Work for the Week of December 19th - Seniors

Monday December 19th
Minutes: Benjamin, Frances
Reading HW: Sula 1923, 1927
HW: Paper due.

Tuesday December 20th
Minutes: Jonathan, Henry
Reading HW: Sula 1937
HW:

Wednesday December 21st
Minutes: Kimberlyn, Liting
Reading HW: Sula 1939
HW:

Thursday December 22nd
Minutes: Simon, Sam L.
Reading HW: Sula 1940
HW:

Friday December 23rd
Minutes: Jackson, Han
Reading HW: Finish the book.
HW:

ENJOY YOUR NON-DENOMINATIONAL WINTER BREAK - NO HOMEWORK!

Work for the Week of December 19th - Juniors

Monday December 19th
Minutes: Manjit
Reading HW: II.i
HW:

Tuesday December 20th
Minutes: Jessica
Reading HW: II.ii-iii
HW:

Wednesday December 21st
Minutes: Taylor
Reading HW: II.iv
HW:

Thursday December 22nd
Minutes: Sonal
Reading HW: Prepare for reader's theater of II.iv
HW:

Friday December 23rd
Minutes: Datian
Reading HW: Finish Fences
HW:

ENJOY YOUR NON-DENOMINATIONAL WINTER BREAK - NO HOMEWORK!

Work for the Week of December 19th - Freshmen

Monday December 19th
Minutes: Deb, Christian
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 101
HW: Find a rule.  Break it.  Discuss the experience in writing.  How does it feel to break a rule?

Tuesday December 20th
Minutes: Christopher, Thomas
Reading HW:  Finish Part One of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest  
HW:

Wednesday December 21st
Minutes: Fei, Nathan C.
Reading HW: 151
HW: Why does that character do what he does? (Yes I'm being cryptic to avoid spoilers).

Thursday December 22nd
Minutes: Yuanjie, Tommy
Reading HW: N/A
HW:

Friday December 23rd
Minutes: Celina, Diana
Reading HW: Finish Part II
HW:

ENJOY YOUR NON-DENOMINATIONAL WINTER BREAK - NO HOMEWORK!

Work for the Week of December 12th - Freshmen

Monday December 12th
Minutes: Victor, Theodore
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Tuesday December 13th
Minutes: Tiffany, Issa
Reading HW: Please read to pg. 20 of One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest on this pdf.
HW: N/A

Wednesday December 14th
Minutes: Natan, Sara
Reading HW: 
HW: Draft due.

Thursday December 15th
Minutes: Tasfia, Colin
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 42
HW:

Friday December 16th
Minutes: Isabella, Chris
Reading HW:  One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 75
HW:

Monday December 19th
Minutes: Deb, Christian
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Blue - 101
HW: Find a rule.  Break it.  Discuss the experience in writing.  How does it feel to break a rule?

Work for the Week of December 12th - Juniors

Monday December 12th
Minutes: Jin
Reading HW: Fences I.ii
HW:

Tuesday December 13th
Minutes: Anqin
Reading HW: Fences I.iii
HW:

Wednesday December 14th
Minutes: Will
Reading HW: I.iv
HW:

Thursday December 15th
Minutes: Kenny
Reading HW: I.iv
HW:

Friday December 16th
Minutes: Stephanie
Reading HW: II.i
HW: Work on reader's theater.  Be sure to prepare notes for today.

Monday December 19th
Minutes: Manjit
Reading HW: II.i
HW:

Work for the Week of December 12th - Seniors

Monday December 12th
Minutes: Reeshyal, Dana
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Tuesday December 13th
Minutes: Claudia, Vijay
Reading HW: Begin Sula.  1-29.
HW: Familiarize yourself with the characters of the book and Morrison's writing style.

Wednesday December 14th
Minutes: Shihab, Nicole G.
Reading HW: Sula pg. 30-66
HW:

Thursday December 15th
Minutes: Rishad, Kenny L.
Reading HW:
HW:

Here's an example of a modern folk story!

Friday December 16th
Minutes: Alan, Rozi
Reading HW: Read Sula 1922
HW:

Monday December 19th
Minutes: Bejamin, Frances
Reading HW: Read Sula 1923, 1927
HW: Paper due.

Work for the Week of December 5th - Seniors

Monday December 5th
Minutes: Jaime, Brian
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Tuesday  December 6th
Minutes: Michelle, Kimberly
Reading HW: Ch. 6 "Ten Views of the Flying Matriarch"
HW:

Wednesday  December 7th
Minutes: Gary, Jodi
Reading HW: Ch. 7 "Happiness: A Manifesto" and "Postscript/Notes"
HW:

Thursday  December 8th
Minutes: Kevin W., Atikur
Reading HW: Bring in a myth/folk story for today!  We're going to work on our drafts.
HW:

Friday  December 9th
Minutes: Sylvia, Winnie
Reading HW:
HW: What is the special bond that women share with each other?  Interview a few people!

Monday  December 12th
Minutes: Reeshyal, Dana
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Work for the Week of December 5th - Juniors

Monday December 5th
Minutes: Tasdid
Reading HW: Read up Ch. 31
HW:

Tuesday  December 6th
Minutes: Gabriela
Reading HW: Read up Ch. 36
HW:

Wednesday  December 7th
Minutes: Sihao
Reading HW: Finish Huck
HW:

Thursday  December 8th
Minutes: Shine
Reading HW:
HW: Read the brief bio of Fences and author August Wilson.

Friday  December 9th
Minutes: Michaela
Reading HW: Act I Sc. I
HW:

Monday  December 12th
Minutes: Jin
Reading HW: Act I Sc. II
HW:

Work for the Week of December 5th - Freshmen

Monday December 5th
Minutes: Nicholas, Charlotte
Reading HW: Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 179.
HW:

Tuesday  December 6th
Minutes: Veronika, Leon
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in a thesis for today.

Wednesday  December 7th
Minutes: Justin, Jacqueline
Reading HW:
HW: Finish the first side of our worksheet from today.

Here's a copy of our worksheet in case you weren't in class on Tuesday or need an extra!

Thursday  December 8th
Minutes: Eric, Kevin
Reading HW: Finish the book.
HW:

Friday  December 9th
Minutes: Evan, Tiffany
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Monday  December 12th
Minutes:Victor, Theodore
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Work for the Week of Nov. 28th - Freshmen

Monday November 28th
Minutes: Yevgeniy, Joanne
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday November 29th
Minutes: Eve, Leo
Reading HW: Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 26.
HW: Characterize our narrator.  How is this book/perspective different from every other book we've read this year?

Wednesday November 30th
Minutes: Wei, Tahreem
Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 65.
HW:

Thursday December 1st
Minutes: Lily, Stanley
Reading HW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 99.
HW: 

Friday December 2nd
Minutes: Serene, Regina
Reading HW: Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 140.
HW:

Monday December 5th
Minutes: Nicholas, Charlotte
Reading HW: Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 179.
HW:

Work for the Week of Nov. 28th - Juniors

Monday November 28th
Minutes: Alex P.
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday November 29th
Minutes: Sophia
Reading HW: Read up Ch. 16
HW:

Wednesday November 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read up Ch. 20
HW:

Thursday December 1st
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read up Ch. 26
HW:

Friday December 2nd
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW:

Monday December 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read up Ch. 31
HW:

Work for the Week of Nov. 28th - Seniors

Monday November 28th
Minutes: Deanna, Vijay
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday November 29th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Round Eyes", "Parable of the Cake", "Monologue"
HW:

Wednesday November 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "2. Oh Lord!  Here Come the Double Happiness Twins", "A Portrait of My Sister Sexting Tofu"
HW:

Thursday December 1st
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Attorney Fighting Revenge Porn"
HW:

Friday December 2nd
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: "Ryokan's Moon", Third Eye" Wiping One's Ass with the Sutras" "The Wolf and the Chinese Pug", "Fox Girl", "Piglets"

Monday December 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Work for the Week of November 21st - Juniors

Monday November 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW:

Tuesday November 22nd
Minutes: Krisitin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Take the night off.  Don't do the Matthew Shepard stuff.

Wednesday November 23rd
Minutes: Philip
Reading HW: Read Huck Finn through Ch. 8
HW:

Monday November 28th
Minutes: Alex P.
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of November 21st - Seniors

Monday November 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Tuesday November 22nd
Minutes: Michelle C., Henry
Reading HW: Read this excerpt from Bossypants.
HW:

Wednesday November 23rd
Minutes: Karen, Bayle
Reading HW:
HW: Research a female comic who you've never heard of!  Find someone who you like.  Watch some comedy.

Monday November 28th
Minutes: Deanna, Vijay
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of November 21st - Freshmen

Monday November 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW: Draft Day.
HW:

Tuesday November 22nd
Minutes:John, Darren
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.  Print a complete, typed draft.

Wednesday November 23rd
Minutes: Yengeniy, Nathan K.
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Monday November 28th
Minutes: Joanne
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of Nov. 17th - Freshmen

Monday November 14th
Minutes: Ryan, Diana
Reading HW: Stitches - 208
HW:

Tuesday November 15th
Minutes: Connie, Nathan
Reading HW:
HW: Perfect paragraph due.

Wednesday November 16th
Minutes: Doris, Tommy
Reading HW: Stitches - 242
HW:

Thursday November 17th
Minutes: Tiansheng, Fariya
Reading HW: Read to 286
HW:

Friday November 18th
Minutes: Vanessa, Madison
Reading HW: Finish Stitches
HW:

Monday November 21st
Minutes: Zhi Rong, Annie
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of Nov. 17th - Juniors

Monday November 14th
Minutes: Kevin
Reading HW: 
HW: Please identify five lessons that Coates teaches his son throughout this book.  This will evolve into your next assignment.

Tuesday November 15th
Minutes: Derek
Reading HW: Finish Between the World and Me
HW: N/A

Wednesday November 16th - Class is in Room 411.
Minutes: Will
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Day!  Please bring in a completed paragraph of your paper focusing upon one lesson Coates attempts to teach his son.

Thursday November 17th
Minutes: Kenny
Reading HW: "The Case for Reparations"
HW: How were African-Americans affected by real estate practices like "Red-Lining"?

Friday November 18th
Minutes: Tasdid
Reading HW: "The Price of Nice Nails"
HW:

Monday November 21st
Minutes: Edwin
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Work for the Week of Nov. 14th - Seniors

Monday November 14th
Minutes: Josephine, Vicky
Reading HW: Slow Poison packet
HW: Please review the rumination paper.  This is your next major assignment.  The assignment will be due Nov. 30th.

Tuesday November 15th
Minutes: Joyce, Megan
Reading HW: Handmaid's Tale - 295
HW:

Wednesday November 16th
Minutes: Ashley, Vijay
Reading HW:
HW: Choose a quote for your rumination paper.

Thursday November 17th
Minutes: Anton, Liting
Reading HW: "Historical Notes"
HW:

SAMPLES OF A RUMINATION PAPERS

Friday November 18th
Minutes: Rishad, Nicole
Reading HW: "Women Just Aren't That Funny" by Christopher Hitchens
HW: Interview four people.  Who is funnier?  Men or women?  Why?

Monday November 21st
Minutes: Jessica Yan, Frances
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Work for the Week of November 7th - Seniors

Monday November 7th
Minutes: Reeshyal, Estefhani
Reading HW: Read to pg. 188
HW:

Tuesday November 8th ELECTION DAY - NO SCHOOL (for you)

Wednesday November 9th
Minutes: Kathy, Jessica Yang
Reading HW:
HW: Be prepared to discuss your visceral reactions to the election's outcome.  Don't stay up to late waiting for the results.

Thursday November 10th
Minutes: Kevin R., Kenny
Reading HW: Handmaid 255
HW:

Friday November 11th - VETERAN'S DAY - NO SCHOOL

Monday November 14th
Minutes: Josephine, Vicky
Reading HW: Slow Poison packet
HW: Please review the rumination paper.  This is your next major assignment.

Work for the Week of November 7th - Juniors

Monday November 7th
Minutes: Ying Wen
Reading HW:
HW: Doubt paper due.  Bring in your book!

Tuesday November 8th ELECTION DAY - NO SCHOOL (for you)

Wednesday November 9th
Minutes: Anqin
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 114
HW: Bring in explanation of edits.

Thursday November 10th
Minutes: Grace
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 132
HW:

Friday November 11th - VETERAN'S DAY - NO SCHOOL

Monday November 14th
Minutes: Kevin
Reading HW: Finish Between the World and Me
HW: Please identify five lessons that Coates teaches his son throughout this book.  This will evolve into your next assignment.

Work for the Week of November 7th - Freshmen

Monday November 7th
Minutes: Christopher, Chris
Reading HW: Stitches - 106
HW:

Tuesday November 8th ELECTION DAY - NO SCHOOL (for you)

Wednesday November 9th
Minutes: Deb, Christian
Reading HW:
HW: Please complete an analysis of David's dream, found on pages 103-106.

Thursday November 10th
Minutes: John, Thomas C.
Reading HW: Stitches - 156
HW:

Friday November 11th - VETERAN'S DAY - NO SCHOOL

Monday November 14th
Minutes: Ryan, Nathan C.
Reading HW: Stitches - 208
HW:

Work for the Week of October 31st - Freshmen

Monday October 31st
Minutes: Chris, Theodore
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Using McCloud's text, identify six panels in ABC that fit into MCCloud's six kinds of transition.

Tuesday November 1st
Minutes: Fei, Issa
Reading HW: ABC 130
HW:

Wednesday November 2nd
Minutes: Yuanjie, Sara
Reading HW: ABC 198
HW:

Thursday November 3rd
Minutes: Celina, Colin
Reading HW: Finish ABC
HW:

Friday November 4th
Minutes: MAKEUP?, Jeremy
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Monday November 7th
Minutes: MAKEUP?, MAKEUP?
Reading HW:
HW: Panel analysis due.

Work for the Week of October 31st - Juniors

Monday October 31st
Minutes: Manjit
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day, paper due Wednesday.

Tuesday November 1st
Minutes: Allard
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 58
HW:

Wednesday November 2nd
Minutes: Jonathan
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 71
HW: Doubt assignment due.

Thursday November 3rd
Minutes: Adeeb
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 92
HW:

Friday November 4th
Minutes: Ying Wen
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 114
HW:

Monday November 7th
Minutes: Anqin
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 132
HW:

Work for the Week of October 31st - Seniors

Monday October 31st
Minutes: Eric, Rozi
Reading HW: Change of plans, don't read HT.  Read this!
HW: Are "sexy" Halloween costumes anti-feminist?

Tuesday November 1st
Minutes: MAKEUP?, Sam S.
Reading HW: Read to pg. 106
HW:

Wednesday November 2nd
Minutes: Gary, Lucy T.
Reading HW: Sexual Danger packet
HW: Paper due.

Thursday November 3rd
Minutes: Amanda, Jenna
Reading HW: Read to pg. 140
HW:

Friday November 4th
Minutes: Claudia, Warren
Reading HW: Feminism Packet
HW:

Monday November 7th
Minutes: Reeshyal, Estefhani
Reading HW: Read to pg. 188
HW:

Work for the Week of October 24th - Freshmen

Monday October 24th
Minutes: Evan, Charlotte
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Work on your paper!  Paper due today.

Tuesday October 25th
Minutes: Tiffany, Leon
Reading HW: Finish 1984.
HW:  How should we interpret Orwell's ending?

Wednesday October 26th
Minutes: Natan, Jacqueline
Reading HW: ABC 1-84
HW:

Thursday October 27th - Parent Teacher Conferences (5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.)
Minutes: Tasfia, Kevin
Reading HW: ABC 84-130
HW:

Friday October 28th - PTC (1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.) - Click here for bell schedule
Minutes: Isabella, Tiffany
Reading HW: Print and read Understanding Comics
HW:

If your parents are unable to attend PTC, please, give them my email and encourage them to write.

Monday October 31st
Minutes: Chris, Theodore
Reading HW: ABC 130
HW: Using McCloud's text, identify six panels in ABC that fit into MCCloud's six kinds of transition.

Work for the Week of October 24th - Juniors

Monday October 24th
Minutes: Sihao
Reading HW: Revisit your copy of Doubt to inspire your scene.
HW: Have an outline/draft for today!

Tuesday October 25th
Minutes: Sophia
Reading HW: Simple Keys to Realistic Dialogue
HW:

Wednesday October 26th
Minutes: Meng
Reading HW:
HW: Work on your assignment.

Thursday October 27th - Parent Teacher Conferences (5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.)
Minutes: Michela
Reading HW: Between the World and Me 5-39
HW: Does Sammy make the correct decision at the end of the story?

Friday October 28th - PTC (1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.) - Click here for bell schedule
Minutes: Lucy L.
Reading HW: Between the World and Me 18-39
HW:

If your parents are unable to attend PTC, please, give them my email and encourage them to write.

Monday October 31st
Minutes: Manjit
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day, paper due Wednesday.

Work for the Week of October 24th - Seniors

Monday October 24th
Minutes: Benjamin, Brian
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Work on your college recs.

Tuesday October 25th
Minutes: Maliha, Sam L.
Reading HW: Research the Iranian Revolution of 1979.
HW: What do you think it was like to transition from a secular society to a religious oligarchy?

Wednesday October 26th
Minutes: Kimberlyn, Dana
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale - 1-33
HW:

Thursday October 27th - Parent Teacher Conferences (5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.)
Minutes: Simon, Winnie
Reading HW: Read to page 66.
HW:

Friday October 28th - PTC (1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.) - Click here for bell schedule
Minutes: Oliver, Lucy L.
Reading HW:
HW: Assignment due today.

If your parents are unable to attend PTC, please, give them my email and encourage them to write.

Monday October 31st
Minutes: Eric, Rozi
Reading HW: Change of plans, don't read HT.  Read this!
HW: Are "sexy" Halloween costumes anti-feminist?

Work for the Week of October 17th - Seniors

Monday October 17th
Minutes: Sylvia, Jodi
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 17-19, History of Birth Control
HW: How is birth control directly tied to women's liberation?

Tuesday October 18th
Minutes: Edmund, Grace
Reading HW: "The Sex Directed Educators" (pg.194-211), "Sex Dread" (41-51)
HW:

Wednesday October 19th - PSATs - Click here for entrance times/revised schedule
Minutes: Jaime, Han
Reading HW: Finish The Bell Jar
HW:

Thursday October 20th
Minutes: Yuan, Atikur
Reading HW: 2016's Manifest Misogyny
HW: Please watch the debate.

Friday October 21st
Minutes: Nicholas, Anna
Reading HW: "I Was Groped on the Subway", #whywomendontreport, #notokay
HW: Please print three tweets that you find to be particularly moving.

Monday October 24th
Minutes: Benjamin, Brian
Reading HW:
HW: Draft for your next assignment.

Work for the Week of October 17th - Juniors

Monday October 17th
Minutes: Peter
Reading HW: Doubt Act II-III
HW: Paper due.

Tuesday October 18th
Minutes: Shine
Reading HW: Doubt Act IV-V
HW:

Wednesday October 19th - PSATs - Click here for entrance times/revised schedule
Minutes: Datian
Reading HW: Doubt Act VI
HW:

Thursday October 20th
Minutes: Sonal
Reading HW: Doubt Act VII-VIII (only through Sister Aloysius's interaction with Mrs. Muller)
HW:

Friday October 21st
Minutes: Stephanie
Reading HW: Finish the play!
HW:

Monday October 24th
Minutes: Sihao
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in a draft of your next assignment.

Work for the Week of October 17th - Freshmen

Monday October 17th
Minutes:  Nicholas, Leo
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Bring in a new draft for your latest perfect paragraph.

Tuesday October 18th
Minutes: Veronika, Jeremy
Reading HW: 1984 Book II Ch. 7-9
HW:

Wednesday October 19th - PSATs - Click here for entrance times/revised schedule
Minutes: Justin, Tahreem
Reading HW: "The Good Cook"
HW: What parallels can you find between N. Korea and Oceania?

Thursday October 20th
Minutes: Eric, Stanley
Reading HW: Read Book II Ch. X - III Ch. II
HW:

Friday October 21st
Minutes: Victor, Regina
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!  Bring in a complete draft for today!

Monday October 24th
Minutes: Evan, Charlotte
Reading HW: Finish the book
HW: Paper due.

Work for the Week of October 11th - Freshmen

Monday October 10th - COLUMBUS DAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday October 11th
Minutes: Wei, Darren
Reading HW: Finish Part I of 1984.
HW: N/A

Wednesday October 12th  - YOM KIPPUR - NO SCHOOL

Thursday October 13th
Minutes: Lily, Nathan K.
Reading HW: Read Part II Ch. 1-3
HW:

Friday October 14th
Minutes: Serene, Joanne
Reading HW: Read Part II Ch. 4-6
HW:

Monday October 17th
Minutes: Nicholas, Leo
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in a new draft for your latest perfect paragraph.

Work for the Week of October 11th - Juniors

Monday October 10th - COLUMBUS DAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday October 11th
Minutes: Jessica
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in an outline for your next assignment!

Wednesday October 12th  - YOM KIPPUR - NO SCHOOL

Thursday October 13th
Minutes: Jin
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Friday October 14th
Minutes: Taylor
Reading HW: Please read the preface and Act I of Doubt.
HW:

Monday October 17th
Minutes: Peter
Reading HW: Please read Act II and III of Doubt.
HW: We'll be analyzing our three central characters in class so be ready.

Work for the Week of October 11th - Seniors

Monday October 10th - COLUMBUS DAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday October 11th
Minutes:  Tahmid, Katherine
Reading HW: Read The Bell Jar Ch. 7-10
HW:

Wednesday October 12th  - YOM KIPPUR - NO SCHOOL

Thursday October 13th
Minutes: Jackson, Valerie
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 11-12, "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
HW: Compare Esther's treatment to the treatment Gilman's protagonist undergoes.

Friday October 14th
Minutes: Jonathan M., Kimberly
Reading HW: 13-16
HW: N/A

Monday October 17th
Minutes: Yuan, Jodi
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 17-19, History of Birth Control
HW: How is birth control directly tied to women's liberation?

Work for the Week of October 3rd - Seniors

Monday October 3rd, Tuesday October 4th - NO SCHOOL - ROSH HASHANNAH

Wednesday October 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read The Bell Jar Ch. 1-3
HW:

Thursday October 6th
Minutes: Shihab, Gianna
Reading HW: Read The Bell Jar Ch. 4-6
HW:

Friday October 7th
Minutes: Alan, Adam
Reading HW: Read The Feminine Mystique, "The Problem That Has No Name"
HW:

Tuesday October 11th
Minutes:  Tahmid, Katherine
Reading HW: Read The Bell Jar Ch. 7-10
HW:

Work for the Week of October 3rd - Juniors

Monday October 3rd, Tuesday October 4th - NO SCHOOL - ROSH HASHANNAH

Wednesday October 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read The Awakening through Ch. XXIII
HW:

Thursday October 6th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read The Awakening through Ch. XXX
HW:

Friday October 7th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Finish The Awakening.
HW:

Tuesday October 11th
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in an outline.

Work for the Week of October 3rd - Freshmen

Monday October 3rd, Tuesday October 4th - NO SCHOOL - ROSH HASHANNAH

Wednesday October 5th
Minutes: N/A , N/A
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Be sure to have a printed copy of your latest assignment.

***I am aware that this homework is not the same as last week's post.  If you completed the readings/questions from that post, I'll give you extra credit, but by no means are you obligated to complete that assignment at this point.  If you didn't read those two passages, you no longer have to.

Thursday October 6th
Minutes: Yevgeniy, Madison
Reading HW: 1984 Ch. I - III
HW:

Friday October 7th
Minutes: Eve,  Annie
Reading HW: 1984 Ch. IV - V
HW:

Tuesday October 11th
Minutes: Wei, Darren
Reading HW: Finish Part I of 1984.
HW:

Work for the Week of Sept. 26th - Seniors

Monday September 26th
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Conduct a four part analysis of any of the ads for homework.

Tuesday September 27th
Minutes:

Reading HW: Learn about the Bechedel Test.
HW: Does media have such a strong effect over our perception of gender roles?  Agree or disagree and explain why.

Wednesday September 28th

Minutes:

Reading HW: Watch part one of Anita Sarkeeshian's Tropes Vs. Women in video games.

HW: Please check out fatuglyorslutty.com (won't work on school server).

Thursday September 29th
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Work on your ad analysis!

Friday September 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read the first three chapters of The Bell Jar
HW: Ad analysis due.

Monday and Tuesday October 3rd and 4th- Rosh Hashannah - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday October 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Chapter four through six of The Bell Jar
HW:

Work for the Week of Sept. 26th - Juniors

Monday September 26th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read Ch. 3 of They Say, I Say
HW: Draft Day!

Tuesday September 27th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman.
HW: How does Gilman connect madness with women's rights?

Wednesday September 28th
Minutes:
Reading HW:  Please read Chopin's Awakening up to Ch. V.
HW: N/A

Thursday September 29th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please read Chopin's Awakening  up to Ch. XI
HW: Paper due.

Friday September 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please read Chopin's Awakening up to Ch. XVII
HW: N/A

Monday and Tuesday October 3rd and 4th- Rosh Hashannah - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday October 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please read Chopin's Awakening up to Ch. XXIII
HW: N/A

Work for the Week of Sept. 26 - Freshmen

Monday September 26th
Minutes: Doris, Thomas
Reading HW:  Finish part II of Frankenstein
HW: N/A

Tuesday September 27th
Minutes: Tim, Nathan
Reading HW: Read Book III Ch. I - IV
HW: Considering the many deaths in Victor's life, is his punishment appropriate?  Is the creature entitled to this form of revenge?  Or is this justice?  Is this punishment sufficient for Victor's crimes?  Once his family is gone, Victor resolves to hunt the creature down.  How have the two, creator and creature, become dopplegangers?


Wednesday September 28th
Minutes: Vanessa, Tommy
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Bring in your next draft!

Thursday September 29th
Minutes: Zhi Rong, Diana
Reading HW: Finish the book.
HW:

Friday September 30th
Minutes: John, Fariya
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Perfect paragraph due today.

Monday and Tuesday October 3rd and 4th- Rosh Hashannah - NO SCHOOL

Wednesday October 5th
Minutes: Yevgeniy, Madison

Work for the Week of September 19th - Seniors

Monday September 19th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read "Gender Socialization Packet"
HW:

Tuesday  September 20th
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Visit a toy store or Toys R Us online.  Identify how boys and girls are marketed to.

Wednesday  September 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW: College Essay due!

Thursday  September 22nd
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: What was your favorite Disney film growing up?  What lessons did this film teach about women?

Friday  September 23rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Many people are letting me know that there's some issues with posting so find two ads, don't worry about posting them. One ad should be an inspirational featuring a woman, the other should be any ad including a man and a woman.
HW: N/A

Monday  September 26th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Dark Temptation", "13 Wishes", "Sophia the First"
HW: Conduct a four part analysis of any of the ads for homework.

Work for the Week of September 19th - Juniors

Monday September 19th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read Ch. 4 of Slaughterhouse-Five
HW:

Tuesday  September 20th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Start Ch. 5 of Slaughterhouse-Five
HW: N/A

Wednesday  September 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read Ch. 6 of Slaughterhouse-Five
HW:

Thursday  September 22nd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read Ch. 7 and 8 of Slaughterhouse-Five
HW:

Friday  September 23rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read Ch. 9 of Slaughterhouse-Five
HW:

Monday  September 26th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read Ch. 3 of They Say, I Say
HW: Draft Day!

Work for the Week of September 19th - Freshmen

Monday September 19th
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Due.

Tuesday  September 20th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read Ch. VI - VIII of of Frankenstein
HW: N/A

Wednesday  September 21st
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Paper due.

Thursday  September 22nd
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Final rewrite due.  I promise.

Friday  September 23rd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Part II Ch. III - VI of Frankenstein
HW: N/A

Monday  September 26th
Minutes:
Reading HW:  Finish part II of Frankenstein
HW: N/A

Work for the Week of September 13th - Seniors

Tuesday September 13th
Reading HW: Read several personal essays.
HW: Please highlight/underline 10 particularly strong details that captured your attention.

Wednesday September 14th
Minutes:
Reading HW:"A Fat Dad Halloween (Hide the Candy)"
HW: Draft Day!

Thursday September 15th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please read PP's page on gender identity.
HW: Be prepared to discuss the differences between gender and sex.

Friday September 16th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "My Neighbor From Hell"
HW: Draft Day!

Monday September 19th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read "Gender Socialization Packet"
HW:

Work for the Week of September 13th - Freshmen

Tuesday September 13th
Reading HW:  Please read a historical context of Frankenstein.
HW: N/A

Wednesday September 14th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Frankenstein, Walton's Letters
HW: Find five quotes that help us understand Walton as a character.

Note: If you are having significant difficulty understanding what you're reading, you may review the following Sparknotes website AFTER you have completed the original reading.  Let me know if you plan on conferring with Sparknotes in class.  Letting me know that you're struggling with our readings will help me better understand you and cater this class to your needs as best as I possibly can.

Thursday September 15th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Frankenstein Ch. I- III
HW: Find three strong similarities between Victor and Walton.  Be sure to have textual evidence.

Friday September 16th
Minutes:
Reading HW:  Frankenstein Ch. IV + V
HW: Try to interpret the meaning of Victor's dream.

Monday September 19th
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Due.