Work for the Week of April 23rd, 28th - Seniors

Wednesday April 23rd
Minutes: Julie
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Thursday April 24th
Minutes: Ashley
Reading HW: Research on the Youtubes.  Find a female comic that you haven't heard of before.
HW: Complete an extra credit assignment post.  Here's a link or simply scroll down the page to access the post.

Friday April 25th
Minutes: Sophia
Reading HW: Here's a blog that explains how to write a joke.
HW: Based on our notes from today, I'd like you to write five jokes.

Monday April 28th
Minutes: Ben
Reading HW: Watch female comedians on our E.C. page.  Here's a link.
HW: Begin to think of questions to ask for our interview subjects.

Tuesday April 29th
Minutes: May
Reading HW: Please research the comedy of Liz Miele.  She'll be visiting our class.
HW: Outside of the questions we came up with in class, please create three interview questions for our speaker based upon your research.  Feel free to create questions based on jokes, bits, or experience as a working, travelling comic.  REMEMBER TO BE ON TIME.

Wednesday April 30th
Minutes: Thomas
Reading HW: Women's Wednesday!
HW: Please find, print, and annotate an article that discusses current events focusing on gender issues.  Please write up a page reflection as to why you selected this article and its impact.

Thursday May 1st
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please research the comedy of Desiree Burch.  She'll be visiting our class.
HW: Outside of the questions we came up with in class, please create three interview questions for our speaker based upon your research.   Feel free to create questions based on jokes, bits, or experience as a working, travelling comic.  REMEMBER TO BE ON TIME.

Friday May 2nd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Sula pg. 1-30
HW: Familiarize yourself with Morrison's writing style and the characters of our new book.

Monday May 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Sula pg. 30-66 
HW: What's it like to be African American in New York City?  Consider your every move through the city (and at Stuyvesant) and what it would be like.