MrEricFerencz@gmail.com: March 2019

Saturday, March 30, 2019

Work for the Week of April 1st - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Irem Yazici

Monday April 1st
Reading HW: "Ryokan's Moon", Third Eye" Wiping One's Ass with the Sutras"
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Tuesday April 2nd
Reading HW: "The Wolf and the Chinese Pug", "Fox Girl", "Piglets"
HW: *Note to Ferencz, get article of In-Betweeners

Wednesday April 3rd
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in a cultural myth (preferably a very short one). For example, I'm Russo Hungarian (Eastern-European) and so I picked the story of Baba Yaga.

Here is a copy of your latest assignment.

Thursday April 4th
Reading HW: Ch. 7 Mooncake Vixen
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Here are some examples of successful papers!

Friday April 5th
Reading HW:
HW: Let's begin our latest assignment! Consider how you might make modifications to the myth you selected earlier this week.

Monday April 8th
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of April 1st - Juniors

Monday April 1st
Reading HW: Laramie - 59
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Tuesday April 2nd
Reading HW:
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Wednesday April 3rd
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in your article for today. This means that you should have selected a social issue from Laramie.

Thursday April 4th
Reading HW: Laramie - 73
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Friday April 5th
Reading HW: Bring in your second article for today.
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Monday April 8th
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of April 1st - Freshmen

Monday April 1st
Reading HW: Finish the book.
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Tuesday April 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Data collection for your latest assignment.

Wednesday April 3rd
Reading HW:
HW: Complete worksheet for today.

Thursday April 4th - Library Day!
Reading HW:
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Friday April 5th
Reading HW:
HW: Bring in two sources from a database search. Print the sources for class.

Here is a copy of the sample paper with notes from today.

Monday April 8th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Sunday, March 24, 2019

Work for the Week of March 25th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Sheena Liam

Monday March 25th
Reading HW:
HW: N/A

Tuesday March 26th
Reading HW: Ch.1 Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen
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Wednesday March 27th - SAT DAY - See schedule here
Reading HW:
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Thursday March 28th -PTC 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Reading HW: "2. Oh Lord! Here Come the Double Happiness Twins", "A Portrait of My Sister Sexting Tofu"
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Friday March 29th -PTC 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Reading HW:
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Monday April 1st
Reading HW: "Ryokan's Moon", Third Eye" Wiping One's Ass with the Sutras"
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Work for the Week of March 25th - Juniors

Monday March 25th
Reading HW: The Laramie Project - 21
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Tuesday March 26th
Reading HW: The Laramie Project - 32
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Wednesday March 27th - SAT DAY - See schedule here
Reading HW:
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Thursday March 28th -PTC 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Reading HW: The Laramie Project 42
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Friday March 29th -PTC 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Reading HW:
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Monday April 1st
Reading HW: The Laramie Project - 59
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Work for the Week of March 25th - Freshmen

Monday March 25th
Reading HW: N/A
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Tuesday March 26th
Reading HW: Read up to page 224.
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As per request, here is a link to the pdf version of our book.

Wednesday March 27th - SAT DAY - See schedule here
Reading HW:
HW: Select your character for our latest assignment by today.

Thursday March 28th -PTC 5:30 P.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Reading HW: Finish Part III
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Friday March 29th -PTC 1:00 P.M. - 3:00 P.M.
Reading HW: Read up to 288
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Monday April 1st
Reading HW: Finish the book.
HW: Data collection for your latest assignment.

LOOKING FORWARD: We'll be having our library day on Thursday April 4th.

Monday, March 18, 2019

Work for the Week of March 18th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Chiharu Shiota

Monday March 18th
Reading HW:
HW: N/A

Tuesday March 19th
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 March 20th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Thursday March 21st
Reading HW: Please read the following excerpt from Mindy Kaling's Why Not Me?

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Friday March 22nd
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?

Monday March 25th
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of March 18th - Juniors

Monday March 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Tuesday March 19th
Reading HW: "When the Emperor Was Divine"
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Wednesday March 20th
Reading HW: "In a Stranger's Backyard"
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Thursday March 21st
Reading HW: "Confession"
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Friday March 22nd
Reading HW: Please read this article about Matthew Shepard.
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Monday March 25th
Reading HW: Read to page 21 of The Laramie Project
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Work for the Week of March 18th - Freshmen

Monday March 18th
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 75
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Tuesday March 19th
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 113
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Wednesday March 20th
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Finish Part I
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Thursday March 21st
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 175
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Friday March 22nd
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Finish Part II
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Monday March 25th
Reading HW: N/A
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Friday, March 8, 2019

Work for the Week of March 11th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Bharti Dayal

Here is a list of the questions from Friday's class. This will help with your rumination paper.

Monday March 11th
Reading HW: Handmaid's Tale - XI, XII (30-39)
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Tuesday March 12th
Reading HW: Slow Poison Packet
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Wednesday March 13th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day

Thursday March 14th
Reading HW: Handmaid's Tale - XIII, XIV, XV (40-End)
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Friday March 15th
Reading HW: Handmaid's Tale - Historical Notes
HW: Paper due on Wednesday March 20th, because of SING.

Monday March 18th
Reading HW:
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Work for the Week of March 11th - Juniors

Monday March 11th
Reading HW: Finish The Great Gatsby
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Tuesday March 12th
Reading HW:
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Wednesday March 13th
Reading HW: "Evacuation Order 19"
HW: Complete your revisitation for today.

Thursday March 14th
Reading HW: "Train"
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Friday March 15th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Monday March 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Work for the Week of March 11th - Freshmen

For a copy of our most recent assignment or the graphic organizer we've used, please visit the blog post for Freshmen of March 3rd.

Monday March 11th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

STUDENTS OF ASIAN/PACIFIC ISLAND DECENT, PLEASE COMPLETE THIS SHORT SURVEY TO HELP MS. CHOI WITH HER GRADUATE WORK!

Tuesday March 12th
Reading HW:
HW: Work on your paper!

Wednesday March 13th
Reading HW:
HW: Proofreading Day.

Thursday March 14th
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 42
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Friday March 15th
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 72
HW: Paper due on TurnItIn.com

Monday March 18th
Reading HW: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - 113
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Sunday, March 3, 2019

Work for the Week of March 4th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Susan Seddon-Boulet
Link to Spotify Playlist

Monday March 4th - SNOW DAY - NO SCHOOL

Tuesday March 5th

Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale VIII (Ch. 14-23)

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Here is a link to poet Marty McConnell. Here is a another. If you're interested in seeing her perform, ask for a permission slip for Monday March 11th, 3rd period.

Wednesday March 6th

Reading HW: Feminism Packet

HW: Interview three people. Ask if they are feminists. Why/not? What does the word mean?

Here's the TED Talk from today.

Thursday March 7th

Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale IX, X (24-29)

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Here are some sample rumination papers.

Friday March 8th

Reading HW:

HW: Quote for rumination paper due today.

Here is a list of the questions from today's class.

Monday March 11th