Work for the Week of January 2nd - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Bu Hua

Tuesday January 2nd
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Wednesday January 3rd
Reading HW: "2. Oh Lord!  Here Come the Double Happiness Twins", "A Portrait of My Sister Sexting Tofu"
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Thursday January 4th
Reading HW: "Ryokan's Moon", Third Eye" Wiping One's Ass with the Sutras" "The Wolf and the Chinese Pug", "Fox Girl", "Piglets"
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Friday January 5th
Reading HW:
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Monday January 8th
Reading HW: Ch. 6 "Ten Views of the Flying Matriarch"  
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Work for the Week of January 2nd - Juniors

Tuesday January 2nd
Reading HW:
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Wednesday January 3rd
Reading HW: Oscar Wao 100-136
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Thursday January 4th
Reading HW: Oscar Wao 137-165
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Friday January 5th
Reading HW:
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Monday January 8th
Reading HW: Oscar Wao 166-201
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Work for the Week of January 2nd - Freshmen

Tuesday January 2nd
Reading HW:
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Wednesday January 3rd
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Thursday January 4th
Reading HW: American Born Chinese - 84
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Friday January 5th


Monday January 8th
Reading HW: American Born Chinese - 130
HW: Things Fall Apart paper due.

Work for the Week of December 18th - Freshmen

Monday December 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day

Tuesday December 19th
Reading HW:
HW: N/A

Wednesday December 20th
Reading HW:
HW: Organize your paper by the following terms, in bold: Thesis, topic sentence, evidence, explanation of evidence.

Thursday December 21st
Reading HW:  "Gryphon" by Charles Baxter
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Friday December 22nd
Reading HW: "Lies" by Glenda Adams
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Winter Break - Monday December 25th - Monday January 1st 2018

CLASSES RESUME ON TUESDAY JANUARY 2ND

Work for the Week of December 18th - Juniors

Monday December 18th
Reading HW: Oscar Wao 11-28
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Tuesday December 19th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Wednesday December 20th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Thursday December 21st
Reading HW: Oscar Wao 29-75
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Friday December 22nd
Reading HW: Oscar Wao 76-99
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Winter Break - Monday December 25th - Monday January 1st 2018

CLASSES RESUME ON TUESDAY JANUARY 2ND

Work for the Week of December 18th - Seniors

Artist of the Week:  Keiko Fukazawa

Monday December 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Tuesday December 19th
Reading HW:
HW: Please research the meaning/iconography of the following Beyonce videos from her Lemonade album: "All Night", "Sorry", and "Formation"

Wednesday December 20th
Reading HW: Excerpt from Roxanne Gay's "Hunger"
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Thursday December 21st
Reading HW: Excerpt from Roxanne Gay's "Hunger"
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Friday December 22nd
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Winter Break - Monday December 25th - Monday January 1st 2018

CLASSES RESUME ON TUESDAY JANUARY 2ND

Work for the Week of December 11th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Manal Al Dowayan

Monday December 11th
Reading HW: Sula 1939
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Tuesday December 12th
Reading HW:
HW: Start your latest assignment.  Here's a copy of the assignment just in case.

Wednesday December 13th
Reading HW: Sula 1940
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Thursday December 14th
Reading HW: Finish Sula
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Friday December 15th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Monday December 18th
Reading HW: Draft Day.
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Work for the Week of December 11th - Juniors

Monday December 11th
Reading HW:
HW: Complete thesis statement due today.

Tuesday December 12th
Reading HW:
HW: Topic sentences due today.

Wednesday December 13th
Reading HW: PRINT and READ "How to Date a Brown Girl"
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Thursday December 14th
Reading HW: Read excerpt from Walcott's "The Schooner's Flight", Oscar Wao 1-7
HW: Continue to work on your latest paper.

Check out the annotated version of the book.

Friday December 15th
Reading HW:
HW: Full draft day.

Monday December 18th
Reading HW: Oscar Wao 11-28
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Work for the Week of December 11th - Freshmen

Monday December 11th
Reading HW: Things Fall Apart Ch.18-21
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Tuesday December 12th
Reading HW: Finish Things Fall Apart
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Wednesday December 13th
Reading HW:
HW: Review your post-its for class today.

Thursday December 14th
Reading HW:
HW: Create two possible thesis statements for today and some ideas for topic sentences.

Friday December 15th
Reading HW:
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Monday December 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Work for the Week of December 4th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Angèle Etoundi Essamba

Monday December 4th - Library Day - 6th period
Reading HW: Check out some stand up from our visiting comedians: Katie Hannigan, Erin Jackson, and Ester Steinberg
HW: Come up with some potential questions for our comedians.

Tuesday December 5th
Reading HW: Sula 1921
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Wednesday December 6th
Reading HW: Sula 1922
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Thursday December 7th
Reading HW:  Sula 1923, 1927
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Friday December 8th
Reading HW:  Sula 1937
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Monday December 11th
Reading HW:  Sula 1939
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Work for the Week of December 4th - Juniors

Monday December 4th
Reading HW:  "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
HW: Catch up on post-its!

Tuesday December 5th
Reading HW: The Awakening  - XXX
HW: 5 post its.

Wednesday December 6th
Reading HW: Finish The Awakening
HW:  5 post its.

Thursday December 7th
Reading HW:
HW: Begin your latest writing assignment.

Friday December 8th
Reading HW:
HW: Two thesis statements based on our latest assignment found here.

Monday December 11th
Reading HW:
HW: Post its due today.

Work for the Week of December 4th - Freshmen

Monday December 4th
Reading HW: Ch. 8-9 Things Fall Apart
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Tuesday December 5th
Reading HW:
HW: Balzac Paper due.

Wednesday December 6th
Reading HW: Ch. 10-13 Things Fall Apart
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Thursday December 7th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due today.

Friday December 8th
Reading HW: Ch. 14-17 Things Fall Apart  
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Monday December 11th
Reading HW: Ch. 18-21 Things Fall Apart 
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