Work for the Week of October 21st - Freshmen

Monday October 21st

Minutes: Jason., Momo

Reading HW: Voice in the Wall, Half and Half

HW:  Perfect paragraph draft due.

Tuesday October 22nd

Minutes: Ming, Karen J       

Reading HW: Read "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" by Amy Chua, comment section,

HW: Is Amy Chua making a strong argument in her piece?  What are her goals as a parent?  Do you believe her children are happy?  How does Chua's parenting style compare to your parents?
 Final PP draft due today.

Wednesday October 23rd

Minutes: Claudia, Karen Y

Reading HW: "Two Kinds" and "Rice Husband" 

HW: N/A

Thursday October 24th

Minutes: Warren

Reading HW: "Four Directions" "Without Wood" 

HW: Both of these stories reveal several examples of paranoia.  I'd like you to find four examples of paranoia, jotting down each textual example and the corresponding page number.

Friday October 25th

Minutes: Kenneth

HW Postponed for Monday

Monday October 28th

Minutes: Larissa

Reading HW: "Best Qualities" "Magpies"

HW: What lesson can we learn from the birth of the magpies?  I'd like you to take a situation in your life that makes you sad and try to see how you can overcome this sadness by looking at the "brighter side" of life.