Work for the Week of September 23rd - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Laetita Ky

Monday September 23rd

Reading HW:  Listen to the following podcast in preparation for today's documentary viewing.

HW:

*Note, continue to follow the blog for homework.  Though I am out today, I'll be back tomorrow.

Tuesday September 24th


Wednesday September 25th
Reading HW: "Online Harassment" listen to the podcast, we'll watch parts of this video in class.
HW:

Thursday September 26th
Reading HW:
HW: List five of your favorite movies.  Then, find out if they pass the Bechdel Test.  What is the Bechdel Test?

I've attached a copy of our latest assignment.  Here is a sample paper.

Friday September 27th
Reading HW:
HW: Is it sexist to like sexist music?  Watch this video and find the lyrics.   This one too. We'll be discussing them in class today.  Please be aware that this video does contain graphic sexual images (no nudity).

Here's the presentation from today's lesson.

Wednesday October 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Work on your college essays/work on your film analysis.

Work for the Week of September 23rd - Freshmen

Monday September 23rd
Reading HW:
HW: Formal draft.  Must be typed and printed.  

*Note, continue to follow the blog for homework.  Though I am out today, I'll be back tomorrow.

Tuesday September 24th
Reading HW:
HW:

Wednesday September 25th
Reading HW:  158-175


Thursday September 26th
Reading HW: Finish book.
HW: Paper due on TurnItIn.com

Course ID: 22390655
Enrollment Key: Byzantine


Friday September 27th
Reading HW:
HW: Start writing a draft of the perfect paragraph.  Here's the worksheet from Thursday's lesson.  Bring in a box of tissues!

Wednesday October 2nd
Reading HW:
HW: Complete the pre-outline and outline.

Work for the Week of September 16th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Susie MacMurray

Monday September 16th
Reading HW: What's the difference between sex and gender?
HW: Final Draft due today.

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Class ID: 22258386
Enrollment Key: Aubergine

Tuesday September 17th

Reading HW: Please read the Gender Socialization packet.

HW: How do we socialize gender even before birth?  How does our perception of gender develop as we do?

-Examples of non-binary identities from our class discussion.

Wednesday September 18th

Reading HW:

HW: Visit a toy store.  How are boys/girls marketed to?  Bring in a toy from your youth!

Thursday September 19th

Reading HW: "Why Disney princesses...", "What's Wrong With Cinderella?"

HW: Think of a few Disney movies.  What are some of the lessons that these films teach little boys and girls about how boys/girls should act?

"A Girl Worth Fighting For"

Friday September 20th

Reading HW: Homework postponed to Monday due to teacher illness.

HW:

Monday September 23rd

Reading HW:  Listen to the following podcast in preparation for today's documentary viewing.

HW:

Work for the Week of September 16th - Freshmen

Monday September 16th
Reading HW: Read "childhoodreading" selections (Matar, Vuong, Hadley). 
HW: From each, choose (underline/mark) one moment that seemed especially memorable or that reminded you of something in your own life or resonated with you in some way.

Tuesday September 17th
Reading HW:
HW: Come to class tomorrow with three possible experiences you might write about. Those of you who feel stuck/worry that you won’t have anything to write about: dig in. Poke around your bookcases. Talk to your parents. Recall experiences, like Matar’s, that feel unclear or barely remembered. 

Here are some of the prompts from today's lesson:

·         -What are your strongest memories of this reading experience? Where/who/do you remember
        -When you think back, how do you feel?  Think of specific emotions.

-      -List information about the book, its cover, the characters, and plot.

·         -Connections between younger self and current self?

·         -Write about the sensory experience of this memory. 

Wednesday September 18th
Reading HW:
HW: Quick draft. Just get something down on paper, doesn’t have to be good, etc. 

Here is our work from today's class:

Metaphors

Imagery

Concrete, sensory detail

Quotes

Dialogue

Honest description

Main points/takeaways

Connections between childhood and now

We’re going to do an in-class writing exercise to help you generate material for your piece. Yesterday we talked about concrete sensory detail, and this will help you come up with some.

·         Two things you saw

·         Two things you heard

·         One thing someone said

·         One thing you smelled

·         One thing you thought, but didn’t say

·         One thing you felt, physically. 

Thursday September 19th
Reading HW: Balzac 80-105
HW:

Friday September 20th
Reading HW: Balzac 106-134
HW:  

Monday September 23rd
Reading HW:
HW: Formal draft.  Must be typed and printed.  

Work for the Weeks of Monday September 2nd, 9th - Seniors

Artist of the Week: Su Blackwell

Thursday September 5th - Welcome!  1st Day of Classes
Here is a copy of the course syllabus and introductory letter.
Here's a copy of our essay rubric.
Here is a copy of our course grading rubric.

Friday September 6th
Reading HW:
HW: Please complete an introductory response letter.

Monday September 9th
Reading HW: 
HW: Begin your college essay assignment.

From Monday's lesson: JHU's "Essays That Worked".  

Tuesday September 10th
Reading HW: "How Ramen Got Me Through Adolescence" by Veronique Greenwood
HW: Print and annotate the essay.  Please identify the following characteristics: Vehicle, Authenticity, Specific Details, Structure/Pivot/Transition, Tone, Theme, Vocabulary/Word Choice 

Wednesday September 11th
Reading HW:
HW: 1st Draft due today.

Thursday September 12th
Reading HW: 
HW: Please select, print, and annotate a copy of an effective essay from "Essays That Worked".

Friday September 13th
Reading HW: 
HW: 2nd Draft due today.

Monday September 16th
Reading HW: What's the difference between sex and gender?
HW: Final Draft due today.

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Class ID: 22258386
Enrollment Key: Aubergine

Work for the Weeks of Monday September 2nd, 9th - Freshmen

Thursday September 5th - Welcome!  1st Day of Classes
I've attached a copy of our course syllabus here.
Here's a copy of our essay rubric.
Here is a copy of our course grading rubric.

Friday September 6th
Reading HW:
HW: Please complete a brief letter to me for today.  In it, I'd like you to tell me a bit about yourself including your history as an English student, a quotation that you like and why, and if you had an extra hour a day, how would you use it and why (please avoid simplistic answers like "I would sleep")?  Letters should be double-spaced.  If typed, please use 12 point Times New Roman font.

Monday September 9th
Reading HW: "Hills Like White Elephants" by Ernest Hemingway
HW: Please print a copy of the reading for class today.  Create a name placard for class as well.

Tuesday September 10th
Reading HW: "The Cultural Revolution"
HW:

Wednesday September 11th
Reading HW: Balzac 3 - 41
HW:

Thursday September 12th
Reading HW: Balzac 47-79
HW:

Friday September 13th
Reading HW:
HW: What makes a successful notebook?  I'd like you to write at least six full sentences exploring some strategies for taking notes in an English class.  Let's set a standard for the semester.  How should you take notes?  What should you take notes on?

Monday September 16th
Reading HW: Hadley, Vuong, Matar (I've provided these in class)
HW: From each, choose (underline/mark) one moment that seemed especially memorable or that reminded you of something in your own life or resonated with you in some way.