Work for the Week of May 28th - Sophomores

Tuesday May 28th
Reading HW: "Leda and the Swan" by William Butler Yeats
HW:

Wednesday May 29th
Reading HW: "Counterparts" by James Joyce
HW: Please compare Joyce's story to Theodore Roethke's "My Papa's Waltz".  Is the father character a sympathetic figure or an evil figure?  Please explain in at least eight sentences.

Thursday May 30th
Reading HW: "What I Heard at the Discount Department Store" by David Budbill (2/5 down the page) and
Eating Alone by Li-Young Lee
HW: Analyze how each poet discusses parenthood.  Consider the perspective of the narration (is it 1st or 3rd).  How does these poems relate to the duality of "My Papa's Waltz?  Six sentence minimum.

Friday May 31st
Reading HW: "The Horses" by Edwin Muir, "A Song On The End Of The World" by Czeslaw Milosz
HW: What is the common theme that links these two works?  How does each author present the apocalypse?  Why might these writers conceive the end of the world?  Which poem appeals to you more?  Try to consider Frost's "Fire and Ice" in discussing your appeal.

Monday June 3rd
Reading HW: "Dawn" and "Adam" by Federico Garcia Lorca
HW: How does Lorca employ imagery in his works?  What common theme can you find between these two works?

Work for the Week of May 28th - Freshmen

Tuesday May 28th
Minutes: Michael D.
Reading HW: Review conclusion sections of I-Search papers in packet (36-37)
HW: Drafts of conclusion due for peer editing.

Wednesday May 29th
Minutes: Michael A., Nino D.
Reading HW: Review I-Search packet (26-32)
HW: Works cited due for peer editing.

Thursday May 30th
Minutes: Mark A., Ahmet
Reading HW: Review I-Search packet
HW: Independent work to complete full I-Search draft for tomorrow.

Friday May 31st
Minutes: Sean B., Elias
Reading HW: Review instructions for I-Search presentations.
HW: Full I-Search due for peer editing.

Monday June 3rd
Minutes: Sophia C., Alex H.
Reading HW:
HW:  Independent work to complete I-Search.

Work for the Week of May 20th - Sophomores

Monday May 20th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
HW: Six questions and six observations.

Tuesday May 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW: "My Last Duchess" by Robert Browning,
HW:  How does Browning present masculine characters?  Feminine characters?  What does this poem say about Victorian gender dynamics?

Wednesday May 22nd
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Porphyria's Lover" by Robert Browning
HW: How does Browning present masculine characters?  Feminine characters?  How can we compare "My Last Duchess" to this piece?

Thursday May 23rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Ode on a Grecian Urn" by John Keats
HW: Would springtime be as beautiful if it was spring all year long?  Why is change so important for our appreciation of the aesthetics?  Utilize the poem to answer this question.

Friday May 24th
Minutes:
Reading HW: To An Athelete Dying Young by A.E. Housman
HW:

Tuesday May 28th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Leda and the Swan" by William Butler Yeats
HW:

Work for the Week of May 20th - Freshmen

Monday May 20th
Minutes: Neil, Pablo
Reading HW: Be sure to review previous examples of I-Searches to use as a model.
HW: Half draft due.  Be sure to secure an interview by today.

Tuesday May 21st
Minutes: Carol, Camille
Reading HW: Read the following interview.  What in/effective questions does the interviewer employ?
HW: Prepare 8 questions for your interview.  Make sure that these are well developed, thought-provoking questions.  For some ideas of how to come up with questions review pages 19-20 of I-Search papers in packet.

Wednesday May 22nd
Minutes: Xiao Wen, Christy
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Complete full search section draft.

Thursday May 23rd
Minutes: Jackie, Darwin
Reading HW: Review conclusion sections of I-Search papers in packet.
HW: Continue working on your paper.

Friday May 24th
Minutes: Mark, Belle
Reading HW:
HW: Complete interview by today!

Tuesday May 28th
Minutes: Michael A., Michael D.
Reading HW:
HW:  Drafts of Conclusion and Works Cited due for peer editing.

Work for the Week of May 13th - Sophomores

                                                    Because I wanted to.  That's why.

Monday May 13th
Minutes: Joey
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday May 14th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please read and print the following article about morality in Crimes and Misdemeanors
HW: Be prepared to discuss the film's themes of morality and the existential crises of life.  Mark up your article for discussion.

Wednesday May 15th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Seven Floors" by Dino Buzati
HW: Six questions and six observations.

Thursday May 16th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Saint" by V.S. Pritchett
HW: Six questions and six observations.  What connections can you elicit between this text and Crimes and Misdemeanors?

Friday May 17th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Their Mother" by Natalia Ginzburg
HW: Six questions and six observations.

Monday May 20th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" by T.S. Eliot
HW: Six questions and six observations.

Work for the Week of May 13th - Freshmen

Monday May 13th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Review I Search Packet's examples of introductions.
HW: Draft of Introduction due for peer editing


Tuesday May 14th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please print and read the "Lunchroom Rebellion" from your i-Search packet
HW: How is this article an i-Search paper?  Please indicate on the physical artifact of the paper itself which sections of the article are introduction, search, and conclusion sections.


Wednesday May 15th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Review I Search Packet's examples of introductions.  Visit the Writing Center if possible.
HW: Full draft of introduction due for peer editing.


Thursday May 16th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Bring in 4 potential sources of information.
HW: Be prepared to answer, how do these sources help answer my i-Search question?


Friday May 17th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Review I Search Packet's examples of search sections.
HW: Half draft Search section due for peer editing (two to three pages discussing at least two sources)


Monday May 20th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Review how to find/give an interview in your i-Search packet.
HW: Secure an interview.
If you need a handhel recorder, I can provide you with one.  Many of your have phones/computers that can act as recorders as well.

Work for the Week of May 6th - Sophomores

Monday May 6th
Minutes:
HW: Notebooks and papers due today.
Reading HW: Finish the book.

Tuesday May 7th
Minutes:
HW:  How we can apply the lessons of crime and punishment to our current legal system woes.  Students should write an eight sentence response to be checked on Tuesday.
Reading HW: N/A

Wednesday May 8th - FILM DAY!
Minutes: Matthew, Dimitri,Jonathan
HW: What are some adaptations of Crime and Punishment?  Bring in three examples of how Dostoevsky's story continues to be retold.  Hand in your books today.
Reading HW: Conduct online research.


Thursday May 9th - FILM DAY!
Minutes: Danny, Joey, John
HW: How would you react in a similar moral dilemma?  Have you ever been in your own moral dilemma?  What influenced your decision?
Reading HW: Please review this article on our film.  Highlight important ideas that discuss the concept of morality in our modern times.  We will discuss this piece in class.

Friday May 10th
Minutes: Jason, Nikkie, Darien
HW: How does Woody Allen's film parallel Dostoevsky's work?  How is it different?
Reading HW:


Monday May 13th
Minutes: Imtiaz, Caroline, Jacky
HW:
Reading HW:

Work for the Week of May 6th - Freshmen

Monday May 6th
Minutes: Derrick, Bowen
HW: Meal memoir due.
Reading HW: Finish the book.


Tuesday May 7th
Minutes: Rina
HW: How is Born Round a memoir?  Is this book literature in the same sense as Frankenstein or Romeo and Juliet?  How is this book different from any other piece of literature we've read this year?
Reading HW: N/A


Wednesday May 8th
Minutes: 
HW: Review sample questions of I-Search
Reading HW: Please review the i-Search packet.


Thursday May 9th
Minutes:
HW: Create three potential i-Search questions.
Reading HW: Read the sample i-Search topics for inspiration in the i-Search packet.  What makes these topics strong topics for research?  Be sure to explain your ideas.


Friday May 10th
Minutes:
HW: Develop two potential questions that you would like to answer. Be sure that you can defend what makes your topic a strong topic for research.
Reading HW: Review students' topics for inspiration.


Monday May 13th
Minutes: 
HW: Draft of introduction due.
Reading HW: N/A