Freshmen - Work for the Week of October 9th

Due Tuesday October 9th
Minutes: Max K., Leon H.
Reading HW: Be sure to complete Frankenstein through Vol. III Ch. V
HW: Find a quote to support your side's argument for our fishbowl!

Due Wednesday October 10th
Minutes: Rui L., Anika H.
Reading HW: Finish Frankenstein
HW:  We will finish the fishbowl assignment today and will have some time towards the end of class to discuss the following question: Considering the many deaths in Victor's life, is his punishment appropriate?  Is the creature entitled to this form of revenge?  Or is this justice?  Is this punishment sufficient for Victor's crimes?  Once his family is gone, Victor resolves to hunt the creature down.  How have the two, creator and creature, become dopplegangers?

Due Thursday October 11th
Minutes: Mei L., Felicia L.
Reading HW: Please read this telling of the myth of Prometheus.  
HW: Consider how an alternate title for Frankenstein is The Modern Prometheus.  Why do you think Shelley attributed this title to her novel?  What similarities can you make between the story of Prometheus and the story of Frankenstein?

Due Friday October 12th
Minutes: Jordan L., Kevin L.
Reading HW: Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut and Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" Speech
HW: Vonnegut's short story was written in 1961.  MLK's speech was deliver in 1963.  It would be criminal to not discuss these two words together.  Compare these works and their perceptions of equality.  What was Vonnegut's motivation in writing such a story?  What lesson might he be attempting to portray?


Due Monday October 15th
Minutes:  Rina L., Derrick L.
Reading HW: Read the following article.
HW: Please present both sides of the issues.  Why does the NAACP think schools like Stuyvesant should modify their enrollment policies?  Do you agree or disagree with this assertion?  Should a simple score on the exam to get into Stuyvesant be the only qualification for enrollment here?