Work for the Week of May 30th - Freshmen

Tuesday May 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW:

Wednesday May 31st
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Fat" by Raymond Carver 41-45
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Thursday June 1st
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver
HW:

Friday June 2nd
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Outline due.

Monday June 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Due.

Work for the Week of May 30th - Juniors

Tuesday May 30th
Minutes:
Reading HW: N/A
HW:

Wednesday May 31st
Minutes: Gian
Reading HW: Laramie - 21
HW:  Define Angels in America, Waco, Jasper, Tony Kusher, Jesse Anderson, James Byrd,

Thursday June 1st
Minutes:
Reading HW: Laramie - 32
HW:

Friday June 2nd
Minutes:
Reading HW: Laramie - 42
HW:

Monday June 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Laramie - 49-59
HW: Take a look at your Laramie assignment.

Work for the Week of May 30th - Seniors

Tuesday May 30th
Minutes: Angelo
Reading HW: "If Men Could Menstruate"
HW: How does Steinem employ humor to make an argument?

Wednesday May 31st
Minutes:
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? 

Thursday June 1st
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Rape Jokes Can Be Funny", Patricia Lockwood's "Rape Joke", (read the comments as well!), "Can Rape Be Funny?", "What's So Funny About Rape?"
HW: Paper due.

Friday June 2nd
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Trans Community of Christopher Street", "What Is a Woman?"
HW:

Monday June 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of May 22nd - Seniors

Monday May 22nd
Minutes: Sabrina, Karey
Reading HW: Ch. 6 "Ten Views of the Flying Matriarch" 
HW: Here's a copy of your latest assignment.

Tuesday May 23rd
Minutes: Kevin,
Reading HW: Finish Mooncake Vixen.
HW:

Wednesday May 24th
Minutes: N/A, Karey
Reading HW: Here are some examples of previous students' works!
HW: Brainstorming day!

Thursday May 25th
Minutes: Katherine J., Wasi
Reading HW: "What is a Woman?"
HW: What are the central arguments in this debate?

Friday May 26th
Minutes: Sabrina P.
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Tuesday May 30th
Minutes: Angelo
Reading HW: "If Men Could Menstruate"
HW: How does Steinem employ humor to make an argument?

Work for the Week of May 22nd - Juniors

Monday May 22nd
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing
HW:

Tuesday May 23rd
Minutes: Annie
Reading HW: "The Ones Who Walk Away From Omelas" by Ursula Leguin
HW:

Wednesday May 24th
Minutes: Vivian
Reading HW:
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Thursday May 25th
Minutes: Claire
Reading HW:  "The Key" by Eudora Welty
HW:

Friday May 26th
Minutes: Richard
Reading HW:
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Tuesday May 30th
Minutes: Annie
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of May 22nd - Freshmen

Monday May 22nd
Minutes: Christopher, Natan
Reading HW: Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing
HW:

Tuesday May 23rd
Minutes: Isabella, Darren
Reading HW: "Girl" by Jamaica Kincaid
HW:

Wednesday May 24th
Minutes: Jacqueline, Nathan C.
Reading HW: "Gorilla My Love" by Toni Cade Bambara
HW:

Thursday May 25th
Minutes: Tiffany L.
Reading HW: Homework cancelled.  No homework tonight.  Spread the word.
HW:

Friday May 26th
Minutes: Fariya,
Reading HW: "Sex and Death to the Age 14" by Spalding Gray
HW:

Tuesday May 30th
Minutes: Deb, Christian
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of May 15th - Seniors

Monday May 15th
Minutes: Chelsea, Jialin
Reading HW:  "Round Eyes", "Parable of the Cake", "Monologue"
HW:

Tuesday May 16th
Minutes: Lillian, Ivy
Reading HW:  "2. Oh Lord!  Here Come the Double Happiness Twins", "A Portrait of My Sister Sexting Tofu"
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Wednesday May 17th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "Ryokan's Moon", Third Eye" Wiping One's Ass with the Sutras" "The Wolf and the Chinese Pug", "Fox Girl", "Piglets"
HW:

Thursday May 18th
Minutes:
Reading HW:  
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Friday May 19th
Minutes: Victoria
Reading HW:  
HW: Bring a culture specific myth.

Monday May 22nd
Minutes: Sabrina, Karey
Reading HW: Ch. 6 "Ten Views of the Flying Matriarch" 
HW:

Work for the Week of May 15th - Juniors

Monday May 15th
Minutes: Eliza
Reading HW: Cathedral by Raymond Carver
HW:

Tuesday May 16th
Minutes: Damien
Reading HW: Nobody Said Anything by Raymond Carver
HW:

Wednesday May 17th
Minutes: Oscar
Reading HW:
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Thursday May 18th
Minutes: Vivien
Reading HW: What We Talk About When We Talk About Love by Raymond Carver 
HW:

Friday May 19th
Minutes:
Reading HW: "The Swimmer" by John Cheever
HW:

Monday May 22nd
Minutes: Tina
Reading HW: Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing
HW:

Work for the Week of May 15th - Freshmen

Monday May 15th
Minutes: Nathan K., Chris
Reading HW: Z 20-21
HW:

Tuesday May 16th
Minutes: Sara, Vanessa
Reading HW: Read Z.
HW:

Wednesday May 17th
Minutes: Lily
Reading HW: Finish Z.
HW:

Thursday May 18th
Minutes: Fariyah, Madison
Reading HW:
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Friday May 19th
Minutes: John G.,
Reading HW: Gryphon by Charles Baxter
HW:

Monday May 22nd
Minutes: Christopher, Natan
Reading HW: Through the Tunnel by Doris Lessing
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Work for the Week of May 8th - Seniors

Monday May 8th
Minutes: Esther, Monami
Reading HW: Finish Sula
HW:

Tuesday May 9th
Minutes: Sanjeda
Reading HW: "Re-defining the Status of Black American Women in Sula by Morrison"
HW: How does the author of this piece define Sula as a redefinition?

Wednesday May 10th
Minutes:
Reading HW:  Beyonce Packet - "Beyonce's Fierce Feminism" and "Why Beyonce's Latest..."
HW:

Thursday May 11th
Minutes:
Reading HW:  Beyonce Packet - Read the final three articles.
HW: Which author's reaction to Beyonce/"Lemonade" do you agree with most?  Which do you disagree with most?  Pick two compelling sentences from each (dis/agree most).  We will use these ideas to shape a response which will be due on Friday/Monday.  Here's a copy of your latest assignment.

Friday May 12th
Minutes: Xin Yi, Helen
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Work on your latest assignment.

Monday May 15th
Minutes: Chelsea, Jialin
Reading HW: "Round Eyes", "Parable of the Cake", "Monologue"
HW:

Work for the Week of May 8th - Juniors

Monday May 8th
Minutes: Jasmine
Reading HW: Fun Home Ch. 3+4
HW:

Tuesday May 9th
Minutes: Xiaoke
Reading HW: Fun Home Ch. 5+6
HW: Paper due.

Wednesday May 10th
Minutes: Rigneyla
Reading HW: Finish Fun Home
HW:

Thursday May 11th
Minutes: Grace
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Interview a family member.  Have them tell you a story that they've never told you before, something about his/her past.  This does not need to be a secret or something incriminating, but a means of connecting.

Friday May 12th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please read "Fat" by Raymond Carver
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Monday May 15th
Minutes: Eliza
Reading HW: "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver
HW:

Work for the Week of May 8th - Freshmen

Monday May 8th
Minutes: Victor, Ryan
Reading HW: The Lost City of Z Ch. 7-10
HW:

Tuesday May 9th
Minutes: Diana, Tim
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day

Wednesday May 10th
Minutes: Celina, Tahreem
Reading HW: The Lost City of Z Ch. 11-13
HW:

Thursday May 11th
Minutes: Connie, Issa
Reading HW: The Lost City of Z Ch. 14-16
HW: Paper due.

Friday May 12th
Minutes: Stanley, Doris
Reading HW: The Lost City of Z Ch. 17-18
HW:

Monday May 15th
Minutes: Nathan K., Christian
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of May 1st - Seniors

Monday May 1st
Minutes:
Reading HW: 1922
HW:

Tuesday May 2nd
Minutes: Katya, Chris
Reading HW: 1923, 1927
HW:

Wednesday May 3rd
Minutes: Jessica, Yuki
Reading HW: 1937
HW:

Thursday May 4th
Minutes: Katherine W., Frank
Reading HW: 1939
HW:

Friday May 5th
Minutes: N/A, Grace w.
Reading HW: 1940
HW:

Monday May 8th
Minutes: Esther, Monami
Reading HW: Finish the book.
HW:

Work for the Week of May 1st - Juniors

Monday May 1st
Minutes:
Reading HW:
HW: Work on your paper

Tuesday May 2nd
Minutes: Gian
Reading HW:
HW: Research Matthew Shepard.

Wednesday May 3rd
Minutes: Lucy
Reading HW: Read Ch. 1 of Fun Home
HW:

Thursday May 4th
Minutes: Matthew
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Friday May 5th
Minutes: Joan
Reading HW: Finish Ch. 2 of Fun Home
HW:

Monday May 8th
Minutes: Jasmine
Reading HW:
HW: Assignment due.

Work for the Week of May 1st - Freshmen

Monday May 1st
Minutes: Kevin, Annie
Reading HW:
HW: Finish Things Fall Apart.

Tuesday May 2nd
Minutes: Serene, Jeremy
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Wednesday May 3rd
Minutes: Eric, Justin
Reading HW: The Lost City of Z Ch. 1-3
HW:

Thursday May 4th
Minutes: Yevgeniy, Wei
Reading HW: The Lost City of Z Ch. 4-6
HW:

Friday May 5th
Minutes: Fei, Tasfia
Reading HW:
HW: Draft due.

Monday May 8th
Minutes: Victor, Ryan
Reading HW:  The Lost City of Z Ch. 7-10
HW: