect their own experiences to collective narratives and historie

Black Heritage Project Lesson* for ARCH 2020 Design I Please do not use this assignment in courses other than ARCH 2020 Design I. Created by Ira Hessmer, Coordinator of Architectural Engineering, CT State Community College Capital This class is a second year Architectural Design Technology section. The 10-week module includes class lectures and studio design work. The focus is learning to use architectural precedents and historical events and persons to solve an architec

* for ENG 1010 Evaluation Essay Assignment Designed for on ground courses, but may be adapted for online courses by using the Nutmeg Pulpit Virtual Experience. Please do not use this assignment in courses other than ENG 1010. Created by Jeffrey Partridge, Ph.D., CT State Community College Capital Introduction The Black Heritage Project here at Capital has unearthed some amazing information about the formation of the Black community in Hartford that occurred literally at our d