E.C. - Freshmen - Comics!

I'd like you to find a comic on the internet and, as we did in class, deconstruct the comics meaning and its viability as a piece of literature.  Find a comic strip that really resonates with you and be sure to provide a link so that we can all view your comic.  Feel free to comment on others' selections as well!

Consider the Far Side comic I've selected for this extra credit discussion.  Note how it can reflect any gifted and talented school, such as our own.  We may have vast intellect, but at times, we can be scatterbrained and flustered to the point where our common sense doesn't always shine through.  I think it's a strong example of how a simple one-cell comic strip can be literature.

E.C. - Seniors - Female Comedians

I'd like you to explore the world of female comedians via the internets.  Explore different comedians and report back to us with a clip of stand up/sketch/whatever that you enjoy.  Set up the clip with a bit of explanation as to what kind of style of comedian we'll be viewing.

Please refrain from selecting a well-known comedian.  Find someone you've never heard of before.

Work for the Week of April 7th - Seniors

                                          HERE IS A LINK TO THE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS

Monday April 7th
Minutes: Josephine
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Work on your paper.

Tuesday April 8th
Minutes: Farhaan
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Who is funnier, men or women?  I'd like you to interview friends and family asking some of the following questions (and any deviations of your choosing).  Are men more commonly funny than women?  Why?  Why do people want to be funny? 

Wednesday April 9th
Minutes: Makie
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Thursday April 10th
Minutes: Mehak
Reading HW: Why Women Aren't Funny by Christopher Hitchens and compare it with the response "Who Says Women Aren't Funny" by Alessandra Stanley
HW: Identify how Hitch arrives at such a radical conclusion.  Why does Hitch believe women aren't funny?  Does Stanley disprove Hitch's point?  Who makes the more compelling argument? 

Friday April 11th
Minutes: Rachel
Reading HW: Read the following excerpt from Tina Fey's Bossypants
HW: N/A

See you Wednesday April 23rd!  Enjoy your spring break!

Work for the Week of April 7th - Juniors

Monday April 7th
Minutes: Abrar, Jacky C.
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Tuesday April 8th
Minutes: Saif, Kenny
Reading HW: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London, Wilderness by Carl Sandberg
HW: Why doesn't the man survive?  How is the dog more equipped to survive?  Are Sandberg's ideas true?  Do we have  figurative animals inside of us?

Wednesday April 9th
Minutes: Tina, Mo
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Thursday April 10th
Minutes: Harrison, Tashfiq
Reading HW: "The Snows of Kilimanjaro" by Ernest Hemingway
HW: Why has Harry gone on a safari?  How has his life changed over time?  How does Harry confront his own mortality?

Friday April 11th
Minutes: Brian T., Lan La
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

See you Wednesday April 23rd!  Enjoy your spring break!

Work for the Week of April 7th - Freshmen

Monday April 7th
Minutes: Kenneth, Daniel
Reading HW: ABC - 130
HW: Complete works cited. Research what a works cited is, check out this example of a Works Cited and use the Easybib.com website to create a Works Cited.  Be sure to use MLA style!

Tuesday April 8th
Minutes: Rozi, Alex
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Full draft for annotation assignment.

Wednesday April 9th
Minutes: Liting, Cassandra
Reading HW: Finish ABC.
HW: Paper due.

Thursday April 10th
Minutes: Jessica, Kaitlin
Reading HW: How to create your own graphic novel.
HW: Brainstorm some ideas for your comic strip!

Friday April 11th
Minutes: Ming, Lucy
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Create your own 4 cell comic strip.

See you Wednesday April 23rd!  Enjoy your spring break!

Work for the Week of March 31st - Seniors

HERE IS A LINK TO THE ALUMNI SCHOLARSHIPS

Monday March 31st
Minutes:
Reading HW: Ch. 13-15 of The Bell Jar
HW: N/A

Tuesday April 1st
Minutes: Steven
Reading HW: Ch.16-18 of The Bell Jar
HW: In what ways is Joan a kind of double for Esther?  Start to begin your writing assignment.

Wednesday April 2nd
Minutes: Jonah
Reading HW: Finish book.
HW: Is this a happy ending?  What do you think will happen to Esther after this book?

Thursday April 3rd
Minutes: Cassandra
Reading HW: Read "I Was a Playboy Bunny" by Gloria Steinem.  Read "Secret Oakland Raiders cheerleaders' handbook".
HW: Both articles seem to focus on careers that present a facade while also tearing away that veil.  Identify the mystique of these occupations and their starkly different realities.

Friday April 4th
Minutes: Karen
Reading HW: Read the Planned Parenthood webpage on Gender Identity.
HW: Betray your gender.  I'd like you to engage in an action that is commonly associated with the opposite of your gender.  Write about your experience.  What did it feel like?  How did others react?


Monday April 7th
Minutes: Josephine
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Work for the Week of March 31st - Freshmen

Monday March 31st
Minutes: Andrew, Gianluca
Reading HW: Read V.i.ii
HW:

Tuesday April 1st
Minutes: Maddie, Charles
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Please visit stuy.edu and explore the resources available in the "academics" / "library" section of the webpage.  Familiarize yourself with this website and its useful content for your upcoming assignment.

Wednesday April 2nd
Minutes: Jannat, Casey
Reading HW: Here is a successful allusion paper and an allusion paper that still needs some work.  Analyze them to influence your writing choices.
HW: Research!!!  Find relevant sources that tell the story of your allusion.

Thursday April 3rd
Minutes: Kelly, Nicholas
Reading HW: Read of ABC
HW: Please return your copies of Romeo and Juliet.

Friday April 4th
Minutes: Larissa, Pazit
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.  Please have a draft completed for today.

Monday April 7th
Minutes: Kenneth, Daniel A.
Reading HW: ABC - 130
HW: Complete works cited. Research what a works cited is, check out this example of a Works Cited and use the Easybib.com website to create a Works Cited.  Be sure to use MLA style!