Work for the Week of September 29th - Seniors

Monday September 29th
Minutes: Cynthia, Christina
Reading HW: Read Mu Lan Fu in Woman Warrior (the chapter title is White Tigers)
HW: How is Mulan characterized?  Is this a positive female role model?  Why or why not?

Tuesday Sept. 30th
Minutes: Erik, Zach
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Consider rewriting your personal essays.  Speak to me about this!

Wednesday Oct. 1st
Minutes: Tali, Sophie
Reading HW: Continuing our theme of woman warriors, Rhonda Roussey is our subject of the day.
HW: Women's Wednesday!  Don't just read the article I've presented, take notes and explore the following question: Why is this person notable?  Does she belong in the pantheon of notable women?  How has gender played a role in this woman's life?  What lessons does she teach us/young people about gender?

Thursday Oct. 2nd
Minutes: Deborah
Reading HW: Research women in the Iranian Revolution.
HW: What was it like to be a woman in 1979 Iran pre/post revolution?

Friday Oct. 3rd
Minutes: Lan La
Reading HW: Begin reading The Handmaid's Tale up to page 33.
HW: What is different about this world?  What is the society that Atwood has created?  Please find correlating quotations in the text to support your argument.
Rumination assignment will be distributed.  It will not be due until Wednesday Oct 15th.

Monday Oct. 6th
Minutes: Mohammad, Sheldon
Reading HW: Read The Handmaid's Tale up to page 66.
HW: Define freedom in the United States.  Define freedom in Gilead.  What is the difference between freedom to and freedom from?  Please find correlating quotations in the text to support your argument.