Work for the Week of October 30th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Mary Ellen Mark

Monday October 30th
Reading HW: Read to pg. 66
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Tuesday October 31st
Reading HW: "Happy Heteroween", "Why Dan Savage is Wrong..."
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Wednesday November 1st
Reading HW:
HW: N/A

Thursday November 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Handmaid's Tale to pg. 106

Friday November 3rd
Reading HW:
HW: Start looking for quotes for your next paper.

Monday November 6th
Reading HW: Sexual Danger packet.*
HW: When reading a packet for our class, you are expected to write some of your reactions to particular pieces within the text as well as some questions you have in response to the material.  Take notes.  Be an active reader.

Work for the Week of October 30th - Juniors

Monday October 30th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Tuesday October 31st
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 114
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Wednesday November 1st
Reading HW:
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Thursday November 2nd
Reading HW: Draft Day.
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Friday November 3rd
Reading HW:  Between the World and Me - 132
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Monday November 6th
Reading HW: Paper due.
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Work for the Week of October 30th - Freshmen

Monday October 30th
Reading HW: Book III Ch. 1-2
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Tuesday October 31st
Reading HW: Finish 1984
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Wednesday November 1st
Reading HW:
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Thursday November 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Link to He Says She Says Ch. 3

Friday November 3rd
Reading HW:
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Monday November 6th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Work for the Week of October 23rd - Seniors

This week's artist - Deborah Roberts
Songs of the Week - Le Tigre - Deceptacon, Lizzo - Truth Hurts, Jenny Lewis - The Voyager, Maxene Cyrin - Where is My Mind (Pixies cover), Portishead - Roads 

Monday October 23rd
Reading HW: Read Bitch Planet Vol 1, Vol 2
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Tuesday October 24th
Reading HW: Bitch Planet Vol 3
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Wednesday October 25th
Reading HW: Please research the Iranian Revolution of 1979 and how women were affected.
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Thursday October 26th - Parent Teacher Conferences - 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. - Room Listing
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale - 33
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Friday October 27th Parent Teacher Conferences - 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Half Day Schedule
Reading HW:
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Monday October 30th
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale - 66
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Work for the Week of October 23rd - Juniors

Monday October 23rd
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 30
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Tuesday October 24th
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 58
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Wednesday October 25th
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 93
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Thursday October 26th - Parent Teacher Conferences - 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. - Room Listing
Reading HW:
HW: Research Day

Friday October 27th Parent Teacher Conferences - 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Half Day Schedule
Reading HW:
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Monday October 30th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

LINKS FOR LATEST ASSIGNMENT:
James Baldwin Debate (11:00 -  approx 20:00)
"The Real Reasons...", , "Beyond the Model Minority Myth"
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
"The Case for Reparations"

Work for the Week of October 23rd - Freshmen

Monday October 23rd
Reading HW: Period 8 (II Ch. 4-6), Period 9 (II Ch. 1-3)
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Tuesday October 24th
Reading HW: Period 8 (No reading), Period 9 (II Ch. 4-6)
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Wednesday October 25th
Reading HW:
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Thursday October 26th - Parent Teacher Conferences - 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M. - Room Listing
Reading HW: Finish book II.
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Friday October 27th Parent Teacher Conferences - 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M. - Half Day Schedule
Reading HW:
HW: "How can we define Winston and Julia's relationship?"

Monday October 30th
Reading HW: Book III Ch. 1-2
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Work for the Week of October 16th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Yuko Shimizu

Monday October 16th
Reading HW: "The Feminine Mystique" Intro
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Tuesday October 17th
Reading HW:  The Bell Jar Ch. 11-12
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Wednesday October 18th
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 13-16
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Thursday October 19th
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 17-19
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HEY SENIORS - If you're looking to tell a good story, consider watching this video.  I'm a big fan of Joseph Campbell and the more I talk to students about their college essays, the more I find myself promoting Campbell's monomyth.

Friday October 20th
Reading HW:  Finish The Bell Jar
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Monday October 23rd
Reading HW: Read Bitch Planet Vol 1, Vol 2
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Work for the Week of October 16th - Juniors

Monday October 16th
Reading HW: "The Real Reasons...", , "Beyond the Model Minority Myth"
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Tuesday October 17th
Reading HW:
HW: Interview three people and ask the following questions: How do you identifying racially?  How does this impact your life?  How do you think other perceive you based upon your race?  Then, have the interview subject ask you the same questions.  Example: How do you identifying me racially?  How do you think race impacts my life?  How do you think other perceive me based upon my race?

Wednesday October 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Visit the "Race Card" website.

Thursday October 19th
Reading HW:
HW: Complete a "Race Card".  you will write a six word essay on the blank side of a 3x5 notecard (I will provide them in class).  Write your name on the lined side of the notecard (as to keep these cards anonymous) as well as a brief 2-3 sentence explanation of your ideas.  Please write your words eligibly and large enough to discern from a few feet away.   

Friday October 20th
Reading HW:
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Monday October 23rd
Reading HW: Between the World and Me - 30
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Work for the Week of October 16th - Freshmen

Monday October 16th
Reading HW: 
HW: Draft Day.

Tuesday October 17th
Reading HW: Please finish Book I of 1984.
HW: Please define sex as a form of romantic expression and compare this definition to how Orwell portrays sex in 1984. 

Wednesday October 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Due.

Thursday October 19th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Friday October 20th
Reading HW: Book II Ch. 1-3 of 1984 
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Monday October 23rd
Reading HW: Book II Ch. 4-5 of 1984
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Work for the Week of October 10th - Freshmen

Tuesday October 10th
Reading HW: Chapters 1-3 of 1984.
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Wednesday October 11th - PSAT DAY - Today's Schedule
Reading HW:
HW: Select two piece of evidence for your next perfect paragraph.

Thursday October 12th
Reading HW: Chapters 4-5 of 1984.
HW: What is the function of Newspeak?  How does Newspeak help the Party maintain control?  Please find two quotations that supports your argument.

Friday October 13th
Reading HW:
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Monday October 14th
Reading HW: 
HW: Draft Day.  Paper is now due on Wednesday.

Work for the Week of October 10th - Juniors

Tuesday October 10th
Reading HW: Finish Frederick Douglass 
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Wednesday October 11th - PSAT DAY - Today's Schedule
Reading HW: "The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates Sections IV-V
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There's a Soundcloud audio version of the story at the top of the website if you'd prefer to hear the story read to you.  I listen to AudioBooks when I don't feel like visually reading.  Consider it.

Thursday October 12th
Reading HW: "The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates Sections VI-VIII
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Friday October 13th
Reading HW:
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Monday October 14th
Reading HW: "The Real Reasons...", , "Beyond the Model Minority Myth"
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Work for the Week of October 10th - Seniors

Tuesday October 10th
Reading HW:
HW: Image analysis due.

Wednesday October 11th - PSAT DAY - Today's Schedule
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 1-3
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Thursday October 12th
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 4-6
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Friday October 13th
Reading HW: The Bell Jar Ch. 7-10, "I Was Groped on the Subway"
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Monday October 14th
Reading HW: "The Feminine Mystique" Intro
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