Work for the Week of May 27th - Juniors

Tuesday May 27th
Minutes: Dimitri, N/A
Reading HW: TSAR Ch. 7-8
HW: N/A

Wednesday May 28th
Minutes: Chloe, Natalie
Reading HW: TSAR Ch. 9-11
HW: Use Jake/Bill's interactions with Cohn as an opportunity to differentiate between what Jakes says/how Jake acts, and what he is truly feeling at this moment in the story.

Thursday May 29th
Minutes: Dionis, Andrew
Reading HW: TSAR 12-14
HW: Why are Jake and Bill able to bond so well?  How is their relationship unlike any other relationship we see in the text?

Friday May 30th
Minutes: Zhe, Tiffany
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Day!

Monday June 2nd
Minutes: Farzana
Reading HW: TSAR 15-16
HW: Paper due.
Research the difference between a cow, a steer, and a bull.  Who represents who in this scene?

Work for the Week of May 27th - Freshmen

Tuesday May 27th
Minutes: Kaitlin, Andrew
Reading HW: Listen to the IQ2 episode "Don't Eat Anything With a Face"  Listen to the first two speakers.
HW: Take notes on the first two speakers (ONLY) and what arguments they implement to prove their points.

Wednesday May 28th
Minutes: Jason, Arnab
Reading HW: Begin to research your four minute argument.  This is your assignment.
HW: Pick an argument and create an outline.

Thursday May 29th
Minutes: Daniel S., Anthony
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Bring in appropriate annotated research for your argument.

Friday May 30th
Minutes: Kelly, Nick
Reading HW: Advice for public speaking.
HW: Draft Day.

Monday June 2nd
Minutes: Eileen, Hannah
Reading HW: Read this piece on how to speak in public.
HW: Keep working on your paper.

Seniors - E.C. - Elliot Rodgers and #YesAllWomen

Over the past weekend, we've been exposed to the horrific events that occurred in Santa Barbara this past Friday night.  But what is perhaps most troubling are the motivations for the killer's actions.  Some suggest that while Elliot Rodger's actions reflected a deeply disturbed young man, his beliefs were reflective of some perspective of gender in our society.

I'd like you to research some of the discussion surrounding this young man's actions as well as delving into the popularized hash tag #YesAllWomen (created in response to #NotAllMen) to gain a stronger perspective of our national debate.  

Work for the Week of May 27th - Seniors

Tuesday May 27th
Minutes: Farhaan
Reading HW: "Shaman"
HW: N/A

Wednesday May 28th
Minutes: Karen
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Day

Thursday May 29th
Minutes: Austin
Reading HW: First half of "At the Western Palace" (113-135)
HW:

Friday May 30th
Minutes: Jonah
Reading HW: Finish "At the Western Palace"
HW: Work on your paper.

Monday June 2nd
Minutes: Bilal
Reading HW: "A Song for a Barbarian Pipe Reed"
HW: Paper Due.

Work for the Week of May 19th - Juniors

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Weihou,
Reading HW: "So Much Water So Close To Home"
HW:

Tuesday May 20th
Minutes: Joanne, Zachery
Reading HW: "The Chameleon" by David Grann
HW: N/A

Wednesday May 21st
Minutes: Betty, Tashfiq
Reading HW: The Sun Also Rises Ch. 1-3
HW:

Thursday May 22nd
Minutes: Eddie, Henry
Reading HW: TSAR Ch. 4-6
HW:

Friday May 23rd
Minutes: Emily, Cole
Reading HW:  TSAR Ch. 7 - 8
HW:

Monday May 26th - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday May 27th
Minutes: Dmitri, Farzana
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of May 19th - Freshmen

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Sam, Bayle
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft D

Tuesday May 20th
Minutes: Caroline, Warren
Reading HW: "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing
HW: Establish a thesis about this story.  How does Lessing establish her argument?  Please find five quotes that support your claim.

Wednesday May 21st
Minutes: Gianluca, Larissa
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Paper due.

Thursday May 22nd
Minutes: Andy, Tommy
Reading HW: Listen to the IQ2 episode "It's Wrong to Pay for Sex"  Listen to the first two speakers.
HW: Take notes on the first two speakers (ONLY) and what arguments they implement to prove their points.

Friday May 23rd
Minutes: Casey, Jason
Reading HW: Listen to the IQ2 episode "Science Refutes God"  Listen to the first two speakers.
HW: Take notes on the first two speakers (ONLY) and what arguments they implement to prove their points.

Monday May 26th - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday May 27th
Minutes: Kaitlin, Andrew
Reading HW: Listen to the IQ2 episode "Don't Eat Anything With a Face"  Listen to the first two speakers.
HW: Take notes on the first two speakers (ONLY) and what arguments they implement to prove their points.

Work for the Week of May 19th - Seniors

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Sophia
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday May 20th
Minutes: Andy
Reading HW: "No Name Woman"
HW: Ask a family member about a relative that your family doesn't speak of.  Does your family have any unspoken legends?  Why are some voices silenced?

Wednesday May 21st
Minutes: Christine
Reading HW: "White Tigers"
HW: N/A

Thursday May 22nd
Minutes: Ashley
Reading HW: Please select and print a current article about gender.
HW: Please write up why you selected this article and it's relative importance to our class.

Friday May 23rd
Minutes: Julie
Reading HW: Here's some examples of some stellar CIA assignments.
HW: Draft Day.  Please have a full draft.

Monday May 26th - Memorial Day - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday May 27th
Minutes: Farhaan
Reading HW: "Shaman"
HW: N/A

Wednesday May 28th
Minutes: Karen
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Day

Work for the Week of May 12th - Juniors

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Fish, Arlex
Reading HW: "Nobody Said Anything"
HW: How would you describe our protagonist?  What conflict does the protagonist experience?  Be sure to ask some questions of the text.  Please bring in your work for class.

Tuesday May 13th
Minutes: Joshua, Brian H.
Reading HW: "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love"
HW: Please define love in your own terms.

Wednesday May 14th
Minutes: Abrar, Austin
Reading HW: "Fat"
HW: Please select 5 curious choices that Carver makes in this story.  Be sure to take notes on your findings

Thursday May 15th
Minutes: Ting, Brian L.
Reading HW: "Where I'm Calling From"
HW: How does  your knowledge of London's "To Build a Fire" contribute to your understanding of this piece?

Friday May 16th
Minutes: Darren, Cheuk
Reading HW: "Cathedral"
HW: I would like you to describe an object to a blind man.  Also, watch this video of a blind man drawing.

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Weihou, Frankie
Reading HW: "So Much Water So Close To Home"
HW: How does conflict function in this piece?

Work for the Week of May 12th - Seniors

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Bilal
Reading HW:
HW: 1940

Tuesday May 13th
Minutes: Cindy
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft due for Found Poem assignment.

Wednesday May 14th
Minutes: Lorraine
Reading HW: Finish book.
HW: N/A

Thursday May 15th
Minutes: Ruihan
Reading HW: Please read the Riot Grrrl Manifesto
HW: Paper due.

Friday May 16th
Minutes: Jennifer Chen
Reading HW: Please research 3rd wave feminism.
HW: Bring in your annotated research for class today.

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Sophia
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of May 12th - Freshmen

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Rozi, Karen Y.
Reading HW: "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Tuesday May 13th
Minutes: Kenneth, Charles
Reading HW: Review a story that we've read in the past week and analyze it for sufficient evidence to support a thesis.
HW: Have a story selected and create a thesis statement for that story.

Wednesday May 14th
Minutes: Jannat, Nicholas
Reading HW: "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver
HW: How does Carver present blindness?  Write down some quotes from the story that reveal Carver's perception of blindness.

Thursday May 15th
Minutes: Courtney, Alex
Reading HW: Please review this successful paper to aid in your writing process.
HW: Draft Day.

Friday May 16th
Minutes: Daniel S., Matthew
Reading HW: "Araby" by James Joyce
HW: How would you characterize Joyce's perception of love.  Please find evidence to support your claims.

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Sam, Bayle
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Full draft due.

Work for the Week of May 5th - Seniors

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.

Tuesday May 6th
Minutes: Jonah
Reading HW: Read Sula 1922
HW:

Wednesday May 7th
Minutes: Ruihan
Reading HW:  Read Sula 1923, 1927
HW:

Thursday May 8th
Minutes: Farhaan
Reading HW:  Read Sula 1937
HW:

Friday May 9th
Minutes: John
Reading HW:  Read Sula 1939
HW:

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Bilal
Reading HW:  Read Sula 1940
HW:

Work for the Week of May 5th - Juniors

Monday May 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read "The Swimmer" by John Cheever
HW:

Tuesday May 6th
Minutes: Ricky
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Bring in 3 images of women from current magazines (not images you find online): one inspiring, one disturbing, one with a man and woman in it together.

Wednesday May 7th
Minutes: Tina, Jacky L.
Reading HW: Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour"
HW: N/A

Thursday May 8th
Minutes: Wilson, Alex
Reading HW:  N/A
HW: Have a completed draft for workshopping today.

Friday May 9th
Minutes: Carmen, Afshin
HW: Bring in an appropriate article for your writing assignment.

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Fish, Arlex
Reading HW: "Nobody Said Anything"
HW: How would you describe our protagonist?  What conflict does the protagonist experience?  Be sure to ask some questions of the text.  Please bring in your work for class.

Work for the Week of May 5th - Freshmen

Monday May 5th
Minutes: N/A
Reading HW: Read "The Swimmer" by John Cheever
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.


Tuesday May 6th
Minutes: Tasnia, Lucy
Reading HW: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Wednesday May 7th
Minutes: Kelly, Xin Yi
Reading HW: "Patriotism" by Yukio Mishima
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Thursday May 8th
Minutes: Eileen, Claudia
Reading HW: "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Friday May 9th
Minutes: Maddie, Leo
Reading HW: "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Rozi, Karen Y.
Reading HW: "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Seniors - E.C. Affirmative Action

We spoke in class on Wednesday about SCOTUS's (Supreme Court of the United States) 6-2 decision upholding Michigan's ban on affirmative action.  Affirmative action is not merely associated with one's race, it also affects women and the handicapped.  I implore you to explore this topic by reading the NY Times article reporting on SCOTUS's decision, the comments on the NY Times website discussing these matters, as well as your experience in a school that has been criticized by the NAACP for its refusal to impose affirmative action like standards in its admission process.  Consider the role of affirmative action in college admissions.  What is right?  What is wrong?  What should we do?