Work for the Week of May 2nd - Seniors

Monday May 2nd
Minutes: Noshin, Talia
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday May 3rd
Minutes: Wilson, Madison
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 May 4th
Minutes: Andrew, Brandon
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?

I've included CIA papers (sans annotations) to give you some ideas for the future.

Thursday May 5th
Minutes: Kimberly, Elias
Reading HW: "The Sexism in American Politics"
HW: Do you think Hillary Clinton is experiencing sexism in her run for President of the United States?

Friday May 6th
Minutes: Connor, Saima
Reading HW:
HW: Begin to prepare for your next assignment.

Monday May 9th
Minutes: David, Suvin
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of May 2nd - Juniors

Monday May 2nd
Minutes: Andre
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday May 3rd
Minutes: Alice
Reading HW: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 13-28
HW: Work on your rewrite, due tomorrow.

Wednesday May 4th
Minutes: Daniel
Reading HW: TBWLoOW 28-50
HW: Rewritten paragraph due today.

Thursday May 5th
Minutes: Andrew
Reading HW: TBWLoOW 28-50
HW: Prepare some questions you have about college.

Friday May 6th
Minutes: Ling
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A (Because of previous night's college night)

Monday May 9th
Minutes: Jason
Reading HW: TBWLoOW 51-75
HW:

Work for the Week of May 2nd - Freshmen

Monday May 2nd
Minutes: Sebastian V., Raul
Reading HW:
HW:

Tuesday May 3rd
Minutes: Kaitlin, Robert
Reading HW: Things Fall Apart Ch. 1-3
HW: How is this book unlike anything we've read this year?

Wednesday May 4th
Minutes: Aixin, Cheryl
Reading HW:  "Show Don't Tell"
HW: Final draft day.

Thursday May 5th
Minutes: David, Larosh
Reading HW: Things Fall Apart Ch. 4-7
HW:

Friday May 6th
Minutes: Jamie, Mohammed
Reading HW: Things Fall Apart Ch. 8-9
HW: Meal Memoir Due.

Monday May 9th
Minutes: Annie, Sasha
Reading HW: Things Fall Apart Ch. 10-12
HW:

Work for the Week of April 18th - Seniors

Monday April 18th
Minutes: Sara, Christian
Reading HW: Read Sula 1939.
HW:

Tuesday April 19th
Minutes: Stephanie, Hong
Reading HW: 1940
HW:

Wednesday April 20th
Minutes: Gabriela, Christian
Reading HW: Finish the book.
HW:

Thursday April 21st
Minutes: Noshin, Jessie
Reading HW: Please research the dynamics of female friendships.  What makes them unique?  How do they differ from intersexual friendships or the friendships between men?
HW:

Friday April 22nd
Minutes: Jeffrey C., Belle
Reading HW:
HW: What are some of the injustices women face in the business world?

NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPRING BREAK - MON. APRIL 25TH - SUN MAY 1ST

Monday May 2nd
Minutes: Wilson, Talia
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Work for the Week of April 18th - Juniors

Monday April 18th
Minutes: Andre
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Tuesday April 19th
Minutes: Nicholas
Reading HW: "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" by Ursula Leguin
HW: Would you be willing to make this choice for the sake of society?

Wednesday April 20th
Minutes: Daniel
Reading HW: "Battle Royale" by Ralph Ellison
HW: What are some of your reactions to this story?

Thursday April 21st
Minutes: Victoria
Reading HW: "Who's Irish" by Gish Jen
HW: How does this story speak to identity?


Friday April 22nd
Minutes: Giana

NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPRING BREAK - MON. APRIL 25TH - SUN MAY 1ST

Monday May 2nd
Minutes: Noshin
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Work for the Week of April 18th - Freshmen

Monday April 18th
Minutes: Karina, Leo
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Tuesday April 19th
Minutes: Jerin, Sebastian G.
Reading HW: Please read the following two meal memoirs.  Number one and two 
HW: Select five crucial details that reflect the story tellers voice.

Wednesday April 20th
Minutes: Jeremy, Shafali
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Thursday April 21st
Minutes: Joseph, Yeonho
Reading HW:
HW: Writing Day!

Friday April 22nd
Minutes: Sam, Joyce
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPRING BREAK - MON. APRIL 25TH - SUN MAY 1ST

Monday May 2nd
Minutes: Sebastian V., Raul
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

Work for the Week of April 11th - Freshmen

Monday April 11th
Minutes: Sally, Seendid
Reading HW: Please read Born Round up to page 299.
HW: Please bring in a shareable snack for the entire class.  Think something cheap and small that can provide 30 people with a tiny sample (for example, if you purchase a bag of M&Ms, every student should be able to get one candy).  Be creative, bring in all kinds of tastes.

Tuesday April 12th
Minutes: Mahmud, Brian C.
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Bring in your notes from a recent meal.

Wednesday April 13th
Minutes: Wei, Abe
Reading HW: Please finish Born Round.
HW:

Thursday April 14th
Minutes: Edward, Alex
Reading HW:
HW: Writing Day!

Friday April 15th
Minutes: Brian L., Julianna
Reading HW:
HW: Writing Day!

Monday April 18th
Minutes: Karina, Leo
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of April 11th - Juniors

Monday April 11th
Minutes: Seiji
Reading HW: When the Emperor Was Divine  23-48
HW:

Tuesday April 12th
Minutes: Abe
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Wednesday April 13th
Minutes: Abdullah
Reading HW: "When the Emperor Was Divine" chapter
HW:

Thursday April 14th
Minutes: TJ
Reading HW: "In a Stranger's Backyard"
HW:

Friday April 15th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Confession"
HW:

Monday April 18th
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Work for the Week of April 11th - Seniors

Monday April 11th
Minutes: ., Janice
Reading HW: Read Sula 1921
HW: N/A

Tuesday April 12th
Minutes: Megan
Reading HW: Read Sula 1922
HW:

Wednesday April 13th
Minutes: Haoran, Soohyun
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Thursday April 14th
Minutes: Rafi, Tabitha
Reading HW: Read Sula 1923, 1927
HW:

Friday April 15th
Minutes: David, Hong
Reading HW: Read Sula 1937
HW: Paper due.

Monday April 18th
Minutes: Sara, Christian
Reading HW: Read Sula 1939.
HW:

Work for the Week of April 4th - Seniors

Monday April 4th
Minutes: Megan, Tanisha
Reading HW: Ch,. 6 - Ten Views of the Flying Matriarch
HW: N/A

Tuesday April 5th
Minutes: Sara, Regina
Reading HW: Finish the book.
HW: Begin your next assignment!

Wednesday April 6th
Minutes: Haoran, Tabitha
Reading HW:
HW: Work on your assignment.

Thursday April 7th
Minutes: Ping Ping, Danielle W.
Reading HW: Read Sula up to page 30.
HW: Work on your assignment.

Friday April 8th
Minutes: Mei Jia, Clara
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft Day!  Have a fully typed draft and explanation ready for today.

Monday April 11th
Minutes: Stephanie Z., Janice
Reading HW: Read Sula 33-60.
HW: N/A

Work for the Week of April 4th - Juniors

Monday April 4th
Minutes: Abdullah
Reading HW: Chapter Four Fun Home
HW:

Tuesday April 5th
Minutes: TJ
Reading HW: Chapter Five, Six Fun Home
HW: Begin your next assignment.

Wednesday April 6th
Minutes: Grace
Reading HW: Finish Fun Home
HW:

Thursday April 7th
Minutes: Kevin
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Friday April 8th
Minutes: Ricky
Reading HW: When the Emperor Was Divine 3-22
HW:

EXAMPLE OF AN ALLUSION PAPER

Monday April 11th
Minutes: Seiji
Reading HW: When the Emperor Was Divine  23-48
HW:

Work for the Week of April 4th - Freshmen

Monday April 4th
Minutes: Qichen, Brian C.
Reading HW: Please read Born Round up to page 44.
HW:

Tuesday April 5th
Minutes: Bianca, Bernice
Reading HW: Finish part one of Born Round.
HW: Please write eight sentences about an important meal in your lifetime.  It could be an annual meal, a kind of tradition, or a singularly memorable meal.

Wednesday April 6th
Minutes: Mahmud, Abe
Reading HW: Please read Born Round up to page 146.
HW: If you had a friend who had some sort of problem (as Frank experiences during his college days), would you speak up?  Why/not?

Thursday April 7th
Minutes: Kathryn, Alex
Reading HW: Please read Born Round up to page 196.
HW: N/A

Friday April 8th
Minutes: Hristo, Julianna
Reading HW: Finish part three of Born Round.
HW: N/A

Monday April 11th
Minutes: Sally, Seendid
Reading HW: Please read Born Round up to page 299.
HW: Please bring in a shareable snack for the entire class.  Think something cheap and small that can provide 30 people with a tiny sample (for example, if you purchase a bag of M&Ms, every student should be able to get one candy).  Be creative, bring in all kinds of tastes.