Work for the Week of December 22nd

Freshmen

Monday Dec. 21st
Minutes: Helen, James
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Paper due.  If you do not have it due to confusion, I'll accept the paper tomorrow.

Tuesday Dec. 22nd
Minutes: N/A
Reading HW: Consider how school both helps and hurts us.
HW: Paper due.

Juniors
Monday Dec. 21st
Minutes: Cindy
Reading HW: Please read the following excerpt of Virgnia Wolfe's "Professions for Women".
HW: Why does Wolfe need to kill Patmore's "Angel in the House"?

Tuesday Dec. 22nd
Minutes: N/A
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Bring in your paper and your copy of The Awakening.

Seniors
Monday Dec. 2st
Minutes: Jim, Daye
Reading HW: Please finish Sula for tomorrow.
HW: N/A

Tuesday Dec. 22nd
Minutes: N/A
Reading HW: Please finish Sula

HW: What is Sula's legacy?

Work for the Week of Dec. 15th - Juniors

Monday Dec. 15th
Minutes: Philip
Reading HW: Read to ch. XXV
HW:

Tuesday Dec. 16th
Minutes: Rane
Reading HW: Read to XXXV
HW: Begin your latest writing assignment!

Wednesday Dec. 17th
Minutes: Raymond
Reading HW: Finish the book!
HW: Draft Day!

Thursday Dec. 18th
Minutes: Kai
Reading HW: We'll discuss the ending of The Awakening.  Please also read "The Yellow Wallpaper". Print a copy for class.
HW: What similarities can you find between our two texts?

Friday Dec. 19th
Minutes: Tony
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Day!

Monday Dec. 20th
Minutes: Cindy
Reading HW: Please read the following excerpt of Virgnia Wolfe's "Professions for Women".
HW: Why does Wolfe need to kill Patmore's "Angel in the House"?

Work for the Week of Dec. 15th - Freshmen

Monday Dec. 15th
Minutes: Vernita, Derek
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Join in on the extra credit

Tuesday Dec. 16th
Minutes: Zhen, Bhavesh
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Create three strong topic sentences for today.

Wednesday Dec. 17th
Minutes: Alex C., Julia
Reading HW: Read this article for some strategies to help you analyze your quotes.
HW: Be sure to refine your explanations of your quotes.

Thursday Dec. 18th
Minutes: Ashley, Isaac
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Friday Dec. 19th
Minutes: Deborah, Nishat
Reading HW:
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Monday Dec. 20th
Minutes: Helen, James
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of Dec. 15th - Seniors

Monday Dec. 15th
Minutes: Aimee, Shazif
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Join in on the extra credit!

Tuesday Dec. 16th
Minutes: Tyler, Veronika
Reading HW: Ch. 1923, 1929
HW:

Wednesday Dec. 17th
Minutes: Bonnie
Reading HW: Ch 1937
HW:

Thursday Dec. 18th
Minutes: Claire
Reading HW: Ch. 1939
HW:

Friday Dec. 19th
Minutes: Christina
Reading HW: Ch. 1940
HW:

Monday Dec. 20th
Minutes: Jim, Daye
Reading HW: 
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E.C - Freshmen - Good and Bad

Listen to the rest of "The Bad Show" podcast by Radiolab.

Considering our discussion of good and evil in Lord of the Flies, analyze the stories of Fritz Haber and James Shapiro and how good and evil function in each story.  Is humanity capable of great evils? What causes us to engage in such terrible behavior?

Respond, post articles and links to relevant media, and read each other's responses.

E.C. - Seniors - Rolling Stone and UVA

It would be remiss to not discuss the unfolding of the controversial RS story about a young woman named "Jackie" and her rape allegations against several fraternity members.  As a result, the university suspended all Greek activities amidst the investigation.

This past week, RS recanted their story.  More questions have arisen.  What happened?  What didn't happen?  What does this very publicized story mean for victims of sexual assault?  What does this story revel about media/journalism's narratives of rape/sexual assault?  Is this an example of a false accusation of rape?

There are many directions for this discussion to take.  Chime in.  Read each other's ideas.  But ,oat importantly, let's be sensitive because this is a sensitive issue.  If you disagree with someone, attempt to understand their ideas.  Try to learn from those we disagree with.  Let's be professional.

Feel free to include links to pertinent videos or articles.

Work for the Week of December 8th - Juniors

Monday December 8th
Minutes: Jeff
Reading HW: Read Chapter One of Book Two.
HW: Purchase of copy of Book Two.

Tuesday December 9th
Minutes:James
Reading HW: Finish Maus
HW: Ask parents/family about their life defining experiences before your birth.  We will use this to create our own comics.

Wednesday December 10th
Minutes:Janice
Reading HW:
HW: Complete your comic!

Thursday December 11th
Minutes:Jessica L
Reading HW: Please read Chopin's Awakening up to Ch. VIII.
HW:

Friday December 12th
Minutes: Michael
Reading HW: Please read Chopin's Awakening  up to Ch. XV
HW:

Monday December 15th
Minutes: Philip
Reading HW: Please read Chopin's Awakening up to Ch. XXV
HW:

Work for the Week of December 8th - Freshmen

Monday December 8th
Minutes: Erik, Matteo
Reading HW: Read chapter six and seven LOTF.
HW: We're going to discuss the pig killing scene in class.  Analyze this scene and be prepared for discussion.

Tuesday December 9th
Minutes: Daniel C., Daniel X.
Reading HW: Read chapter eight LOTF
HW:N/A

Wednesday December 10th
Minutes: Zheng, Ryan
Reading HW: Read chapters nine and ten LOTF
HW: N/A

Thursday December 11th
Minutes: Mason, Gilvir
Reading HW: Finish LOTF
HW:

Friday December 12th
Minutes: Annie, Edwin
Reading HW:
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Monday December 15th
Minutes: Vernita, Derek
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of December 8th - Seniors

Monday December 8th
Minutes: Max S., Ben
Reading HW: Please read "But Some of Us Are Brave"
HW: Is there a difference between feminism and Black feminism?  Consider the majority of authors we have read so far in this class.  How/does race intersect with feminism?

Tuesday December 9th
Minutes: Chesley, Wilson
Reading HW: Sula pg. 1-30
HW: Familiarize yourself with Morrison's writing style and the characters of our new book.

Wednesday December 10th
Minutes: Yijia, Ben
Reading HW: Women's Wednesday!  If we're focusing on powerful African American women, surely we need to look at Michelle Obama.
HW: How has race influenced Michelle Obama's experience?

Thursday December 11th
Minutes: Jonathan, Amy Z.
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.

Friday December 12th
Minutes: Alisa, Imtiaz
Reading HW: Read Sula 1923, 1927
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Monday December 15th
Minutes: Aimee, Shazif
Reading HW: Read Sula 1937
HW: