• Work submitted is the required length
• — 6 pages for simulated correspondence (Lessons 2 and 4)
• o Pages are numbered.
• o The text is double-spaced.
• o Uses 1-inch margins top, bottom, left, and right.
• o Uses one of the following fonts: 11 pt. Verdana, 13–14 pt. Arial, Helvetica, Tahoma, Calibri, Bookman Old Style, Palatino.
1. Complete these 8 reading assignments in Number Our Days: Foreword by Victor Turner (xiii-xvii)
a. “So What Do You Want from Us Here?” (1-39)
b. “Needle and Thread: The Life and Death of a Tailor” (40-78)
c. “We Don’t Wrap Herring in a Printed Page” (79-112)
d. “For an Educated Man, He Could Learn a Few Things” (113-52)
e. “We Fight to Keep Warm” (153-94)
f. Teach Us to Number Our Days (195-231)
g. “Jewish Comes Up in You from the Roots” (232-68)
h. Epilogue and Afterword (269-81)
2. Review the study questions listed in the following sections.
3. Write at least 2 paragraphs (approximately ¾–1 full page) of simulated correspondence
4. Study the instructor’s discussion of the reading, looking for opportunities to develop your ideas, redirect your thinking, and increase your understanding.
5. Prepare 6 pages of selected simulated correspondence and submit to the instructor via the Internet through Independent Study.
