E.C. - Seniors - Responses to "Feminism" Interviews

As per our assignment due today, I wanted you to ask three parties some neutral questions about feminism.  What is a feminist?  Are you a feminist?  Why/not?  I'm curious to see what your questioning yield and your reactions to your research and to others.  Engage one another, ask questions, add links, and let's get this discussion started!

Work for the Week of October 14th - Juniors

Tuesday Oct. 14th
Minutes: Sally
Reading HW: "The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates if you haven't read it yet.
HW: Copy three ideas that Coates presents that you find particularly interesting.  We'll discuss these in class.

Wednesday Oct. 15th
Minutes: Zhi
Reading HW: Read about privilege.
HW: Hand in paper with your annotations.

Thursday Oct. 16th
Minutes: Hyunsu
Reading HW: Read Ch. I-III of Frederick Douglass 
HW: Please select five examples that truly exemplify Douglass's upbringing as a slave.  Explain the significance of the quote you've selected.

Friday Oct. 17th
Minutes: Randy
Reading HW: Read Ch. IV-VIII of Frederick Douglass 
HW: Why didn't slave owners educate their slaves?  Find evidence to support your claim.  Focus on the Columbian Orator as well.

Monday Oct. 20th
Minutes: Amira
Reading HW: Read Ch. IX-X of Frederick Douglass 
HW: Analyze Covey's apparent hypocrisy and the relevance of this hypocrisy's function within this narrative as a whole.

Upcoming: Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday Oct. 23rd/Friday Oct. 24th

Work for the Week of October 14th - Freshmen

Tuesday Oct. 14th
Minutes: Erik, Julia
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft day.

Wednesday Oct. 15th
Minutes: Annie L.
Reading HW: Read through Book II Ch. V
HW: Perfect Paragraph Due.

Thursday Oct. 16th
Minutes: Rigneyla, James
Reading HW: Finish Book II
HW: Consider the book O'Brien gives Winston.  What does Winston learn about Oceania as a society? What do the slogans mean?

Friday Oct. 17th
Minutes: Samuel, Derek
Reading HW: Read Atul Gawande's "Hellhole"
HW: How does Gawande portray torture?  What kinds of physical/mental/psychological effects does torture have on an individual?  Should isolation confinement be considered as torture?  Should it be legal in the Unites States?  Why or why not?

Monday Oct. 20th
Minutes: Vernita, Anne
Reading HW: Read Book III Ch. 1-2
HW: Please isolate yourself for 15 minutes.  Write about the experience afterwards.

Upcoming: Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday Oct. 23rd/Friday Oct. 24th

Work for the Week of October 14th - Seniors

Tuesday Oct. 14th
Minutes: Chesley, Ben
Reading HW: Read the "Feminism" packet
HW: Be sure to use as little paper as possible when printing!  Please take extensive notes, annotating your reading to assist in classroom discussion.

Wednesday Oct. 15th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Finish book through chapter 29.
HW: Interview three people, a friend, a family member, and a student (who you don't know) about their perception of the word "feminism".  Ask about the word's definition, what kind of people are feminists, and if s/he is a feminist and why/not.

Thursday Oct. 16th
Minutes:Victor M., Amy R.
Reading HW: Finish through chapter 29.
HW: Work on rumination paper.

Friday Oct. 17th
Minutes: Sophie, Salman
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Have a quotation selected for your rumination paper.

Monday Oct. 20th
Minutes: Wendy, Brian T.
Reading HW: Read through chapter 39.
HW: N/A

Upcoming: Parent Teacher Conferences on Thursday Oct. 23rd/Friday Oct. 24th

Work for the Week of Oct. 6th - Juniors

Monday Oct. 6th
Minutes: Alex
Reading HW: The Grapes of Wrath 477 - 553 
HW:  5 annotations.

Tuesday Oct. 7th
Minutes:
Reading HW: The Grapes of Wrath 554-588
HW: 5 annotations.

Wednesday Oct. 8th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Finish The Grapes of Wrath.
HW: Select appropriate quotations for your rewrite assignment.  You will hand in this assignment and your annotations on Tuesday.

Thursday Oct. 9th
Minutes:
Reading HW: Please read "Dignity" by William Finnegan
HW: What connections can you make between Finnegan's article and Steinbeck's The Grapes of Wrath?

Friday Oct. 10th
Minutes: Hing
Reading HW: Begin "The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
HW: Draft Day.

Monday Oct. 13th - NO SCHOOL COLUMBUS DAY

Tuesday Oct. 14th
Minutes: Sally
Reading HW: "The Case for Reparations" by Ta-Nehisi Coates
HW: Copy three ideas that Coates presents that you find particularly interesting.  We'll discuss these in class.

Work for the Week of Oct. 6th - Freshmen

Monday Oct. 6th
Minutes: Sonal, Matteo
Reading HW: Finish part one of 1984.
HW: Watch this video.  What connections can you make to Orwell's novel?

Tuesday Oct. 7th
Minutes: Daniel, Bhavesh
Research Pat Tillman.  Read Book II Ch. 1, 2
HW: Thinking question (How does Tillman's death connect with 1984's depiction of Ogilvy?)

Wednesday Oct. 8th
Minutes: Zhen,
Reading HW: Read some of these "successful" papers to understand what strong writing looks like.
And, read this poem!
HW: Be prepared to discuss why the paragraphs you read were effective.  Be sure to bring in your folder with you first two writing assignments.  We'll need them.

Thursday Oct. 9th
Minutes: Miki, Isaac
Reading HW: Book II Chapter 3, 4, 5
HW: N/A

Friday Oct. 10th
Minutes: Chaktim, Matthew
Reading HW: Please read the following NYTimes Business Day article "They Loved Your GPA, Then They Saw Your Tweets".  
HW: Engage the article in a discussion about its argument and the role of social media in your life.  Is it fair for colleges to consider one's Facebook page or Twitter account as complements to a college application?  Is this an invasion of privacy or should we be more careful what we post on the internet?  If this is certainly a growing trend, could colleges gain access to our multiple screen names and avatars?  Would you like an admissions counselor trolling through your Reddit up posts?  

Monday Oct. 13th - NO SCHOOL COLUMBUS DAY

Tuesday Oct. 14th
Minutes: Erik, Julia
Reading HW: N/A
HW: Draft day.

Work for the Week of Oct. 6th - Seniors

Monday Oct. 6th
Minutes: Mohammad, Sheldon
Reading HW: Read The Handmaid's Tale up to page 66.
HW: Define freedom in the United States.  Define freedom in Gilead.  What is the difference between freedom to and freedom from?  Please find correlating quotations in the text to support your argument.

Here's a copy of your new assignment.  Pay no attention to the date.

Tuesday Oct. 7th
Minutes: Saif, Max
Reading HW: Read to page 106.
HW: N/A

Wednesday Oct. 8th
Minutes: Victor G., Mahlia
Reading HW: Woman of the Week!  This week's subject: Ruth Bader Ginsburg
HW: Read the profile and in addition, find a piece of current events relating to/of interest to our class.  Look for current events that discuss women's issues and bring in an article to class.  Here are some wonderful resources to explore:
-Speaking of Women's Rights
-Huffpo Women
-Feministing
-Geek Feminism
-Bitch Magazine

Thursday Oct. 9th
Minutes: Tyler, Amy Z.
Reading HW: Read the "Sexual Danger" packet
HW: Be sure to use as little paper as possible when printing!  Please take extensive notes, annotating your reading to assist in classroom discussion.

Friday Oct. 10th
Minutes: Ervin, Sean
Reading HW: Read up to chapter 24.
HW: N/A

Monday Oct. 13th - NO SCHOOL COLUMBUS DAY

Tuesday Oct. 14th
Minutes: Chesley, Ben
Reading HW: Read the "Feminism" packet
HW: Be sure to use as little paper as possible when printing!  Please take extensive notes, annotating your reading to assist in classroom discussion.