Work for the Week of Jan. 18th - Freshmen

Tuesday December 19th
Minutes: Hristo, Joyce
Reading HW: "Porphyria's Lover"
HW: N/A

Wednesday December 20th
Minutes: Bianca, Kaitlin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Considering today's lesson, please think of a positive emotion and some of the disturbing negativity that might be associated with it.

Thursday December 21st
Minutes: Sikmon, David
Reading HW: "Ode to My Socks"
HW: Think of a simply object that you own that has significance to you.

Friday December 22nd
Minutes: Ali, Wei
Reading HW: "All the World's a Stage" by William Shakespeare
HW: Print for class!

Monday December 25th
Minutes: Jeremy, Jason
Reading HW: "Sonnet 18" by William Shakespeare
HW: Print for class!

Work for the Week of Jan. 18th - Juniors

Tuesday January 19th
Minutes: Eric B.
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Wednesday January 20th
Minutes: Martin
Reading HW: Listen to your This American Life episode!
HW: Prepare some remarks to discuss your story!

Thursday January 21st
Minutes: Victoria
Reading HW: Listen to your This American Life episode!
HW: Prepare some remarks to discuss your story!

Friday January 22nd
Minutes: Saumen
Reading HW: "How to Measure a College's Value" and its comments.
HW: What is Bruni arguing in this piece?  Do you agree or disagree with Bruni's argument?

Monday January 25th
Minutes: Pardeep
Reading HW:
HW: Ruminate on your time in this class and be prepared to discuss your experience this semester.

Work for the Week of Jan. 18th - Seniors

Tuesday January 19th
Minutes: Felicity, Ho Yin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Work on your assignment, due anytime from today until Friday Jan 22nd

Wednesday January 20th
Minutes: Spencer, Lily
Reading HW: "Campus Sex ... With a Syllabus"
HW: How should navigate the realm of sexual assault on college campuses, especially as most of us planning on matriculating in the fall?

Thursday January 21st
Minutes: Mindy, Billy
Reading HW: Conduct necessary research!
HW: Be prepared to share your "Woman of Note"!  Find an unsung heroine who might go unnoticed in the annals of history and culture and do some research for class.  Be prepared to share your figure with us!

Friday January 22nd
Minutes: Michael, Andrew
Reading HW: Conduct necessary research!
HW: Be prepared to share your "Woman of Note"!

Monday January 25th
Minutes: Alanis, Steven
Reading HW:
HW: Ruminate on your time in this class and be prepared to discuss your experience this semester.

Work for the Week of Jan. 11th - Freshmen

Monday December 11th
Minutes: Abraham, Sebastian V.
Reading HW:
HW: N/A

Tuesday December 12th
Minutes: Johnny, Washif
Reading HW:
HW: Villanelle due today!

Wednesday December 13th
Minutes: Eddie, Mohammed
Reading HW: Study your poetry notes for today!
HW: N/A

Thursday December 14th
Minutes: Damian, Cheryl
Reading HW: "Lovesong of J. Alfred Prufrock"
HW:

Friday December 15th
Minutes: Kathryn, Jerin
Reading HW: "Porphyria's Lover"
HW:

NO SCHOOL - MLK'S BIRTHDAY

Tuesday December 18th
Minutes: Hristo, Joyce
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of Jan. 11th - Seniors

Monday December 11th
Minutes: Stella, Abraham
Reading HW: "Women Just Aren't That Funny" by Christopher Hitchens
HW: Interview four people.  Who is funnier?  Men or women?  Why?

Tuesday December 12th
Minutes: Raymond, Bishal
Reading HW: Read and print attached excerpt from Tina Fey's "Bossypants" for class!
HW: How does Fey characterize fe/male comedians?  What point does she try to make through her work about gender and comedy?  How did Fey bring new perspective to the SNL writer's room?  Watch these clips from the excerpt:Kotex Classic, Mom Jeans.

Wednesday December 13th
Minutes: Jordan, Adrian
Reading HW: Draft Day.
HW:

Thursday December 14th
Minutes:Stephanie, Israt
Reading HW: "Rape Jokes Can Be Funny", Patricia Lockwood's "Rape Joke", Sarah Silverman's "Rape Joke" (read the comments as well!), "Can Rape Be Funny?", "What's So Funny About Rape?"
HW: Should rape be an "off-topic" subject for comedy?

Friday December 15th
Minutes: Anika, Peter
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

NO SCHOOL MONDAY - MLK'S BIRTHDAY

Tuesday December 19th
Minutes: Felicity, Ho Yin
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of Jan. 11th - Juniors

Monday December 11th
Minutes: Queenie
Reading HW: Finish In Our Time
HW: N/A

Tuesday December 12th
Minutes: Harry
Reading HW: "How Teachers Make Children Hate Reading" - 254, "Advice to Youth" - 420
HW: Compare your own experience as a reader in grade/middle school.  How does this first essay speak to you?  How does the second essay address "education"?

Wednesday December 13th
Minutes: Kenny
Reading HW: "In Harness: The Male Condition" - 213, "Motherhood:Who Needs It?" - 219
HW: Compare the messages of each.  Are these arguments complementary or at odds?

Thursday December 14th
Minutes: Anton
Reading HW: "On Dumpster Diving" - 13
HW: What is Eighner revealing about the average American through what s/he throws away?

Friday December 15th
Minutes: Tyler
Reading HW: "For My American Family" - 85, "On Going Home" - 47
HW: How do the authors present family life in the context of a modern America?

MLK'S BIRTHDAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday December 19th
Minutes: Eric B.
Reading HW: An essay of your choosing.
HW:

Work for the Week of January 4th - Freshmen

Monday January 4th
Minutes: Brian L., Kaitlin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday January 5th
Minutes: Jeremy, Robert
Reading HW: "Can I Kick It?"
HW: Print the lyrics and identify (annotate) ALL examples of alliteration/assonance/rhyme.

Wednesday January 6th
Minutes: Aixin, Yeonhi
Reading HW: "The Fish" by Elizabeth Bishop
HW: Print and read.

Thursday January 7th
Minutes: Bianca, Larosh
Reading HW: "The Filling Station" by Elizabeth Bishop
HW: Print and read.  Identify the speaker of this piece.  What is his/her tone?

Friday January 8th
Minutes: Ying Ying, Sally
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A (I'll provide you with work in class tomorrow)

Monday January 11th
Minutes: Abraham, Sebastian V.
Reading HW: Villanelle reference sheet.
HW: Bring in your own villanelle.

Work for the Week of January 4th - Seniors

Monday January 4th
Minutes: Kenneth, Tracy
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday January 5th
Minutes: Dante, Samantha H.
Reading HW: Ch. 4 "After Enlightenment, There Is Yam Gruel", Ch. 5 "Beasts of Burden"
HW: Select and interpret one of the many parables from each chapter.

Wednesday January 6th
Minutes: Jeff, Sabrina
Reading HW: Ch. 6 "Ten Views of the Flying Matriarch"
HW:

Thursday January 7th
Minutes: Sophia, Min Jia
Reading HW: Ch. 7 "Happiness: A Manifesto" and "Postscript/Notes"
HW: What revelations does the postscript bring to our reading?

Friday January 8th
Minutes: Jessica, Daniel
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in three ideas for your CIA paper.

Examples of CIA papers.

Monday January 11th
Minutes: Stella, Abraham
Reading HW: "Women Just Aren't That Funny" by Christopher Hitchens
HW: Interview four people.  Who is funnier?  Men or women?  Why?

Work for the Week of January 4th - Juniors

Monday January 4th
Minutes: Alan
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday January 5th
Minutes: Pardeep
Reading HW: Read through "The End of Something"
HW:

Wednesday January 6th
Minutes: Sam
Reading HW: Read through "A Very Short Story"
HW:

Thursday January 7th
Minutes: Sabrina
Reading HW: Read through "Cat in the Rain"
HW:

Friday January 8th
Minutes: Shadman
Reading HW: Read through "My Old Man"
HW:

Monday January 11th
Minutes: Queenie
Reading HW: Finish In Our Time
HW: