Work for the Week of May 12th - Juniors

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Fish, Arlex
Reading HW: "Nobody Said Anything"
HW: How would you describe our protagonist?  What conflict does the protagonist experience?  Be sure to ask some questions of the text.  Please bring in your work for class.

Tuesday May 13th
Minutes: Joshua, Brian H.
Reading HW: "What We Talk About When We Talk About Love"
HW: Please define love in your own terms.

Wednesday May 14th
Minutes: Abrar, Austin
Reading HW: "Fat"
HW: Please select 5 curious choices that Carver makes in this story.  Be sure to take notes on your findings

Thursday May 15th
Minutes: Ting, Brian L.
Reading HW: "Where I'm Calling From"
HW: How does  your knowledge of London's "To Build a Fire" contribute to your understanding of this piece?

Friday May 16th
Minutes: Darren, Cheuk
Reading HW: "Cathedral"
HW: I would like you to describe an object to a blind man.  Also, watch this video of a blind man drawing.

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Weihou, Frankie
Reading HW: "So Much Water So Close To Home"
HW: How does conflict function in this piece?

Work for the Week of May 12th - Seniors

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Bilal
Reading HW:
HW: 1940

Tuesday May 13th
Minutes: Cindy
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft due for Found Poem assignment.

Wednesday May 14th
Minutes: Lorraine
Reading HW: Finish book.
HW: N/A

Thursday May 15th
Minutes: Ruihan
Reading HW: Please read the Riot Grrrl Manifesto
HW: Paper due.

Friday May 16th
Minutes: Jennifer Chen
Reading HW: Please research 3rd wave feminism.
HW: Bring in your annotated research for class today.

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Sophia
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of May 12th - Freshmen

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Rozi, Karen Y.
Reading HW: "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Tuesday May 13th
Minutes: Kenneth, Charles
Reading HW: Review a story that we've read in the past week and analyze it for sufficient evidence to support a thesis.
HW: Have a story selected and create a thesis statement for that story.

Wednesday May 14th
Minutes: Jannat, Nicholas
Reading HW: "Cathedral" by Raymond Carver
HW: How does Carver present blindness?  Write down some quotes from the story that reveal Carver's perception of blindness.

Thursday May 15th
Minutes: Courtney, Alex
Reading HW: Please review this successful paper to aid in your writing process.
HW: Draft Day.

Friday May 16th
Minutes: Daniel S., Matthew
Reading HW: "Araby" by James Joyce
HW: How would you characterize Joyce's perception of love.  Please find evidence to support your claims.

Monday May 19th
Minutes: Sam, Bayle
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Full draft due.

Work for the Week of May 5th - Seniors

Monday May 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Sula pg. 30-66 
HW: What's it like to be African American in New York City?  Consider your every move through the city (and at Stuyvesant) and what it would be like.

Tuesday May 6th
Minutes: Jonah
Reading HW: Read Sula 1922
HW:

Wednesday May 7th
Minutes: Ruihan
Reading HW:  Read Sula 1923, 1927
HW:

Thursday May 8th
Minutes: Farhaan
Reading HW:  Read Sula 1937
HW:

Friday May 9th
Minutes: John
Reading HW:  Read Sula 1939
HW:

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Bilal
Reading HW:  Read Sula 1940
HW:

Work for the Week of May 5th - Juniors

Monday May 5th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Read "The Swimmer" by John Cheever
HW:

Tuesday May 6th
Minutes: Ricky
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Bring in 3 images of women from current magazines (not images you find online): one inspiring, one disturbing, one with a man and woman in it together.

Wednesday May 7th
Minutes: Tina, Jacky L.
Reading HW: Kate Chopin's "Story of an Hour"
HW: N/A

Thursday May 8th
Minutes: Wilson, Alex
Reading HW:  N/A
HW: Have a completed draft for workshopping today.

Friday May 9th
Minutes: Carmen, Afshin
HW: Bring in an appropriate article for your writing assignment.

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Fish, Arlex
Reading HW: "Nobody Said Anything"
HW: How would you describe our protagonist?  What conflict does the protagonist experience?  Be sure to ask some questions of the text.  Please bring in your work for class.

Work for the Week of May 5th - Freshmen

Monday May 5th
Minutes: N/A
Reading HW: Read "The Swimmer" by John Cheever
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.


Tuesday May 6th
Minutes: Tasnia, Lucy
Reading HW: "To Build a Fire" by Jack London
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Wednesday May 7th
Minutes: Kelly, Xin Yi
Reading HW: "Patriotism" by Yukio Mishima
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Thursday May 8th
Minutes: Eileen, Claudia
Reading HW: "A Rose for Emily" by William Faulkner
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Friday May 9th
Minutes: Maddie, Leo
Reading HW: "A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Monday May 12th
Minutes: Rozi, Karen Y.
Reading HW: "A Sound of Thunder" by Ray Bradbury
HW: Please identify an overarching theme of this piece and identify five phrases that reveal deliberate choices made by the author to contribute to this theme.

Seniors - E.C. Affirmative Action

We spoke in class on Wednesday about SCOTUS's (Supreme Court of the United States) 6-2 decision upholding Michigan's ban on affirmative action.  Affirmative action is not merely associated with one's race, it also affects women and the handicapped.  I implore you to explore this topic by reading the NY Times article reporting on SCOTUS's decision, the comments on the NY Times website discussing these matters, as well as your experience in a school that has been criticized by the NAACP for its refusal to impose affirmative action like standards in its admission process.  Consider the role of affirmative action in college admissions.  What is right?  What is wrong?  What should we do?