Seniors - Work for the End of the Semester 2021

Friday May 14th, Monday May 17th

Reading HW: "Here Come the Double Happiness Twins" and "Immigrant Dreams III: A Portrait of My Sister Sexting Tofu".

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Tuesday May 18th, Wednesday May 19th

Reading HW: Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen Ch. 4, 5, ("Ryokan's Moon", "Wiping One's Ass with the Sutras", "The Wolf and the Chinese Pug")

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Thursday May 20th, Friday May 21st

Reading HW: Ch. 7 - "Three Endings" and "Rewriting the Racial Shadow".

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Monday May 24th, Tuesday May 25th

Reading HW: Rubyfruit Jungle Introduction, Ch.1-3

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Wednesday May 26th, Thursday May 27th

Reading HW: Rubyfruit Jungle Ch. 4-5

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Friday May 28th, Tuesday June 1st (No School May 31st - Memorial Day)

Reading HW: Rubyfruit Jungle Ch. 6-8

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Wednesday June 2nd, Friday June 4th (No School June 3rd - Chancellor's Day)

Reading HW: Rubyfruit Jungle Ch. 9, 10

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Monday June 7th, Tuesday June 8th

Reading HW: Rubyfruit Jungle Ch. 11, 12, 13

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Wednesday June 9th, Thursday June 10th

Reading HW: Rubyfruit Jungle Ch. 14-16

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Friday June 11th, Monday June 14th (Last day of the 3rd MP)

Reading HW: Finish Rubyfruit Jungle

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Freshmen - Work for the End of the Semester 2021

Friday May 14th, Monday May 17th
Reading HW:
HW: Draft day.  Be sure to have a completed assignment for draft day today.

 

Tuesday May 18th, Wednesday May 19th

Reading HW:

HW: Frankenstein assignment due.

Thursday May 20th, Friday May 21st

Reading HW: “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke, “What I Heard at the Discount Dept. Store” by David Budbill

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Monday May 24th, Tuesday May 25th

Reading HW: Eating Alone by Li-Young Lee, Eating Together by Li-Young Lee

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Wednesday May 26th, Thursday May 27th

Reading HW: Reading HW:  "On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins, "A Birthday Candle" by Donald Justice

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Friday May 28th, Tuesday June 1st (No School May 31st - Memorial Day)

Reading HW: Alliteration, assonance, and rhyme.

HW: Please watch the following video: Rap Deconstructed.

Wednesday June 2nd, Friday June 4th (No School June 3rd - Chancellor's Day)

Reading HW: "Gryphon" by Charles Baxter

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Monday June 7th, Tuesday June 8th

Reading HW: "Through the Tunnel" by Doris Lessing

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Wednesday June 9th, Thursday June 10th

Reading HW: "St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves" by Karen Russell

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Friday June 11th, Monday June 14th (Last day of the 3rd MP)

Reading HW: N/A

HW: N/A

Seniors - Work for the Weeks of May 3rd, 10th

Monday May 3rd, Tuesday May 4th

Reading HW: Finish Sula.

HW: Conduct your interview!  Draft Day on Wed/Thurs.

Wednesday May 5th, Thursday May 6th

Reading HW: 

HW: Draft Day.

Friday May 7th, Monday May 10th

Reading HW: 

HW: Interview Assignment Due by 6 PM.

Tuesday May 11th, Wednesday May 12th

Reading HW: Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen Ch. 1, 2 ("Round Eyes", "Oh Lord! Here Come the Double Happiness Twins")

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Thursday May 13th - EID AL-FITR - NO CLASSES

Friday May 14th, Monday May 17th

Reading HW: Read "Here Come the Double Happiness Twins" and "Immigrant Dreams III: A Portrait of My Sister Sexting Tofu".

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Freshmen - Work for the Week of May 3rd, 10th

Monday May 3rd, Tuesday May 4th

Reading HW:

HW: Evidence collection for our next paper due.

Wednesday May 5th, Thursday May 6th

Reading HW: Frankenstein Ch. 18 - 21

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Friday May 7th, Monday May 10th

Reading HW:  

HW: Draft Day.  Complete body paragraphs for today.

Tuesday May 11th, Wednesday May 12th

Reading HW: Finish Frankenstein. 

HW: Complete introduction and conclusion for paper.

Thursday May 13th - EID - NO CLASSES

Friday May 14th, Monday May 17th

Reading HW: 

HW: Draft day.  Be sure to have a completed assignment for draft day today.

Seniors - Work for the Weeks of April 19th, 26th

Monday April 19th, Tuesday April 20th
Reading HW: Sula - 1919, 2020
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Wednesday April 21st, Thursday April 22nd

Reading HW: Sula - 1921, 1922

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Friday April 23rd, Monday April 26th

Reading HW:  Sula - 1923, 1927, 

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Tuesday April 27th, Wednesday April 28th

Reading HW: Sula - 1937, 1939

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Thursday April 29th, Friday April 30th

Reading HW: Sula - 1940, 1941

HW: Notify interviewee.  Set up a time.

Monday May 3rd, Tuesday May 4th

Reading HW: 

HW: Conduct your interview!  Draft Day on Wed/Thurs.

Freshmen - Work for the Weeks of April 19th, 26th

Monday April 19th, Tuesday April 20th
Reading HW: Frankenstein - Ch. I-III 
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Wednesday April 21st, Thursday April 22nd

Reading HW: Frankenstein - Ch. IV - V

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Friday April 23rd, Monday April 26th

Reading HW:  Frankenstein - Ch. VI - VIII

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Tuesday April 27th, Wednesday April 28th

Reading HW: Frankenstein - Ch. IX -XIII

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Thursday April 29th, Friday April 30th

Reading HW: Frankenstein - Ch. XIV - XVII

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Monday May 3rd, Tuesday May 4th

Reading HW:

HW: Evidence collection for our next paper due.

Freshmen - Work for the Weeks of April 5th, 12th

Monday April 5th, Tuesday April 6th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 16-19 (184-218)
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Wednesday April 7th, Thursday April 8th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 20-21 (220-239)
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Friday April 9th, Monday April 12th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 22-26 (241-287)
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Tuesday April 13th, Wednesday April 14th - Asynchronous learning day
Reading HW: Read this article about the historical context of Frankenstein. 
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Thursday April 15th, Friday April 16th
Reading HW: Frankenstein - Walton's Letters
HW: Begin your vocabulary journal.

Monday April 19th, Tuesday April 20th
Reading HW: Frankenstein - Ch. I-III
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Seniors - Work for the Weeks of April 5th, 12th

Monday April 5th, Tuesday April 6th
Reading HW: Slow Poison Packet 
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Wednesday April 7th, Thursday April 8th
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale  Ch. 40 - Historical Notes (197-235)

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Friday April 9th, Monday April 12th
Reading HW: 
HW: Draft Day.

Tuesday April 13th, Wednesday April 14th -  Asynchronous learning day
Reading HW: 
HW: Assignment due.

Thursday April 15th, Friday April 16th
Reading HW: "How it Feels to be Colored Me", Foreword to Sula (pdf pgs. 7-15)

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Monday April 19th, Tuesday April 20th
Reading HW: Sula –1919, 1920
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Seniors - Work for the Weeks of March 22nd, April 5th

Monday March 22nd, Tuesday March 23rd

Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale  Ch. 21-29 (99-147)

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Wednesday March 24th, Thursday March 25th (PTC - 5:30 PM - 8:00 P.M.)

Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale  Ch. 30-39 (148-196)

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**Note, classes today will be asynchronous.  Ferencz will be proctoring the SATs on Wednesday and won't be able to teach synchronously that day.  For consistency, Thursday's class will also be asynchronous.  

Friday March 26th - (PTC - 1:00 PM - 3:00 P.M.)

**Modified schedule today due to afternoon parent teacher conferences.  There will not be any academic classes on Friday, March 26; students will be participating in community-building activities.

Monday March 29th - Friday April 2nd - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

Monday April 5th, Tuesday April 6th
Reading HW: Slow Poison Packet 
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Wednesday April 7th, Thursday April 8th
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale  Ch. 40 - Historical Notes (197-235)

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Friday April 9th, Monday April 12th
Reading HW: "In Search of Our Mother's Gardens", "How it Feels to be Colored Me".
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Freshmen - Work for the Week of March 22nd, April 5th

Monday March 22nd, Tuesday March 23rd
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 14-15 (158-182)

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Wednesday March 24th, Thursday March 25th (PTC - 5:30 PM - 8:00 P.M.)

Reading HW:
HW: Allusion assignment due today.

**Note, classes today will be asynchronous.  Ferencz will be proctoring the SATs on Wednesday and won't be able to teach synchronously that day.  For consistency, Thursday's class will also be asynchronous.  

Friday March 26th - (PTC - 1:00 PM - 3:00 P.M.)

**Modified schedule today due to afternoon parent teacher conferences.  There will not be any academic classes on Friday, March 26; students will be participating in community-building activities.

Monday March 29th - Friday April 2nd - SPRING BREAK - NO SCHOOL

Monday April 5th, Tuesday April 6th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 16-19 (184-218)
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Wednesday April 7th, Thursday April 8th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 20-21 (220-239)
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Friday April 9th, Monday April 12th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 22-23 (241-260)
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Seniors - Work for the Weeks of March 8th, March 15th

Monday March 8th, Tuesday March 9th
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due before the beginning of our next class. Please submit to Turnitin.com. Register using class ID: 28274795, Enrollment Key: Problematize

Wednesday March 10th, Thursday March 11th
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale - Ch. 1-6 (3-33) 
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Friday March 12th, Monday March 15th
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale - Ch. 7-13 (34-70)(TW Sexual Assault/Rape)

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Tuesday March 16th, Wednesday March 17th
Reading HW: Ch. 14-17, Sexual Danger Packet (TW Sexual Assault/Rape)
HW: Read and take notes on connections to our book and other ideas that strike your interest.

Thursday March 18th, Friday March 19th
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale Ch. 18-20 (71-98), Feminism Packet

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Monday March 22nd, Tuesday March 23rd
Reading HW: The Handmaid's Tale  Ch. 21-29 (99-147)

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Freshmen - Work for the Weeks of March 8th, March 15th

Monday March 8th, Tuesday March 9th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 7 and 8 (72-91)

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Wednesday March 10th, Thursday March 11th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 9-10 (92-120) pick an allusion for your next assignment.

HW: Pick an allusion for your next assignment.

Friday March 12th, Monday March 15th (End of 1st MP)
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 11-13 (121-157)

HW: Conduct research for your assignment.

Tuesday March 16th, Wednesday March 17th
Reading HW:
HW: Complete your research, finding at least three viable sources.  We will have a writing day in class.

Thursday March 18th, Friday March 19th
Reading HW:
HW: Peer Editing Day.  Have a completed draft for today.  We will discuss the works cited in class today.

Monday March 22nd, Tuesday March 23rd
Reading HW: The Hate U Give Ch. 14-15 (158-182)

HW: Assignment due.

Seniors - Work for the Weeks of February 22nd, March 1st

Monday February 22nd, Tuesday February 23rd
Reading HW: N/A

HW: N/A

*Assignment from today's class.

Wednesday February 24th, Thursday February 25th
Reading HW: What is the Bechdel Test?, Geena Davis Inclusion Quotient
HW: Questions to consider: How are women represented in film? What are the implications of the Bechdel Test, particularly when consider who films are generally made for and the tropes assigned to women most often in film?

Friday February 26th, Monday March 1st
Reading HW: Read "These Women Gamers...".
HW: Please watch Damsel in Distress Part I.

Tuesday March 2nd, Wednesday March 3rd
Reading HW: 
HW: Draft Day.  Please have a completed draft for today.

Thursday March 4th, Friday March 5th
Reading HW:  "I Was Groped on the Subway" - Trigger Warning (TW) - Sexual Assault Please be aware that when I assign any material that has a TW, I will not cold call students during class to discuss the material. I never want a student to feel forced to talk about a sensitive issue, especially if that student has experienced something similar to what we're discussing that day in class. However, I do feel it is important to discuss these issues. If possible, please speak to me to let me know how I can best facilitate these conversations without affecting your mental health or well-being.
HW: Watch "10 Hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman"

Monday March 8th, Tuesday March 9th
Reading HW: 

HW: Assignment due on Turnitin.com.

Freshmen - Work for the Weeks of February 22nd, March 1st

Monday February 22nd, Tuesday February 23rd
Reading HW: "This Blessed House"

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Wednesday February 24th, Thursday February 25th
Reading HW: "The Third and Final Continent" 

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Friday February 26th, Monday March 1st
Reading HW: The Hate U Give - 8-21 (Ch. 1-2)

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Tuesday March 2nd, Wednesday March 3rd
Reading HW: The Hate U Give -  22-48 (Ch. 3-4)

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Thursday March 4th, Friday March 5th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give - 49-71 (Ch. 5-6)

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Monday March 8th, Tuesday March 9th
Reading HW: The Hate U Give - 72-91 (Ch. 7-8)

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Seniors - Work for the Week of February 2nd, 8th

Tuesday 2nd, Wednesday 3rd
Reading HW: N/A

HW: N/A

Thursday 4th, Friday 5th
Reading HW: 
HW: Complete letter for today's class.  Submit to GC.

*Here's a copy of the presentation from today's lesson. 

Monday 8th, Tuesday 9th

Reading HW:  NY Times Article, 
HW: Visit a toy store online. Explore how children's toys are marketed to boys and girls. Be sure to answer this question: How are boys and girls marketed to differently? Focus on toys from ages 0-10.

Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th

Reading HW: What's Wrong With Cinderella? and "Why Disney Princesses..."
HW: What's your favorite Disney movie?  What messages might this film be sending little boys and girls about what it means to be a boy/girl?

Friday February 12th - NO SCHOOL - LUNAR NEW YEAR
Mid-Winter Break - Monday February 15th - Friday February 19th

Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd
Reading HW: 
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Freshmen - Work for the Weeks of February 2nd, 8th

Tuesday 2nd, Wednesday 3rd
Reading HW: N/A
HW: N/A

*Here's the worksheet from today's lesson.

Thursday 4th, Friday 5th
Reading HW: "A Real Durwan"
HW: Create an introduction and conclusion for your latest graded assignment.  You will be submitting these at the beginning of the next class.  Remember that the thesis statement is the last sentence of the introduction.

Monday 8th, Tuesday 9th
Reading HW: "Mrs. Sen's"
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Wednesday 10th, Thursday 11th
Reading HW: 
HW: Rewrite including introduction and conclusion due.

Friday February 12th - NO SCHOOL - LUNAR NEW YEAR
Mid-Winter Break - Monday February 15th - Friday February 19th

Monday 22nd, Tuesday 23rd
Reading HW: "This Blessed House"
HW: