Work for the Week of April 23rd - Freshmen

Monday April 23rd
Minutes: Ervin, Jerry
SAT Words: Cogent, Evince
Reading Assignment: N/A
Homework Assignment: Due today - I search introduction, at least three paragraphs

Tuesday April 24th
Minutes: Yujin, Isaac
SAT Words: Fallacious, Inchoate
Reading Assignment: Review poetry packet for test tomorrow
Homework Assignment: Interview Questions, Script, Email Due


Wednesday April 25th
Minutes: Zafir, Mishcat
SAT Words: Pithy, Polemic
Reading Assignment: STUDY for Poetry Test
Homework Assignment: STUDY for Poetry Test


Thursday April 26th - We will meet in the library today
Minutes: Mushfiq, Pranab
SAT Words: Tacit, Tenuous
Reading Assignment:Intro of Nickeled and Dimed
Homework Assignment: Determine search prompts in preparation for library day




Friday April 27th
Minutes: Michael H., Anisha
SAT Words: Vacuous, Vicissitude
Reading Assignment: Read Intro and Chapter One of Nickeled and Dimed
Homework Assignment: Have an email/phone script prepared for what you'll say in contacting your interviewees.

Juniors EC - Gatsby

We have read many examples of moral hypocrisy through this book and one has to come to wonder, did Fitzgerald write The Great Gatsby as a piece of satire?  Alcoholics during the Prohibition.  A morally upstanding narrator who facilitates affairs for his cousin and her spouse.  An award winner golfer who cheats.  An honorable aristocrat who makes his money through illegal means.  The examples pile up.

I was wondering, do we see such examples of hypocrisy in modern day America?  Can we bring some of these examples to light?  Why are states that teach abstinence only education those with the highest rate of unwanted pregnancies?  Why do politicians consistently contradict themselves?  I don't want to give too many examples because I'm curious to see what you come up with.  And try to include additional sources as well.  Let's not only give examples, but explore that odious question: WHY?

Juniors EC - TSAR

Sorry Gatsby readers.  I'll get an extra credit that caters to your needs ASAP.

We've been discussing bullfighting and a persistent question that we came to was "Why do people enjoy this stuff?"  What is our fascination with violence?  Consider the variety of examples in which there is a distinct market for violence: various video games, the rise of MMA, our nation's love of firearms, and many more.  And as a people we are naturally drawn to violence, the way we stop and gawk at a horrific car accident.  I've added a video link that depicts several common items exploding in slow-motion.  For a lack of better words, the images are stunning.  BUT WHY?  Why are we so drawn to destruction?  Let's discuss this.  Please use any point made in this paragraph as a jump-off but also include discussion of our novel as well!

Work for the week of April 16th - Juniors

                                                                      Welcome back!

Please note that some of us are reading The Great Gatsby (GG) while others are reading
The Sun Also Rises (TSAR).

Due Monday April 16th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Affectations, Shrewd
Reading Assignment: TSAR: Read through page 130 in book II.  GG: Read through chapter five.
Homework Assignment: BOTH: 10 post-its based upon major themes in the book.

Due Tuesday April 17th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Jaunty, Sporadic
Reading Assignment: TSAR: Reread chapter ten and eleven GG: Reread chapter four
Homework Assignment: TSAR: What kind of character is Bill?  How does he act as a foil to Jake?
GG: What does Nick hear about Gatsby’s past?  What does Gatsby tell Nick about his past?  What do we learn about Daisy’s connection to Gatsby?  Why does Daisy marry Tom?  Why does Gatsby live next to Nick?


Due Wednesday April 18th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Punctilious, Taxidermy
Reading Assignment: TSAR: Reread chapter twelve GG: Finish chapter five
Homework Assignment: Please read allusion paper on Stuy.edu homework page.
 GG: Please describe Gatsby’s reunion with Daisy in explicit detail.  What does Gatsby hope to achieve with this reunion? 

Due Thursday April 19th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Daunted, Itinerary
Reading Assignment: TSAR: Reread chapter thirteen and read chapter fourteen , GG: Chapter Six
Homework Assignment: TSAR: What is the difference between a steer and a bull?  
GG: What is Gatsby's true past?

Due Friday April 20th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Pilgrimage, Buttonhole
Reading Assignment: TSAR: Read chapter fifteen GG: N/A
Homework Assignment: TSAR: Please research the rules of bullfighting.  GG: Passage Analysis 101-102.

Work for the week of April 16th - Freshmen

                                                                      Welcome Back!

Due Monday April 16th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Debunk, Extrapolate
Reading Assignment: Read poetry packet over the break.
Homework Assignment: Email me potential i-Search questions

Due Tuesday April 17th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Lucid, Proponent
Reading Assignment: Please read from Andrey Tydnyuk“How do video games affect my mind?” (pg. 9/10) to Lindsay Bauer, from “Destination: Mount Kilimanjaro” (pg. 10/11) in your i-Search packet
Homework Assignment: i-Search Question Due (Typed)

Due Wednesday April 18th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Sustain, Belie
Reading Assignment: Please read “The Lunchroom Rebellion.” found in i-Search packet
Homework Assignment: How does this New Yorker story present a very real question and utilize details to put us into the scenario being described?  

Due Thursday April 19th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Debilitate, Credulous
Reading Assignment: Please read “The Lunchroom Rebellion.” found in i-Search packet
Homework Assignment: How does this New Yorker story present a very real question and utilize details to put us into the scenario being described?  



Due Friday April 20th
Minutes: TBA
SAT Vocabulary: Validate, Scrutinize
Reading Assignment: “Eating Alone”, “Uplifting”, “According to my Mood”, “Red Wheelbarrow”
Homework Assignment: Answer accompanying questions for these poems as stated in your poetry packet.

Monday: Draft for introduction of i-Search due for peer editing.

Remember - Poetry Test - Wednesday April 25th

Work for the week of April 2nd - Freshmen

Due Monday April 2nd
Minutes: MAKE UP WEEK!  Missed minutes for any reason?  Approach me to schedule your makeup!
SAT Vocabulary: Intuition, Rectitude
Reading Assignment: “The Man He Killed” (to be read in class)
Homework Assignment: E.C. Online

Due Tuesday April 3rd
Minutes: MAKE UP WEEK!
SAT Vocabulary: Byzantine, Devious
Reading Assignment: A hip hop song’s lyrics of your choosing.
Homework Assignment: Is hip hop a form of poetry?  Why or why not?  Please find a song and analyze it.  Be sure to use this song in your answer.  I will provide some links to songs that you can use to judge whether or not hip hop should be considered art.

Due Wednesday April 4th
Minutes: MAKE UP WEEK!
SAT Vocabulary: Jeopardize, Onerous
Reading Assignment: Read and print “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” by Shakespeare
Homework Assignment: Please define a sonnet and sestina and find an example of each for class.

Due Thursday April 5th
Minutes:  MAKE UP WEEK!
SAT Vocabulary: Sanctity, Ornate
Reading Assignment: I SEARCH on Stuy.edu website.  WARNING - PDF IS SLOW TO LOAD.
Homework Assignment: Identify a potential meaning of the following symbols.  Note: Please do not do any research.  Create your own definition and explain why.  
For example: Water means life.  People cannot live without water.
Please choose five of any of the following: Book, Tree, Stone, Fence, Umbrella, Dog, Knife, Mask, Flower, Photograph, Baby, Wheel, Fire, Cane, Bug, Light, Wound, Pencil


You will be given a study packet for your poetry test.  Please review this packet over the break.

Work for the week of April 2nd - Juniors

Due Monday April 2nd - New Book!
Minutes: MAKE UP WEEK!  Missed minutes for any reason?  Approach me to schedule your makeup!
SAT Vocabulary: Soporific, Alacracity
Reading Assignment:
Homework Assignment: E.C. Online

Due Tuesday April 3rd
Minutes: MAKE UP WEEK!
SAT Vocabulary: Elitist, Tempermental
Reading Assignment: Read Chapter One and Two of the TSAR Per 7: Read Chapter One of Gatsby.
Homework Assignment: Identify a masculine icon.  Please explain how this individual represents masculinity focusing particularly on what masculine qualities this individual possesses.  This figure can be anyone in history or pop culture.  Please write at least five full sentences.  Per. 7: What is the difference between old money and new money?  Please find two examples of each.

Due Wednesday April 4th
Minutes: MAKE UP WEEK!
SAT Vocabulary: Nihilist, Erudite
Reading Assignment: Read Chapter Three and Four of TSAR
Homework Assignment: Please characterize Jake and Brett.  I would like full descriptions of their character.  Please include quotations as part of your explanation.

Due Thursday April 5th
Minutes: MAKE UP WEEK!
SAT Vocabulary: Insipid, Egoist
Reading Assignment: Read Chapter Five and Six of TSAR
Homework Assignment: Please discuss how both escapism and sexuality are presented as major themes of this novel.

Over the break, please read Book II through page 130.  Prepare 10 post-its on the themes of escapism and masculinity.