Saturday, April 11, 2015

Work for the Week of April 13th - Freshmen


Monday April 13th
Minutes: Gilvir, Helen
Reading HW: "Four Directions" and "Rice Husband"
HW: N/A

Tuesday April 14th
Minutes: Matteo, Mason
Reading HW: "Without Wood" and "Best Quality"
HW:

Wednesday April 15th
Minutes: Muhtasim, Matthew
Reading HW: "Magpies"
HW:

Thursday April 16th
Minutes: Daniel C., Daniel X.
Reading HW:  "Waiting Between the Trees" "Double Face"
HW:

Friday April 17th
Minutes: Deborah, Nishat
Reading HW: "Two Tickets"
HW:

Monday April 18th
Minutes: Edwin, Derek
Reading HW:
HW:

Monday, March 30, 2015

Work for the Week of March 30th - Juniors



Monday March 30th
Minutes:NA
Reading HW: Catch up.
HW: Draft day.

Tuesday March 31st
Minutes: Jin-he
Reading HW: "The Sweetheart of Song Tra Bong"
HW: Why does O'Brien tell us Mary Ann's story?

Wednesday April 1st
Minutes: Chaun
Reading HW: "The Man I Killed" and "Ambush"
HW:

Thursday April 2nd
Minutes: Abe
Reading HW:"Style", "Speaking of Courage", "Notes"
HW: Begin to consider a quote for your rumination paper.

HAPPY NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPRING BREAK! (Fri. April 3rd - Sun. April 12th)

Monday April 13th
Minutes: Mayank
Reading HW: "In the Field", "Good Form", "Field Trip"
HW: Consider a quote for your rumination paper.

Work for the Week of March 30th - Seniors



Monday March 30th
Minutes: Zhe, Cynthia
Reading HW: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Tuesday March 31st
Minutes: Sam, Doug
Reading HW: Please read "The Angel in the House" by Coventry Patmore
HW:

Wednesday April 1st
Minutes: NA, Alex
Reading HW: Please read this excerpt from "A Room of One's Own"
HW: What is the significance of having "a room of one's own"?

Thursday April 2nd
Minutes: Raheema, Cathy
Reading HW: Please read "A Bunny's Tale" (both parts) by Gloria Steinem 
HW: How are Playboy Bunnies treated?  Take notes!

HAPPY NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPRING BREAK! (Fri. April 3rd - Sun. April 12th)

Monday April 13th
Minutes: Pranab, Emile
Reading HW:
HW:

Work for the Week of March 30th - Freshmen


Monday March 30th
Minutes: Bingyi, Jesse
Reading HW:
HW: Paper due.

Tuesday March 31st
Minutes: Noah, Julia
Reading HW: Read "Rules of the Game"
HW: Final draft due.

Wednesday April 1st
Minutes: Andrew, Xing
Reading HW: "Voices from the Wall" and "Half and Half"
HW: N/A

Thursday April 2nd
Minutes: Erik, Cynthia
Reading HW: "Two Kinds"
HW: N/A

HAPPY NON-DENOMINATIONAL SPRING BREAK! (Fri. April 3rd - Sun. April 12th)

Monday April 13th
Minutes: Gilvir, Helen
Reading HW: "Four Directions" and "Rice Husband
HW: N/A

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Work for the Week of March 23rd - Freshmen


Monday March 23rd
Minutes: Vernita, Bhavesh
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day!

Tuesday March 24th
Minutes: Erik, Ryan
Reading HW: N/A
HW:

Wednesday March 25th
Minutes: Gilvir, Sonal
Reading HW: Read "The Joy Luck Club" short story.
HW: Analyze the relationship between mothers and daughters.

Thursday March 26th
Minutes: David, Matthew
Reading HW: "Scar", "Red Candle", "The Moon Lady"
HW:

Friday March 27th
Minutes: Zhen, Chaktim
Reading HW: OWL: MLA format Works Cited
HW: How do you write a works cited?  Note that different kinds of sources require different citations!

Monday March 30th
Minutes: Bingyi, Jesse
Reading HW:"Rules of the Game"
HW: Paper due.

Use this citation website if you need help!

Monday, March 23, 2015

Work for the Week of March 23rd - Juniors


Monday March 23rd
Minutes: Daniella
Reading HW: Read "The Things They Carried"
HW:

Tuesday March 24th
Minutes: Lily
Reading HW: Read “Love” and “Spin”
HW:

Here's a copy of your Gatsby assignment and the outline (scroll down in the assignment pdf).

Wednesday March 25th
Minutes: Darwin
Reading HW: Draft Day!
HW: Complete outline for today and begin a draft.

Thursday March 26th
Minutes:Yiru
Reading HW: “On The Rainy River"
HW:

Friday March 27th
Minutes: Danielle
Reading HW:
HW: "Enemies,” “Friends,” “How to Tell a True War Story,” and “The Dentist"


Monday March 30th
Minutes: Angela C.
Reading HW:Read Stockings, Church, The Man I Killed, and Ambush
HW: Paper due.

Work for the Week of March 23rd - Seniors


Monday March 23rd
Minutes: Calvin Chen, Laura
Reading HW:
HW: Draft Day.

Tuesday March 24th
Minutes: Vincent, Alex
Reading HW: "Who Says Women Aren't Funny" by Alessandra Stanley  and "Funny Like a Guy" by Tad Friend.
HW: N/A

Wednesday March 25th
Minutes: Betty, Reda
Reading HW: Read the following excerpt from Tina Fey's Bossypants
HW: How did Fey bring new perspective to the SNL writer's room?  Watch these clips from the excerpt:Kotex ClassicMom Jeans.

Also, paper due.

Thursday March 26th
Minutes: , Natalie
Reading HW: Go on Youtubes and research female comics.  Find a comic you've never heard of.
HW: Transcribe a few particular jokes that you find especially funny.

Friday March 27th
Minutes: , Abu
Reading HW: Excerpt from The Feminine Mystique
HW: What is the problem that has no name?

Monday March 30th
Minutes: Zhe, Cynthia
Reading HW: "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
HW: How does our story directly respond to Coventry's "Angel" and directly influence Freidan's Mystique?