Work for the Week of February 26th - Seniors

Artist of the Week - Meret Oppenheim

Monday February 26th
Reading HW:
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Tuesday February 27th
Reading HW: "Why Women Aren't Funny"
HW: Interview some of the people in your life.  Who tends to be funnier?  Men or women?  Why?

Wednesday February 28th
Reading HW: Excerpt from Tina Fey's Bossypants, excerpt from Mindy Kaling's Why Not Me?
HW:

Thursday March 1st
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 March 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Please listen to/watch a comic (who is a woman) you've never heard of before.

Monday March 5th
Reading HW: Look into our comics: Amy Hoggart, Dina Hashem, and Ashley Gavin.
HW: Comic panel today.  Prepare some questions.

NOTE - END OF 1ST MARKING PERIOD - THURSDAY MARCH 8TH

Work for the Week of February 26th - Juniors

Monday February 26th
Reading HW: The Great Gatsby Ch. 2
HW:

Tuesday February 27th
Reading HW: The Great Gatsby Ch. 3
HW:

Wednesday February 28th
Reading HW: The Great Gatsby Ch. 4
HW:

Thursday March 1st
Reading HW: The Great Gatsby Ch. 5
HW:

Friday March 2nd
Reading HW: The Great Gatsby Ch. 6
HW:

Monday March 5th
Reading HW:
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NOTE - END OF 1ST MARKING PERIOD - THURSDAY MARCH 8TH

Work for the Week of February 26th - Freshmen

Monday February 26th
Reading HW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 140.
HW:

Tuesday February 27th
Reading HW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 179.
HW:

Wednesday February 28th
Reading HW:
HW: Finish The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime.

Thursday March 1st
Reading HW:
HW: Rumination draft.

Here are the questions from today's class to aid in your rumination assignment.

Here are the two papers that we read in class today.

Friday March 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Rumination draft.

Monday March 5th
Reading HW:
HW: Complete the first half of the paper, the analysis section.

NOTE - END OF 1ST MARKING PERIOD - THURSDAY MARCH 8TH

Work for the Week of February 12th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Judy Chicago

Monday February 12th
Reading HW: "I Was Groped on the Subway" and comment section.
HW: What is "rape culture"?

Tuesday February 13th
Reading HW:
HW: Please email me a copy of your ad - mrericferencz@gmail.com.  Draft due today.

EXAMPLES OF PAST IMAGE ANALYSES

Wednesday February 14th
Reading HW: Reading HW: "The story behind...", watch video embedded in article.
HW: Define consent.

Thursday February 15th
Reading HW: Please visit "It's On Us"
HW: Please research a college of interest or the college where you will matriculate in the fall.  What is the school's sexual assault policy?  Is it easy to find?  Is the information easy to understand?  Who is the school's Title IX counselor?

Friday February 16th -  NO SCHOOL - LUNAR NEW YEAR

Monday February 19th  11:59 P.M.
Image Analysis due.
Please submit to TurnItIn.com.
Our course code is: 17349723
Enrollment code: 38800

Monday February 26th - WELCOME BACK
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of February 12th - Juniors

Monday February 12th
Reading HW:
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Tuesday February 13th
Reading HW: Finish Death of a Salesman - Let's use this online version.
HW: Draft Day.

Wednesday February 14th
Reading HW: The Great Gatsby Ch. 1
HW:

Thursday February 15th
Reading HW: The Great Gatsby Ch. 2
HW:

Friday February 16th -  NO SCHOOL - LUNAR NEW YEAR

Sunday February 18th  3 P.M.
Death of a Salesman Eulogy Paper due.
Please submit to TurnItIn.com.
Our course code is: 17349741
Enrollment code: 741776

Monday February 26th - WELCOME BACK
Reading HW: The Great Gatsby Ch. 3
HW:

Work for the Week of February 12th - Freshmen

Monday February 12th
Reading HW:
HW: Comic due today.

Tuesday February 13th
Reading HW: Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 26.
HW: Characterize our narrator.  How is this book/perspective different from every other book we've read this year?

Wednesday February 14th
Read The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 65.
HW:

Thursday February 15th
Reading HW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 99.
HW: 

Friday February 16th -  NO SCHOOL - LUNAR NEW YEAR

Monday February 26th - WELCOME BACK
Reading HW: The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime to page 140.
HW: 

Work for the Week of February 5th - Seniors

Artist of the Week - Mary Ellen Mark

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 February 5th
Reading HW: fatuglyorslutty.com, "Online Harassment" listen to the podcast, we'll watch parts of this video in class.
HW:

Tuesday February 6th
Reading HW:
HW: Think about three video games that have played a role in your life.  These could be games that you've played, games that have consumed the lives of a sibling/friend, games that were particularly popular throughout your lifetime, and so on.  Be prepared to discuss these games in class to continue our discussion from Monday.

Wednesday February 7th
Reading HW:
HW:  Please bring in three ads.  One should be motivational for women, one should be demeaning to women, and one should include a man and a woman.

Thursday February 8th
Reading HW:
HW: List five of your favorite movies.  Then, find out if they pass the Bechdel Test.  What is the Bechdel Test?

Friday February 9th
Reading HW:
HW: N/a

Monday February 12th
Reading HW:
HW: "I Was Groped on the Subway"

Work for the Week of February 5th - Juniors

Monday February 5th
Reading HW: 36-53
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Tuesday February 6th
Reading HW: 53-69
HW:

Wednesday February 7th - AMC TODAY - SHORTER SCHEDULE
Reading HW:
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Thursday February 8th
Reading HW: 71-98
HW:

Friday February 9th
Reading HW: 99-121
HW: I'll be handing out assignments in class today.  Due next Friday.  Just a heads up.

Monday February 12th -Meeting with college office staff
HW: Be sure to think of some questions about the college process.

Work for the Week of February 5th - Freshmen

Monday February 5th
Reading HW: Read Stitches to 287.
HW:

Tuesday February 6th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Wednesday February 7th
Reading HW:
HW: Finish the book.

I've attached a copy of the comic template.  Click here to download.
Here's a copy of the assignment.

Thursday February 8th
Reading HW: "St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves"
HW: I'll have printed copies in class.

Friday February 9th
Reading HW: Finish Stitches
HW: 

Monday February 12th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due today.